§ COLONEL KINGSCOTEasked the Vice President of the Council, If it is true that a further outbreak of Cattle Plague has taken place at Hull; and, if so, whether the Privy Council would not supersede the orders of the local authority at that place as they had done in the Metropolitan and county of Middlesex districts?
§ VISCOUNT SANDONI am sorry to say the hon. and gallant Gentleman is correct in supposing that a case of cattle plague has occurred at Hull. Only one animal out of five in the same shed was attacked, and the whole were slaughtered at once. The Inspector reported that the symptoms during life seemed doubtful; but he was satisfied by the result of the post-mortem examination that it was a case of true cattle plague. There had been no previous outbreak of cattle plague in Hull since the 22nd of March. The local authorities are making a fresh survey of all the dairies in the town, and no animal is allowed to leave any cowshed without a pass from the Veterinary Inspector. As the Government believe that the local authorities are doing everything that is possible and necessary under the present circumstances, it is not proposed to interfere with their jurisdiction.