§ MR. C. T. GILES (Cambridge, Wisbech)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he is aware that imported barley meal used as food for cattle often contains a large quantity of maize meal, a much cheaper article; and whether he has considered if anything can be done to prevent the purchaser being thus prejudiced?
*MR. LONGNo complaint has hitherto reached me as to the adulteration of barley meal in the manner indicated, but I should presume that a purchaser would have no difficulty in obtaining redress by means of civil proceedings for any loss which he might sustain. Without more precise information before me, I am afraid that I am unable to assist my hon. Friend, but I should be glad to receive and to consider any statement of the facts with which he may be able to supply me.