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Mr. HANCOCK
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can give the number of confirmed outbreaks of swine fever and the amount of compensation paid for slaughtered swine for each year since 1917?
Sir R. SANDERS
The following statement shows the number of outbreaks of swine fever confirmed, and the compensa- tion paid by the Ministry in respect of swine slaughtered for diagnosis during the years 1917–1922:
| Year. | Outbreaks confirmed. | Compensation paid. | |
| £ | |||
| 1917 | … | 2,111 | 3,340 |
| 1918 | … | 1,414 | 2,968 |
| 1919 | … | 2,316 | 4,558 |
| 1920 | … | 1,820 | 4,149 |
| 1921 | … | 1,256 | 2,660 |
| 1922 | … | 1,390 | 1,976 |