asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry if he will state in respect of each of the last ten years: (a) the total number of acres acquired by his Department for forestry plantation; (b) the number of acres planted with new State forestry; and (c) the number of acres planted with new privately-owned forestry.
Written Answers. - Forestry Plantation.
112.
The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement:—
|
Year |
Area acquired |
Area of new (State) Planting |
Area privately planted |
|
(acres) |
(acres) |
(acres) |
|
|
1974 |
25,371 |
22,610 |
524 |
|
1975 |
20,655 |
22,143 |
536 |
|
1976 |
26,425 |
20,657 |
492 |
|
1977 |
28,705 |
20,208 |
385 |
|
1978 |
17,838 |
19,948 |
442 |
|
1979 |
8,322 |
18,750 |
331 |
|
1980 |
10,580 |
14,633 |
662 |
|
1981 |
17,830 |
15,070 |
680 |
|
1982 |
22,926 |
14,865 |
1,230 |
|
1983 |
14,270 |
14,080 |
808 |
|
1984* |
15,300 |
12,829 |
1,127 |
*provisional