§ Mr. BOLANDTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can now state the result of the correspondence between the Irish and English Agricultural Departments with respect to the means to be taken to stamp out the disease of foul brood in bees; and whether in the absence of special legislation, any steps can be taken immediately by the Irish Department of Agriculture to check the spreading of the disease.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) Correspondence and inquiries are still proceeding. County Committees which have appointed instructors in bee-keeping may, with the consent of the owners, destroy bees affected with foul brood, and may, with the approval of the Department of Agriculture, compensate such owners out of funds provided for agricultural and technical instruction.