§ Mr. HUGH BARRIEasked the President of the Board of Agriculture what is the present charge per head for lairage of Irish cattle at the ports of Merklands (Glasgow), Dundee, Ardrossan, Ayr, Stranraer, Heysham, Fleetwood, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Holyhead, Cardiff, and Bristol, respectively?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe following are the present charges per head sanctioned by the Board for lairage of Iriseh cattle at the ports named in the question:—
Lairage Place. Period for which charged. Amount s. d. Merklands (Glasgow) … Twenty-four hours (calculated from midnight of day of landing) *2 6 Each subsequent twenty-four hours or part thereof 0 6 Dundee … Period not exceeding twenty-four hours 1 2 Each subsequent twenty-four hours or part thereof 0 6 Ayr … Period of twelve hours. (In practice two additional hours are allowed for loading for which no extra charge is made.) *2 0 Each subsequent period of twelve hours or part *1 0 Heysham … A period of twelve hours 1 0 Each subsequent period of twelve hours or part thereof 1 0 Fleetwood … For twelve hours 1 0 Each subsequent twelve hours or part thereof 1 0 Birkenhead … To midnight of fifth day after landing 1 0 Each subsequent twenty-four hours or part thereof 1 0 Holyhead … Period not exceeding twelve hours 1 0 Each subsequent twelve hours or part thereof 1 0 Cardiff … Twenty-four hours calculated from midnight of day of landing 1 9 Each subsequent twenty-four hours, if dispatched alive 1 0 If slaughtered 0 6 Bristol … Twenty-four hours calculated from midnight day of arrival 1 6 Each subsequent twenty-four hours, if dispatched alive 1 0 If slaughtered 0 6 The actual charge at Merklands is now 2s. 3d. for the first twenty-four hours. No Irish cattle are at present landed at Ardrossan, Stranraer, or Liverpool. * Charges only sanctioned provisionally.