§ 33. Sir R. THOMASasked the Minister of Agriculture whether, having regard to the improved prospects of exporting pedigree livestock to the Dominions and Colonies, he will give statistics for each of the six counties of North Wales, showing the number of breeders of pedigree animals, the number of bulls, boars, heavy horses, and rams for which grants were awarded during the last financial year, and the aggregate amount of the grants awarded?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Guinness)The information desired
§ STATEMENT showing (i) the number of approved sires located under the Ministry's scheme for the improvement of live stock in each of the North Wales counties during the year 1927–28 and (ii) the aggregate amount of grants awarded in respect thereof.
| Name of County. | Bulls. | Boars. | Heavy Horses. | Rams. | Aggregate amount of the grants awarded. | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| Anglesey | … | … | 20 | 8 | 1 | Nil | 320 | 15 | 0 |
| Caernarvon | … | … | 21 | 9 | 1 | Nil | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| Denbigh | … | … | 27 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 654 | 15 | 0 |
| Flint | … | … | 18 | 15 | 1 | Nil | 422 | 2 | 6 |
| Merioneth | … | … | 21 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 614 | 3 | 4 |
| Montgomery | … | … | 32 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 872 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | … | … | 139 | 82 | 12 | 12 | 3,243 | 15 | 10 |