55. Captain HOPE (for the Earl of DALKEITH)asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the reduction in the grants for horse breeding, he will reconsider the advisability of the annual grant of £1,563 for the King's plates in Ireland?
§ Major ELLIOTAs my predecessors have explained, it was decided, in view of the special nature and long standing of this payment, to continue it after the establishment of separate Governments in Ireland.