§ Mr. SHEEHANasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether he is aware that on 3rd April of the present year Mr. Wilkinson, creamery instructor to the Department, 1631W made a report to the reverend president of the Drumshambo Creamery Company, Leitrim, drawing the latter's attention to what he considered were defects in the management of the creamery; whether the report contained statements which the instructor afterwards failed to substantiate, among them being the statement that the cost of manufacturing unsalted was 3s. per cwt. more than that of salted butter; whether copies of this report were at the time sent to the manager of the creamery; whether it is the practice of instructors to interview presidents or employers or make private reports to them, copies of which are not supplied to the creamery manager; and, if so, will he see that such methods are discontinued?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLMr. Wilkinson, instructor in dairying, on 3rd April last, furnished the president of this society with a report supplementary to that made by him on 31st March of this year. The report in question did not contain any statement which the inspector failed to substantiate. With regard to the other queries, the Department do not bind themselves to supply creamery managers with copies of any such reports made by the instructors in dairying.