§ THE EARL OF MANSFIELD asked His Majesty's Government, whether they will state how many foxes have been destroyed by the Forestry Commission in Scotland during each of the years 1944, 1945 and 1946, giving the separate figures for each county.
640WA§ LORD MORRISONThe following are details of the number of foxes and cubs destroyed by the Forestry Commission in Scottish counties during the years '944, 1945 and 1946:
County. 1944. Foxes and Cubs. 1945. Foxes and Cubs. 1946. Foxes and Cubs. Aberdeen 9 38 — Argyll 189 279 205 Ayr — 31 96 Berwick 2 35 44 Dumfries 89 118 95 Fife 34 12 40 Inverness 15 38 24 Kincardine — — 2 Kirkcudbright 113 107 289 Perth & Kinross 12 84 49 Peebles 18 12 30 Ross 9 14 15 Roxburgh 8 4 42 Stirling 1 1 2 499 773 933 House adjourned at twenty-eight minutes past seven o'clock.