§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate, as representing the Secretary for Scotland, having regard to the statement contained on page 17 of the Report of the Congested Districts Board for Scotland, will he say how many cockerels and pullets have been distributed, and will he say how much has been expended by the Board during the year ending 31st March last in the encouragement of poultry keeping in the congested area; and will arrangements be made for information on this point to be given in future Reports.
*MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYUp to 31st March I am informed by the Congested Districts Board only five cockerels and twenty-two hens were sent, as the matter is still in an experimental stage. It is not possible to separate the expenditure on the experiment from that on the other matters mentioned in the same paragraph.