§ Mr. FIELDasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Government will ascertain through the agricultural instructors of each county council how much land suitable for growing wheat and oats is now let on the eleven months' system; and whether, in view of the fact that this method of letting does not provide employment nor winter feeding for live stock, the Government will consider the advisability of introducing legislation compelling the occupiers of such holdings to cultivate a percentage of their acreage?
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§ Mr. DUKEThe Department of Agriculture inform me that it would be impossible for the agricultural instructors to spare time to collect the information asked for. As regards the latter part of the question, I would refer to the answer I gave to a question of the hon. Member for Limerick (East) on the 27th November last.