§ 74. Mr. SPENCERasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the years 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924; and what was the amount of compensation paid each year?
§ Major Sir HARRY BARNSTON (for Mr. EDWARD WOOD)I have been asked to reply. As the reply contains a number of figures, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
| — | No. of outbreaks. | Stock on premises (including births). | Number affected. | Number which died. | |||||||||
| Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Goats. | Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Goats. | Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Goats. | ||
| 1921 | Nil. | ||||||||||||
| 1922 | 67 | 3,492 | 8,191 | 1,504 | 4 | 2,638 | 3,861 | 710 | 1 | 84 | 847 | 48 | — |
| 1923 | 26 | 1,938 | 1,432 | 1,007 | 1 | 1,662 | — | 262 | — | 71 | — | 16 | — |
| 1924 | 11 | 1,091 | 22 | 655 | 1 | 977 | 8 | 328 | — | 24 | — | 16 | — |
| Compensation in outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease is only payable in respect of animals slaughtered by the Ministry. No compensation was therefore paid in the above cases. |