§ MR. T. L. CORBETT (Down, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland how much money has been spent in trying to improve flax culture in Ireland since the Government commenced to make special loans and grants with that object; and whether he will lay Reports showing what success has attended these efforts.
§ MR. WALTER LONGSince 1900 the net expenditure of the Department of Agriculture in this matter has been £8,490. The results of the experiments are detailed in the Department's Annual Reports and Quarterly Journals.