§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of cattle shipped from Northern Ireland and Eireann ports to Glasgow during 1939 and 1948, respectively; the number of casualties which occurred to such cattle on that route during those years; and the number which had to be destroyed on board as a result of such injuries in those years.
Mr. T. WilliamsThe number of cattle shipped from ports in Northern Ireland and Eire to Glasgow during 1939 and 1948, and some particulars about casualties to such cattle, are given in the following table:
— 1939 1948 Cattle shipped from: Northern Ireland 93,964 75,489 Eire 86,679 61,234 Cattle that died or were killed during voyages from: Northern Ireland 5 10 Eire 5 11 Apart from those included in the above table, there were no cases of serious injury during voyages from either Northern Ireland or Eire to Glasgow in 1939 and 1948. The records available do not distinguish between animals which died on board and those which were destroyed as a result of injury.
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§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of cattle shipped from Northern Ireland and Eireann ports to British ports, other than Glasgow, during 1939 and 1948, respectively; the number of casualties which occurred to such cattle on those routes during those years; and the number which had to be destroyed on board as a result of such injuries in those years.
Mr. T. WilliamsThe number of cattle shipped from ports in Northern Ireland and Eire to ports in Great Britain, other than Glasgow, during 1939 and 1948, and some particulars about casualties to such cattle, are given in the following table:
— 1939 1948 Cattle shipped from: Northern Ireland 190,826 156,396 Eire 543,871 132,082 Cattle that died or were killed during voyages from: Northern Ireland 13 48 Eire 116 36 Cattle that were seriously injured during voyages from: Northern Ireland 3 2 Eire 21 — The records available do not distinguish between animals which died on board and those which were destroyed as a result of injury.