§ MR. HARDYI beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether, in view of the continued prevalence of glanders, especially in and around the metropolitan area, he can now undertake to promote legislation shortly on the lines suggested by the 44 Departmental Committee of the Board of Agriculture which reported in 1899.
§ MR. HANBURYThe Departmental Committee itself reported that further investigation of the nature of the disease, even of some of the most elementary facts in connection with it, was necessary before their recommendations could be adopted with any certainty of success. Such an inquiry was instituted in January of last year, and its Report is expected within the next few weeks.