HC Deb 17 May 1888 vol 326 c540
MR. ESSLEMONT (Aberdeen, E.)

asked the Lord Advocate, in regard to the sum of £5,000 to be voted for Dairy Investigation, How much of that sum it is proposed to allocate to Scotland, and also to whom it is proposed to entrust its distribution; and, under what conditions it will be granted?

THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. H. A. MACDONALD) (Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities)

The proportion of the sum for which a Vote is asked as between the different parts of the Kingdom has not been fixed. The distribution will be arranged by the Privy Council. The final adjustment of the conditions under which the grant is to be given is not yet made.