§ MR. SOAMES (Norfolk, S.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture if his attention has been drawn to the resolutions with reference to foot and mouth disease passed by the Norfolk County Council on the 7th instant; and: whether, in the event of another out- 77 break, the Board of Agriculture will adopt the suggestions put forward in those resolutions.
§ MR. AKERS DOUGLAS (for Mr. LONG)I have received a copy of the resolutions to which the hon. Member refers. I shall be glad to give them my very careful consideration, but I could not properly enter into any undertaking as to the course which it would be my duty to adopt should any further outbreak of the disease unfortunately take place.