§ COLONEL McCALMONT (Antrim. E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Congested Districts Board have recently acquired a number of thoroughbred and hackney mares, which are located at the Chantilly Stud Farm, near Dublin; with what object are they there; and, what benefit do the inhabitants of the congested districts derive from them?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe Congested Districts Board have not recently acquired any hackney mares, but they have purchased two thoroughbred mares, which are placed at the Chantilly Stud Farm for breeding purposes. The intention is to use their offspring in order to improve the breed of horses in congested districts.