Mr. C. WASONasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he is aware that the Remount Department propose to commandeer about forty acres within the burgh of Ayr, and that in consequence the farmers who have long been accustomed for their cattle to rest there for a day or two before sale will have their stock seriously depreciated and the price of meat decreased; and, as there is plenty of land equally suitable for remount purposes, will he have fuller inquiries made?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONNo land has been commandeered in the borough of Ayr or neighbourhood for the Remount Department. Inquiry is being made as to the hiring of land suitable for grazing horses in the spring, in consultation with the Board of Agriculture and the Food Production Committee.