§ MR. O'SHEE (Waterford, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland why the Report of the Irish Agricultural Department's proceedings, under the Diseases of Animals Acts, for the year 1905, has not yet been presented to Parliament; when may the Report be expected; and whether he will secure that in future it will be presented punctually in February each year.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) It has not been usual to present the report referred to earlier than the present month. The veterinary branch of the Department has had considerable pressure of work this year, but it is expected that the Report will be ready next mouth. It would not, I am informed, be practicable to prepare the Report as early as February 917 without neglecting current departmental work.