§ 23. Mr. MULDOONasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether his Department is in receipt of any annual Grant from the Treasury in respect of forestry work, and, if so, will he state the amount of any such Grant and what steps have been taken in prosecuting the work whether any profits hare been made; and what sum in accumulated profits is now in existence for the general purpose of forestry transactions?
§ Mr. RUSSELLAn annual sum of £6,000 has been provided, since the financial year 1909–10 inclusive, for the purchase, under the Irish Land Acts, and development of woodlands and lands suitable for forestry. Nine such areas, comprising about 7,000 acres, have been acquired, and are being worked as forestry centres. The receipts from the working of these centres are, in accordance with the usual practice, surrendered to the Treasury at the close of each year. These 2464 receipts up to the end of the last financial year were as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
| For financial year 1909–10 | 513 | 0 | 8 |
| For financial year 1910–11 | 1,432 | 7 | 1 |
| For financial year 1911–12 | 1,551 | 8 | 0 |
§ Mr. MULDOONWere not the sums realised by the sale of timber taken by the Treasury? Does not the right hon. Gentleman think they ought to be accumulated under the Department?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThe usual course has been followed. All such sums are surrendered to the Treasury. These are not profits; they are receipts.