§ 69. Mr. LUNDONasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) if he will attend or send some responsible official to attend a conference of the representatives from Limerick, Cork, Kerry, and Clare county councils to discuss the question of what should be done to prevent the oil being extracted from the Indian meal and stop what undoubtedly is nothing short of robbery and fraud by some millers in Ireland?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLThe question of oil extracted meals has been for some time past, and is still, receiving the Department's attention, but these inquiries are not sufficiently complete to enable the Department to make any definite statement. No such conference as is referred to in the question has been notified to the Department.
§ Mr. LUNDONIf the conference is called will the right hon. Gentleman send an official to it?
§ Mr. RUSSELLYes.
§ Sir E. CARSONMay I ask whether this is an illegal practice?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThere have been two cases in the King's Bench, and in both cases there were convictions.