asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will furnish a statement giving the following information concerning the work of county surveyors in the turf cutting counties for the year ended 31-3-1942: (1) the approximate tonnage of turf produced in each county; (2) the quantity sold during the period mentioned to (a) public institutions, (b) Fuel Importers, Limited, and the amount due or received for same; (3) the amount of loan sanctioned in each county, and the interest due or paid on same; also the quantity of turf on hands in each county on the 31-3-1942.

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which will be circulated with the Official Report.

The statement is as follows:—

TURF PRODUCTION BY COUNTY SURVEYORS IN 1941: STATISTICS RELATING TO YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1942.