§ SIR JOHN LENG (Dundee)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he will take steps to prevent manure being sent from Glasgow, where for months past small-pox has been prevalent, for distribution in the county of Fife from railway stations in burghs which hold 63 clean bills of health, or whether he will point out to the local authorities what means they can take to prevent the risk of spreading small-pox by such distribution.
*MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYUnless there is legal warrant for the assumptions made by the hon. Member in the question, which would require specific proof of injury or danger to health, there exist no statutory powers under which such distribution can be prevented—having in view the judicial interpretation which has been put upon the provisions of Section 16 (5) of the Public Health Act of 1897.