§ MR. CUNINGHAME GRAHAMI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to several instances of alleged overloading of cattle ships from New York to Liverpool; if the death-rate among the cattle is very high on these passages; and if reports of great cruelties to cattle on board these ships have reached him?
§ * THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Sir M. HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.I fear the death-rate in some of these cases has been extremely high, but I have no information that would justify a charge of cruelty. I have directed inquiries to be made on the whole subject.