The person named submitted an area aid application for 1998 with a declared forage area of 13.2 hectares. Maps issued to him to resolve an overlap problem on his application. His reply has been processed and the application has been finalised with an adjusted forage area of 11.79 hectares. The person named was paid his full entitlement of £600.72 under the 1998 cattle headage scheme on 4 February 1999 based on this area. He submitted two applications under the 1998 ten month special beef premium scheme, one on 14 January in respect of five animals and one on 18 March in respect of four animals. Payment of 80 per cent has issued for both applications.
He submitted three applications under the 1998 22 month special beef premium scheme. The first application in respect of 11 animals was lodged on 14 January 1998. Two of the animals were rejected because of age inconsistencies with earlier declarations for ten month premium and were, accordingly, deleted from the application with a consequent reduction penalty on the remaining nine eligible animals. An 80 per cent payment at a reduced rate has issued on the nine animals. The second application was in respect of four animals and was lodged on 18 March 1998. An 80 per cent payment has issued in respect of these four animals. The third application was in respect of two animals and was lodged on 26 May 1998. An 80 per cent payment issued in respect of one of these animals. A stocking density restriction prevented any payment issuing on the second animal. However, the area aid application of the person named was amended recently and, consequently, a manual payment for £72.13, representing 80 per cent of payment due has been prepared in respect of this animal.