§ Mr. C. BATHURSTasked the President of the Board of Agriculture if he will say what proportion of the total income of the Board available for agricultural purposes is expended annually upon administration expenses and the salaries of officials and inspectors.
§ Mr. HERBERT LEWISsupplied the following particulars:—
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§ Mr. C. BATHURSTasked the President of the Board of Agriculture if he will state what is the present total income of the Board available for all the purposes of the Board other than fisheries and the maintenance of Kew Gardens; and how such income compares with the income available for the like purposes in 1900 and 1905?
§ Mr. HERBERT LEWISIt is not possible to make a very precise estimate of
1911–12. £ £ £ Gross total of the Vote for the Department 274,464 Deduct—Kew Gardens 23,013 Fisheries— Salaries and Wages, and Travelling and Miscellaneous Expenses, say 5,500 North Sea Fisheries International Investigation (England) 7,530 Collection of Statistics 3,200 16,230 39,243 Total £235,221 1905–6. £ £ £ Gross total expenditure of the Department 151,836 Deduct—Kew Gardens 19,942 Fisheries— Salaries, etc., as above 4,000 Collection of Statistics 1,600 5,600 25,542 Total £126,294 1900–1. £ Gross total expenditure of the Department 90,982 (NOTE.—Kew Gardens and Fishery business were transferred to the Board in 1903.) In addition to Votes of Parliament the following sums were drawn from the Local Taxation Accounts under the provisions of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894 [Section 18 (2)], to meet expenditure out
1170Wthe income of the Department for purposes other than fisheries and the maintenance of Kew, owing to the fact that certain branches of work are done in common and not separately, e.g., the preparation of statistics and establishment business. The following statement will, however, I think, sufficiently serve the purpose which the hon. Member has in view:—
of the Cattle Pleuro-Pneumonia Account for Great Britain:—
£ 1911–12 (estimated) … … 91,000 1905–6 … … 7,000 1900–1 … … 25,000