§ MR. F. W. WILSON (Norfolk, Mid)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to a resolution of the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture urging him to insist upon the immediate slaughter of diseased cattle, and asking for some modification of the restrictions, so as to allow, by special licence, fat cattle, sheep, and pigs to be moved from the scheduled districts to slaughter-houses; and whether he is able to grant either or both of these concessions.
§ * THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS,for Mr. LONG) Kent, St. Augustine,The attention of my right hon. friend has been called to the suggestions made by the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture, and he asks me to say that experience has shown that the slaughter of cattle affected with foot and mouth disease is in some cases more likely to be instrumental in spreading the disease than their isolation under strict conditions. The course to be adopted must therefore be settled by reference to the particular circumstances of each individual case. With regard to the movement of animals for slaughter, my right hon. friend hopes to be in a position to give some relief in this direction in the course of a day or two.