§ MR. E. BARRY (Cork Co., S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what Report did the Land Commission issue on the subject of the experiments made last year, with a view to checking the spread of the 1237 potato disease in Clonakilty and other unions throughout Ireland; if the experiments were successful, will the Land Commission cause posters to be printed and circulated, for the information of potato planters, showing the different chemicals used, distinguishing the proportion of chemicals in such mixture, and the weight of sound and diseased potatoes obtained from the treated and untreated plots; if Boards of Guardians may procure spraying machines for use throughout the several unions of Ireland, in order to familiarise the people with the means of destroying this national pest; and is it the intention of the Land Commission to continue the experiments this year, and whether they will commence operations in the South earlier than they did last year?
MR. J. MORLEYThe Report of the Land Commission on the subject mentioned has not yet been issued, and is at present in the hands of the printer. Upon its submission to the Lord Lieutenant the whole matter will receive the careful attention of Government.