§ MR. COGAN (Wicklow, E.)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is; aware that the Municipal Corporation of Glasgow has under consideration a series of by-laws dealing with the examination of all fresh meat and meat surface-salted only; that certain fixed stations are to be appointed for this purpose, with the object, so far as pork is concerned of ascertaining whether it is infected with 655 trichinæ; whether he is aware that quantities of Irish pork, amounting to about 100 tons weekly, are imported into Glasgow, and that there is no case on record of Irish pork being so infected; and whether, in view of the effect that these by-laws, if passed in their present form, would have on the Irish pork trade with Glasgow, he will see that they contain a provision exempting Irish pork from their operation before they are confirmed by the Secretary for Scotland.
MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYThe Secretary for Scotland is informed that the Corporation of Glasgow have for some time past had under consideration the question of making by-laws for the inspection of meat under the provisions of Section 33 of the Glasgow Police Amendment Act, 1890, and that it is proposed to appoint fixed stations for the examination of carcases, meat, and flesh brought into the city, but that it is not intended to make special provision for the inspection of imported pork in the manner suggested. The by-laws, if and when they are adopted by the Corporation, will, however, have to be submitted to the Secretary for Scotland for his sanction in terms of the statute, and any representations will be fully considered before the by-laws are confirmed.