§ Sir J. SPEARasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture what was the number of cases of swine fever reported for the year ending 31st December last in England and Wales; how many pigs on inspection were found to be diseased; the number of 859W animals destroyed; what was the cost of administering the Act; and the numbers and cost for the preceding ten years?
§ Sir H. VERNEYsubmitted the following statement, showing the cost incurred in the execution of the Diseases of Animals Acts in respect of swine fever in Great Britain during the financial years 1905–6 to 1914–15 inclusive:—
Year. Number of Reports received. Number of Outbreaks; confirmed. Compensation. Administration. Total Expenditure. Receipts from Salvage. Net Cost. £ £ £ £ £ 1905–6 … … 7,882 897 7,306 36,967 44,273 761 43,512 1906–7 … … 9,343 1,520 13,455 39,875 53,330 1,833 51,497 1907–8 … … 12,041 2,272 17,588 53,834 71,422 1,865 69,557 1908–9 … … 11,490 2,032 23,260 47,943 71,203 4,058 67,145 1909–10 … … 9,446 1,588 25,574 44,244 69,818 7,043 62,775 1910–11 … … 11,745 1,793 38,732 48,669 87,401 10,444 76,957 1911–12 … … 16,400 2,748 66,846 62,059 128,905 15,495 113,410 1912–13 … … 14,588 2,605 69,405 66,390 135,795 22,453 113,342 1913–14 … … 15,281 2,901 82,932 64,933 147,865 27,687 120,178 1914–15 … … 19,482 4,509 76,004 73,235 149,239 14,854 134,385