§ MR. BIGGARasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What qualification does Commander Stratford Turtle, R.N., possess entitling him to act as travelling veterinary inspector for the Irish Privy Council, under "The Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1878?"
§ MR. TREVELYANI presume the hon. Member intends his Question to refer to Captain Tuke, R.N., as there is 130 no officer named Turtle employed under the Irish Privy Council. Captain Tuke is not a Veterinary Inspector, but a Travelling Inspector, whose principal duties are to visit cattle-exporting ports and railway stations and inspect cattle-carrying ships, trucks, &c., for the purpose of seeing that the requirements of the Act and Orders in Council as to cleansing and disinfection are carried out. These duties do not require special veterinary knowledge, and they are performed very satisfactorily by Captain Tuke. Similar appointments are held in England by naval officers.