§ 15. Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, in view of the fact that 4,150 tons of kelp of the estimated value of £31,125 was exported from Ireland in 1916, what steps have been taken to increase the output during the present season?
§ Mr. SHORTTThe Department of Agriculture and the Congested Districts Board have not considered it necessary to take any special steps to increase the output of kelp in Ireland during the present season, the increase in price being a sufficient inducement to kelp burners to produce as much as possible. There is at present a keen demand for kelp by flax growers and manure manufacturers owing to shortage of potash.