§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) the number and estimated value of all classes of cattle, sheep, and swine, respectively, exported from Ireland in the three months July, August, and September, 1911, and in the corresponding three months of 1912, with the total cash difference between the two periods?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThe particulars are as follows:—
Description of Animals. Number. Estimated Value, July, August and September. July, August and September. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. No. No. £ £ Cattle … 140,333 71,970 2,013,765 1,122,468 Sheep … 335,965 204,141 453,068 303,109 Swine … 28,835 14,856 111,277 72,794 Total … 505,133 290,967 2,578,110 1,498,371 The total estimated value of cattle, sheep, and swine exported from Ireland in the three months July, August, and September of 1911 exceeded the total estimated value for the corresponding three months of 1912 by £1,079,739.