§ Mr. KERR-SMILEYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will state what is the total annual cost of administering the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk Shops Order in the county of Antrim; and is any part of this expenditure paid out of the Imperial Exchequer?
§ Mr. REDMOND BARRYI am informed by the Local Government Board that the cost of administering the Order in county Antrim amounts, so far as fixed salaries of inspecting and registering officers are concerned, to £701 per annum. This does not include the remuneration of a few inspecting officers who are paid by fees or incidental expenses. Half the salary of each veterinary inspector might be recouped from the local taxation account, provided there were an available margin, having regard to the limitation imposed by Section 6 of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1902. This restriction, however, is operative in all the sanitary districts in the county except Ballycastle rural district and Carrickfergus urban district, where there are credit balances of a trifling amount.