§ MR. WILBRAHAM EGERTONasked, Whether in the event of the Vice President of the Council moving for the Select Committee on the Cattle Plague that evening, the Government would accept the Amendment of the right hon. Member for Chester (Mr. Dodson), in order that there might be no further delay in the appointment of a Committee?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, in reply, said, that the object of the Government was to get this Committee appointed as soon as possible, and he had hoped that the House might have had the discussion on Friday evening. If there was any less ambiguous Motion or any idea in the mind of the right hon. Member for Greenwich that there was something in the Notice given by his noble Friend that gave a turn to the Motion, such a bias was not intended, and he should be willing to substitute the words suggested by the right hon. Member for Chester. He hoped the House would assent to the Motion that evening, as the matter was acquiring additional importance.
In reply to Mr. FOLJAMBE,
§ VISCOUNT SANDONsaid: I am very sorry to say, in answer to my hon. Friend, that there have been three outbreaks of Cattle Plague since the House last met. On Saturday it appeared in a fresh dairy at Willesden, and 64 cattle have been slaughtered there. On Sunday an outbreak took place at Notting Hill, all the 13 cattle in the dairy were affected, and have been slaughtered. To-day a cow has been officially reported to have died of Cattle Plague at Kensal Green, and unfortunately this herd consists of 67 animals.
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERwished to know, whether it was intended to take the Motion for the appointment of a Committee any time that evening?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERhoped that it would be taken at any hour, and that it would be agreed to without discussion. If, however, there was any wish to discuss the subject there might be some difficulty, as the discussion might be a long one.