§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he will state the money value of the foreign forage imported into Ireland to supply the troop horses stationed there; and whether the Government will reconsider the policy of importing produce into an agricultural country and utilise instead native productions.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE AVAR OFFICE (Lord STANLEY,) Lancashire, WesthoughtonI cannot undertake to obtain the information required by the first part of the Question, which would involve considerable 798 labour. As the hon. Member has been frequently informed, every effort is made to utilise native produce so far as the quality and the quantity available permit.