§ Mr. HUGH BARRIEasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether a Grant has been made to the British Beekeepers' Association by the Development Commissioners, and for what amount; whether a Grant was refused to the Irish Beekeepers' Association; and, if so, on what grounds?
§ Mr. MASTERMANA Grant not exceeding £850 was recommended by the Development Commission from the Development Fund to the British Beekeepers' Association in the summer of 1911. The application of the Irish Beekeepers' Association for a Grant of £1,085 10s. was refused on the ground that the income and member- 1195W ship of the association are very limited (as shown by the fact that members' subscriptions average about £10 a year) and that it should continue to look to the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, from which it was already receiving assistance.