§ Mr. C. BATHURSTasked the President of the Board of Agriculture what was the total number of horses exported from the United Kingdom in each of the last three years and their value?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe number and value of horses exported from the United Kingdom in each year, 1909 to 1911, were as follow:—
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British and Irish. Foreign. Total. Years. No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. £ £ £ 1909 … … … … 55,910 1,078,484 2,649 225,489 58,559 1,303,973 1910 … … … … 59,149 1,293,938 2,579 200,868 61,728 1,494,806 1911 … … … … 64,196 1,464,095 1,505 117,410 65,701 1,581,505
§ Mr. CHARLES BATHURSTasked the President of the Board of Agriculture if he can state approximately what was the total number of horses in the United Kingdom in the years 1896 and 1906 respectively, and in each of the completed years since, distinguishing, as far as possible, those kept for agricultural purposes and those not so kept?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANNumber of horses used for agricultural purposes and of unbroken horses, as returned on 4th June, in the undermentioned years, in the United Kingdom (including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands):—
Year. Horses Used for Agricultural Purposes.* Unbroken Horses. Total. 1896 … — — 2,115,557 1906 … 1,494,242 615,782 2,110,024 1907 … 1,489,064 599,868 2,088,932 1908 … 1,501,508 587,087 2,088,595 1909 … 1,512,175 579,506 2,091,681 1910 … 1,520,803 573,784 2,094,587 1911 … 1,476,287 556,929 2,033,216 1912 … 1,443,017 551,246 1,994,263 * Including Mares kept for Breeding.