§ MR. MANSFIELD (Lincolnshire, Spalding)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether, on sending out the form for Returns to the Board of Agriculture this year, he will enclose with 1438 it a description of the various types of horses required for Army purposes, and provide a column on the Return so that the number that may be available can be tabulated.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. HANBURY, Preston)The method suggested by the hon. Member is not, I think, the best which could be devised for the purpose; but I am, of course, most anxious to afford the farmers every opportunity of supplying the demands of the War Office. But before any adequate arrangements can be made for increasing the supply of horses, it is necessary to know precisely what the War Office requires. The next Question of the hon. Member on the Paper asks for that information.
§ MR. MANSFIELDI beg to ask the Secretary of State, for War whether he will publish a circular containing a full description of all horses required for Army purposes, and have it distributed from every rural post office or otherwise, so that it may reach the farmers and horse-breeders of the British Isles.