HC Deb 26 April 1932 vol 265 c200
28. Lord SCONE

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of cases of sheep stealing that have been reported in Scotland in each of the last five years?

Sir A. SINCLAIR

The numbers of cases reported to procurators-fiscal for each of the last five years are as follow: 18 in 1927, 14 in 1928, 12 in 1929, 16 in 1930, and 22 in 1931.

Mr. WALLHEAD

Can the right hon. Gentleman tell us how many analogous cases have occurred in the last 500 years?

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