HC Deb 29 March 1881 vol 260 cc157-8
MR. STANLEY LEIGHTON

asked, If the County of Salop had been declared to be a county free from foot-and-mouth disease?

MR. MUNDELLA

, in reply, said, that after the 31st instant the county of Salop would be entirely free from any restrictions. With respect to the general success of the Orders in Council, he was glad to be able to report that last week the number of outbreaks was reduced to 34. In the first week of the year the outbreaks were 278, and since then they had been steadily declining. In the week ending 5th March the number was 70, in the week ending the 12th it was 68, in the week ending the 19th it was 35, and in the week ending the 26th it was 34.

SIR WALTER B. BARTTLELOT

asked, What other counties were to be exempted?

MR. MUNDELLA

hoped the Question would be deferred until Thursday. They were considering them county by county, and, having got through half the counties, they hoped to complete them by Thursday.