§ Mr. CHARLES BATHURSTasked the President of the Board of Agriculture how many confirmed outbreaks of swine fever have occurred in Great Britain in each of the years since the new Swine Fever Orders came into operation in 1908; and how much public money has been expended by way of compensation for swine slaughtered under these Orders in each of such years?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe information asked for is shown in the following table:—
Year Net Compensation (after Deduction of Salvage) No. of Outbreaks Confirmed. £ 1908* (from 1st June) 13,210 1,168 1909 … … … 19,281 1,650 1910† … … … 24,058 1,598 1911 … … … 49,942 2,466 1912 … … … 54,231 2,920 *The Swine Fever Order of 1908, and the Swine Fever (Regulation of Movement) Order of 1908, came into operation on the 1st June, 1908. † Fifty-three weeks.