§ Mr. W. JOWITTasked the Minister of Agriculture whether the Ministry had estimated the total annual expenditure which would be incurred by the Imperial Exchequer if the Tuberculosis Order, 1914, were brought into force; and, if so, what is the amount of such estimate?
§ Sir R. SANDERSYes, Sir, it is estimated that if the Tuberculosis Order of 1914 were brought into operation, the annual expenditure which the Imperial Exchequer would incur thereby would be approximately £80,000. This estimate has been made on the assumption that the same conditions would apply as obtained before the Order was suspended, namely, that the Imperial Exchequer would bear three-quarters of the gross amount of the compensation payable under the Order. The estimate is necessarily very approximate since it is impossible to forecast definitely the number of animals which would be brought within the scope of the Order.