§ MR. ASHLEYI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the amount to be granted by Parliament to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in respect of agricultural and dairy education for 1907–8 is £12,100; and, if so, what is the corresponding amount provided for the same purposes in the Estimates for the Scottish Education Department and the Irish Department of Agriculture.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. ASQUITH,) Fife, E.The amount provided on the Board of Agriculture's Vote is as stated by the hon. Member. £7,650 has been taken 65 for the same purpose in the Vote for Public Education, Scotland (Subhead M.). The amount spent upon this service in Ireland is provided out of the Endowment Fund of the Department of Agriculture (Agriculture and Technical Instruction (Ireland) Act, 1899). I am informed that the total allocation for the agricultural year ending 30th September 1907, is £65,390.
§ MR. ASHLEYIn view of the amount given to Scotland and Ireland, cannot the Government give more than £12,000 to England?
§ [No Answer was returned.]