§ Mr. DEVLINasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether his attention has been called to a recent case in which the Belfast Corporation confiscated five cows which the owner had purchased for £60, and refused any compensation, and the owner, as the result of proceedings, was awarded £30 and £70 costs; and whether the Department would issue instructions to local authorities as to the position created by the result of this case?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLThis matter has not arisen under the Acts administered by the Department of Agriculture.