§ MR. J. MACVEAGH (Down, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the total amount voted to the Department of Agriculture since its establishment, and the rate per head of the present population of Ireland.
§ (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The hon. Member will find the amounts annually voted to the Department of Agriculture in the Estimates for the years since the Department was created. The estimated present population of Ireland will be given in reply to a Question of which the hon. Member has given notice.