§ Mr. FFRENCHasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether the cases of sheep scab in Ireland were more numerous for the four months ended April, 1912, than the four months ended April, 1911; and, if so, to what does he attribute the increase?
§ Mr. RUSSELLDuring four months ended 30th April, 1912, 237 outbreaks of sheep scab were recorded in Ireland, as against 222 in corresponding period of 1911. This difference, which is not considerable, cannot easily be assigned to any specific cause