§ 80. Mr. GINNELLasked the amount at the end of June last of the fund out of which owners of animals in Ireland slaughtered by order of the Agricultural Department are paid; whether the fund is a growing one; by what means an abnormal draw upon it is met; and from what source the fund is subsequently replenished?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELL (Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture, Ireland)The balance on 30th June last to credit of Cattle Pleuro-Pneumonia Account of General Cattle Diseases Fund, which account is supplied by moneys voted by Parliament and from which compensation is payable for animals slaughtered by order of the Department, was £4,428. The amount to credit of the General Account of the General Cattle Diseases Fund, which can also be drawn upon to defray this expenditure if the moneys provided by Parliament are insufficient, was £11,713 on 30th June. The fund is not a growing one. A Supplementary Estimate will be 446 presented at the proper time for the purpose of obtaining funds from Parliament to meet the exceptional expenditure on account of foot-and-mouth disease.
§ Mr. GINNELLWill the right hon. Gentleman say how soon after the slaughter of the beasts their owners receive any payment?
§ Mr. RUSSELLI had no notice of that question, but I know that £16,000 has already been paid.