§ 68. Mr. CRUMLEYasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether, with a view to retaining all the instructors in dairying, and at 730 the same time to effect a saving in expenditure, he will consider the desirability of suspending the inspection of creameries during the War, as, having regard to the present demand for butter, the arrangement would involve no hardship on the creameries while it would save the Department probably at least £1,000 per annum and the instructors could at the same time be employed in research and experimental work which would be productive of useful results for the Irish butter industry?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)The Department have arranged for some reduction of expenditure in connection with the inspection of creameries by instructors during the War, but they are strongly of opinion that it would not be in the best interests of the Irish butter industry that all such inspection should be discontinued. The suggestion that dairying instructors should be employed on research work instead of the visiting of creameries is not considered feasible.