HC Deb 02 May 1898 vol 57 c38
MR. T. LOUGH

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he is about to suspend the Muzzling Order in Staffordshire or Norfolk?

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. W. H. LONG,) Liverpool, W., Derby

With regard to Staffordshire, I would refer the honourable Member to the statement made by me in reply to my honourable Friend the Member for West Bromwich on Friday last. It has not been necessary to impose a Muzzling Order in the case of Norfolk, no outbreak of rabies having been reported from that county since July, 1896.

MR. MCKENNA (Monmouth, N.)

Is it proposed to suspend it in Nottinghamshire?

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

I cannot answer that Question without notice, as the Order affecting the Midlands extends over several counties.