§ MR. FIELDTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state how many cases of swine fever occurred in each province of Ireland during each of the six months ending 31st January, 1906.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The following table gives the number of swine which were affected with swine fever during the period mentioned:—
§ amounts which have been advanced year by year for the purposes of the Labourers Acts Ireland) since 1883.
609§ (Answered by Mr. McKenna.) I am informed that the amounts referred to are as follows:—
| Year ended. | Advanced. | ||
| £ | s. | d. | |
| 31st March 1884 | Nil. | ||
| 31st March 1885 | Nil. | ||
| 31st March 1886 | 106,114 | 13 | 10 |
| 31st March 1887 | 116,288 | 6 | 0 |
| 31st March 1888 | 194,439 | 8 | 5 |
| 31st March 1889 | 242,597 | 1 | 5 |
| 31st March 1890 | 139,450 | 7 | 10 |
| 31st March 1891 | 139,135 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st March 1892 | 115,132 | 15 | 8 |
| 31st March 1893 | 111,497 | 16 | 6 |
| 31st March 1894 | 71,627 | 5 | 0 |
| 31st March 1895 | 89,875 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st March 1896 | 100,060 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st March 1897 | 139,005 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st March 1898 | 107,750 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st March 1899 | 110,013 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st March 1900 | 47,203 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st March 1901 | 54,745 | 11 | 9 |
| 31st March 1902 | 157,809 | 17 | 0 |
| 31st March 1903 | 251,367 | 10 | 0 |
| 31st March 1904 | 287,764 | 0 | 5 |
| 31st March 1905 | 300,642 | 0 | 0 |
| 21st March 1906 | 252,115 | 14 | 10 |
| Total advanced to date | 3,134,633 | 8 | 8 |