§ Sir F. Bennettasked the Minister of State for Defence what has been the expenditure in terms of foreign currency out of the £17 million spent on the maintenance and operation of the Royal Air Force element of the Beira Patrol stationed at Malagasy to date.
§ Mr. Lambton£860,000.
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Date Guinea Pigs Mice Rabbits Hamsters Voles Monkeys Sheep Rats Chicks Others* 1952 14,707 78,645 3,604 — — 236 — 31 — 116 1953 18,893 54,346 3,309 — — 331 — 2,841 — 50 1954 20,638 68,077 3,649 — — 182 — 563 — 4 1955 14,854 88,683 3,067 34 — 51 — 429 — 5 1956 13,782 92,590 3,116 12 — 110 — 1,101 — 29 1957 10,190 92,770 2,316 — — 60 — 904 480 6 1958 11,307 92,324 2,283 — — 17 — 146 768 — 1959 8,483 86,358 1,693 — — 57 32 100 777 — 1960 11,846 82,244 1,341 6 — 6 — 6 — 22 1961 10,786 77,127 2,041 20 — 10 3 118 — 24 1962 11,002 83,856 1,614 — — — 54 72 — 7 1963 9,348 75,986 1,137 — — 1 10 25 — 6 1964 9,195 54,829 1,794 — — — 8 314 — 2 1965 2,054 121,536 1,701 2,212 — — 16 1,026 — 4 1966 704 96,981 1,405 5,260 67 27 4 106 — 11 1967 1,669 126,619 1,679 1,688 29 53 44 — — — 1968 5,789 98,992 1,117 4,256 413 44 46 63 — 32 1969 7,315 127,390 1,218 1,157 76 119 43 94 — 29 1970 8,555 175,836 1,233 1,214 15 29 82 49 — 14 * These figures are mainly for Cats (105), Dogs (74), Cattle (64) and Frogs (79).