§ MR. DALRYMPLEasked the Vice President of the Council, If he would state what is the present condition of restrictions upon the removal of cattle or sheep from the port of Liverpool to the West of Scotland or elsewhere?
§ MR. MUNDELLASir, the Scotland (Movement of Animals) Order of May 26th prohibits the importation of any animal from England or Wales into Scotland either by land or water. This Order expires on June 30th; but I think it is highly probable, seeing that Scotland has enjoyed immunity from foot-and-mouth disease, that there will be a demand for its renewal, in which case the prohibition of imports into Scotland will, of course, be continued. I may 1109 add, to show the value of the restrictions we have imposed, that we have cheeked the disease in a manner hitherto unprecedented, and that there were more outbreaks in a single week in 1871 than the entire number reported since the outbreak of the disease in October last.