§ 40. Sir PAUL LATHAMasked the Minister of Agriculture if he has any figures to show whether the edible animal population has increased or decreased during the past six months?
§ Sir J. GILMOURComparison with last year's figures of animal population will be possible when the tabulation of this year's returns is completed early in August, but the returns collected by the Ministry are annual and do not enable the Ministry to compare figures of animal population for periods of six months.