§ MR. R. H. PAGETasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, If he has ascertained, by reports from the Official Inspectors of the Privy Council, or otherwise, that the Steamship Companies engaged in the cattle traffic between England and Ireland have followed the advice of the Privy Council as to the temporary withdrawal of their vessels for the purpose of thorough cleansing and disinfection; and, whether, in the event of the suggestions of his Department not being carried out, he is prepared to insist on his advice being followed?
§ MR. DODSON, in reply, said, the suggestions referred to in the Question were issued by the Irish Privy Council with the concurrence of the British Privy Council. He was informed from Dublin that the principal Steamship Companies had expressed their willingness to meet the views of the Privy Council, and were actually doing so. He, therefore, hoped it would not be 1862 necessary to put any pressure upon the Companies.