I move:—
Go ndeontar suim Bhreise ná raghaidh thar £10 chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thiocfaidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1938, chun Deolchairí agus Conganta Airgid um Easportáil.
That a Supplementary sum not exceeding £10 be granted to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending 31st March, 1938, for Export Bounties and Subsidies.
This Supplementary Estimate is necessitated principally on account of the payment of the bounty on fat cattle. It was found that the value of good store cattle that were being exported from this country was almost as high as the value of fat cattle on account of the operation of the subsidy given by the British Government to the feeders of cattle in Great Britain and, in order to try to maintain our position even with regard to fat cattle, it was necessary to bring in the subsidy. It is estimated that £50,000 will be required for this, and about £37,000 during the present financial year.
There are certain excesses under certain items under sub-head G. The export of potatoes, including seed potatoes, was higher than was anticipated, and something like £15,000 will be required to cover that excess. In the case of rabbits £25,000 was provided, but now we find that the amount required is £50,000. Also, under sub-head G, £4,000 was provided to cover claims which were outstanding on 31st March, 1937, and not payable until the present financial year. It has been found that considerably more than £4,000 is required — perhaps about £14,000. There was also a slight excess on the export of fish, all of which in the aggregate mean that the original Estimate of £49,000 under sub-head G will have to be increased to £117,800. The excess Vote under sub-head G is £68,800, and with the bounty on fat cattle the total is £105,800. Savings under other subheads can be found to meet that and, therefore, I am only asking for a token Vote of £10.
