§ 87. Mr. PATRICK MEEHANasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) if ho can state definitely when the port of Dublin will be open for the exportation of cattle to England from Queen's County and other unaffected counties south of the Departmental line?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELL (Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture, Ireland)I hope it may be possible to open Dublin Port on Monday next for the export of fat cattle for slaughter on arrival.
§ 89. Mr. DELANYasked who will have to pay the cost of the eighteen days' detention and observation which store cattle from Ireland will be subjected to on this side under the new Order; and what the cost per head per diem is likely to be?
§ Mr. RUSSELLIn the case of store cattle shipped under the Order the cost of the four days' detention at the British landing places will have to be paid by the owner of the animals. The fourteen days' subsequent detention will be at the place of destination and will not be a source of charge. The Department cannot say what the expense of detention per day at any of the landing places is likely to amount to. It will probably vary at different ports. When the time of detention was twelve hours, 2s. per head for this period to cover lairage, bedding, fodder, etc., was the usual charge.
§ 88. Mr. DELANYasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether, as the Dublin market is to be reopened on Thursday next, the Dublin port will be also opened for the export of fat cattle for immediate slaughter on that date?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThe answer is in the negative.