§ COLONEL EDWARDSsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether, considering the staple trade of many towns, and of Beverley in particular, will, if the present restriction be continued, be injured, and a large proportion of the population thrown out of employment, it is the intention of the Government to redress the inequalities in the Tanning Trade now arising out of the differences in Local Orders with regard to the removal of Hides, by issuing an uniform Order in Council on the subject?
MR. BARINGsaid, in reply to the Question of the hon. and gallant Member, he had to state that the Government was aware that there was a very great disturbance in the tanning trade, mainly in consequence of the decision at which Parliament had recently arrived, prohibiting the removal of cattle by railway until the 25th of March, and the result of which was that animals were slaughtered in places where there were no conveniences for doing so. The Question, however, was now before Parliament in the form of clauses contained in the Bill introduced by the hon. Member for North Northamptonshire (Mr. Hunt), which was now in another place. He was informed, and he believed, that the Bill would be sent down to that House shortly, and, therefore, until Parliament should have expressed an opinion upon the subject, it would be clearly improper on the part of Government to issue any Order on the subject.
§ COLONEL EDWARDSsaid, he wished to know, whether Government were inclined to support the clause having reference to this subject which had been introduced into the Bill of the hon. Member for North Northamptonshire when it came down to that House?