§ 4. Mr. Kitsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tuberculosis reactors were slaughtered in 1962; what was the average value for each reactor slaughtered; and what was the total cost of compensation paid out by his Department.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsEight thousand eight hundred and forty-six reactors were slaughtered by the Department during 1962. The average market value of each reactor was about £82. Some £538,000 was paid in compensation.