§ MR. CULLINAN (Tipperary, S.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture if he will state the several places in which South African horse disease has been and is at present in Great Britain; the precautions taken to prevent the disease spreading, including the number of military and private establishments quarantined, and shows and race meetings stopped because of its prevalence.
§ *THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. AILWYN FELLOWES,) Huntingdonshire, RamseySeventeen outbreaks of epizootic lymphangitis have been reported from the following places—namely, London (3), Hampshire (3), Hertfordshire (2), Essex (2), Kent, Nottingham, Stafford, Suffolk, Surrey, Wilts, and Lanark (1) each. All animals returned as affected have been disposed of, either by slaughter or otherwise, and no case of the disease is now known to exist amongst civilian horses. The precautions to be taken to prevent the spread of the disease are set out in the Epizootic Lymphangitis Order of 1904, a copy of which I shall be glad to send to the hon. Member. It has not been necessary for us to interfere in any way with the holding of horse shows or race meetings. Any question as to the existence of this disease in military establishments should be addressed to my right hon. friend the Secretary of State for War.