§ MR. M'CARTAN(for Mr. O'DOHERTY) (Donegal, N.)asked the Secretary to the Board of Trade, Whether the attention of the Board has been called to the state in which Irish cattle are landed at British ports from cross-channel steamers; whether he will inquire into the cause of their arriving in worse condition, after eight or 10 hours at sea, than American cattle, after 10 or 12 days on the Atlantic; whether the Board's Regulations provide for ven- 1614 tilation and sufficient air space, or only deal with standing room; and, whether the Board will, in conjunction with the Privy Councils of Great Britain and Ireland, cause a Departmental inquiry into this important matter, with a view to meet the complaints of those inter-rested in the trade on both sides of the Channel?
§ THE SECRETARY (Baron HENRY DE WORMS) (Liverpool, East Toxteth), in reply, said, the subject of this Question did not relate to the Board of Trade, but to the Privy Council.