MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he can state how many ships in the South American live stock trade have been black listed, and in how many cases the restrictions have been cancelled; and whether he can give the names of the vessels and the reasons why they have been released from the black list.
§ * THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. LONG,) Liverpool, West DerbySince the 1st 174 January, 1896, orders prohibiting the conveyance of animals by vessels engaged in the South American trade have been passed in fourteen cases. In five cases, the "Specialist," "Wilhelmina," "Alfalfa," "J. W. Taylor," and Hindustan," the orders were cancelled during their currency, the further representations received from the owners as to the circumstances in which the losses occurred, and as to the future equipment of the vessels appearing to us to justify this course.