_Summary of Finance Provisions._

(Clauses 11-20.)

The General Revenue of Ireland to be kept apart as specified. One-third to be allocated to Imperial expenditure. Two-thirds to form the special revenue of Ireland and to be spent in purely Irish expenditure.

War taxes to be imposed on Ireland simultaneously and identically with Great Britain and to be paid into the British exchequer.

After six years all taxation except customs and excise to be transferred to Ireland and all these arrangements to be revised.

APPENDIX E

THE IRISH BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

This Board was set up in 1899 by the Agriculture and Technical Instruction (Ireland) Act.

The constructive clauses of this Act are the following:--

Clause 1 establishes a Department of Agriculture, its powers to be exercised either by the President or Vice-President.

Clauses 2, 3, 4 and 5 define its powers.

Part II. creates the advisory machinery to which reference is made in the text, and they run as follows:--

_Consultative Council, Agricultural Board and Board of Technical Instruction, and Financial Provisions._

7. For the purpose of a.s.sisting the Department in carrying out the objects of this Act there shall be established--

(a) a Council of Agriculture;

(b) an Agricultural Board; and

(c) a Board of Technical Instruction.

8.--(1.) The Council of Agriculture shall consist of the following members:--

(a) Two persons to be appointed by the county council of each county (other than a county borough) in each province; and

(b) A number of persons resident in each province equal to the number of counties (exclusive of county boroughs) in the province, to be appointed by the Department with due regard to the representation on the council of any agricultural or industrial organisations in the province.

(2.) For the purposes of this section the county of Cork shall be regarded as two counties, and four persons shall be appointed by the council of that county.

(3.) The members representing each province shall const.i.tute separate committees on the Council and shall be styled the provincial committees of the respective provinces.

9. The Agricultural Board shall consist of the following members:--

(a.) Two persons to be appointed by the provincial committee of each province; and

(b.) Four persons to be appointed by the Department.

10. The Board of Technical Instruction shall consist of the following members:--

(a.) Three persons to be appointed by the county council of each of the county boroughs of Dublin and Belfast;

(b.) One person to be appointed by a joint committee of the councils of the several urban county districts in the county of Dublin; such committee to consist of one member chosen out of their body by the council of each such district;

(c.) One person to be appointed by the council of each county borough not above mentioned;

(d.) One person to be appointed by the provincial committee of each province;

(e.) One person to be appointed by the Commissioners of National Education;

(f.) One person to be appointed by the Intermediate Education Board; and

(g.) Four persons to be appointed by the Department.

11. The Council of Agriculture shall meet at least once a year for the purpose of discussing matters of public interest in connexion with any of the purposes of this Act.

12. The Agricultural Board shall advise the Department with respect to all matters and questions submitted to them by the Department in connexion with the purposes of agriculture and other rural industries.

13. The Board of Technical Instruction shall advise the Department with respect to all matters and questions submitted to them by the Department in connexion with technical instruction.

APPENDIX F

THE REDUCTION IN IRISH PAUPERISM OWING TO OLD AGE PENSIONS

The Report of the Irish Local Government Board for 1911 shows a reduction in Irish pauperism between March, 1910, and March 26th, 1911, amounting to over 18,000:--

March 26th, 1910 99,607 March 25th, 1911 80,942 ------ 18,665

An a.n.a.lysis of the figures shows that the reduction is almost entirely due to the Old-age Pensions Act. There is little or no reduction in children, lunatics, or mothers, while there are the following reductions in aged and infirm paupers:--

-----------------------------------+---------+---------+------------ | 1910. | 1911. | Reduction.

-----------------------------------+---------+---------+------------ Aged and infirm in work-houses | 13,478 | 11,291 | 2,187 | | | Aged and infirm on out-door relief | 51,304 | 35,681 | 15,623 -----------------------------------+---------+---------+------------ Total | 17,810 +------------

leaving only 855 of the reduction unaccounted for.