§ DR. R. FARQUHARSON (Aberdeenshire, W.)On behalf of the hon. Member for Forfar, Mr. J. M. WHITE, I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture, what compensation was paid for the compulsory slaughter of cattle, sheep and swine respectively in the year ending 31st March 1895; what compensation has been paid for each of these classes since the 31st March 1895; and whether he will show hereafter in the Appropriation Accounts, as in the case of Ireland, the amount of compensation paid for each of the above classes?
§ * THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. WALTER LONG,) Liverpool, West Derbysaid, the compensation paid on the compulsory slaughter of animals under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, for the year 1894–5 was £6,248 for cattle, £499 for sheep, and £108,323 for swine. For the period from April 1st last to the 29th ult. the figures were £113 for cattle and £119,712 for swine. There will be no objection to show in the appropriation accounts the amount of compensation paid for each of the above classes.