§ MR. J. A. RENTOUL (Down, E.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether representations have reached him that there is not proper inspection of the cattle slaughtered in Australia for exportation as frozen meat to this country; and whether any steps can be taken by the Department towards the improvement of the present system of inspection?
§ * THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD or AGRICULTURE (Mr. WALTER LONG,) Liverpool, West DerbyYes, Sir, representations to the effect indicated in the question were made to the Board of Agriculture early in the present year, and information was obtained as to the 675 measures taken in certain of the Australian Colonies to prevent the exportation of meat unfit for human food. The information was communicated to the Local Government Board, with whom it would rest to consider whether any further measures for the security of human health in this country are necessary and practicable.