§ MR. BOLANDI beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland whether any steps will be taken in the present session to frame a legislative measure with a view to stamping out the disease of foul brood amongst bees in Ireland.
§ THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. ATKINSON, Londonderry, N.)A scheme has recently been issued by the Department of Agriculture enabling local authorities to arrange for the treatment of bees infected with this disease. The scheme also provides for their destruction, with the consent of the owner, and for the payment of compensation to the latter. The question as to the necessity for legislative action can best be decided when the scheme has been in operation for a sufficient time.