§ MR. WILLIAM REDMONDI beg to ask the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether he has received any reports as to potato blight in County Clare; and, if so, what steps his Department are taking to deal with this evil.
§ THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR IRELAND (Mr. T. W. RUSSELL,) Tyrone, S.A few cases of potato blight have been reported from districts in the East and West of Clare and spraying as a preventive is being carried out through the county generally. The Department have already suggested to the County Committee of Agriculture that they should purchase a number of hand-sprayers to be hired out to small farmers at a nominal daily charge in addition to those purchased last year.