Ralffeisen Banks in Ireland. 



545 



taken by three departments, viz., the Repatriation, Land, and 

 Agricultural Departments. 



The following table shows the number of cattle imported 

 from each country by the Repatriation Department, together 

 with the average cost per head to import. All the animals 

 were of local breed : — 



Country of Origin. 



Number. 



Average Cost. 







£ s. d. 



Madagascar ... 



13^40 



10 15 I 



Somaliland 



995 



6 0 11 



India ... 



90 



13 10 0 



Argentina 



35 



18 0 10 



Texas ... 



5,000 



15 10 0 



, Bechuanaland... 



3,735 



16 0 3 



1 Easutoland 



462 



18 10 0 



Natal 



2.230 



16 12 8 



Cape Colony ... 



5IJ25 



16 3 7 



Total 



77,412 





The Land Department ordered 5,500* cattle from Texas 

 and 247 from Queensland. .The average cost of these Texas 

 cattle was £iS 2s. They were "of the following breeds: — Local 

 breed, 4,500 ; Shorthorn, 250 ; Hereford, 275 ; Devon, 275 ; and 

 Holstein, 200. From Queensland the consignment was made 

 up of equal numbers of Shorthorn, Hereford, and Ayrshire 

 breeds, at an average cost of ^25. 



The Land Department introduced 157 cattle from the 

 United Kingdom, at an average cost of £47 per head, con- 

 sisting of 30 Herefords, 13 Shorthorns, 24 Lincoln Reds, 

 24 Sussex, 18 Red Polls, 18 Jerseys, 18 Aberdeen Angus, and 

 12 Ayrshires. 



The Congested Districts Board for Ireland state in their 



twelfth annual report that there were, at the end of March 



last, 63 RaifTeisen agricultural banks regis- 

 Raiffeisen Banks A , . . . , . Ai 



„ _ , tered in their districts, and 100 in the 

 m Ireland. , . . T , , 



non-congested portion of Ireland. The 



Board raised the amount set aside for loans to these banks 



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