§ MR. O'SHEE (Waterford, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that by Order of the Department 540 of Agriculture, dated 4th July, 1905, the Department has prohibited the movement of horses into the county of Waterford for exhibition at Lismore Show, and the movement of horses from the county Waterford for exhibition at any show, and has also prohibited the exhibition, of any horse located in the county Waterford at any show within the county without previous inspection by the Department, and that this Order came into force on the 6tb July, 1905, which was the last day of Cork Show; and whether, seeing that several horses from county Waterford were exhibited at Cork Show without restriction, and that horses are not restricted in their movement from the county Waterford to public fairs held outside it, and that disease only appeared in the eastern part of Waterford county and is now practically stamped out, the Department will withdraw this order so far as it relates to Lismore Show, provided an inspection takes place and a certificate is given by the Department's inspector prior to the admission of such horse to the show grounds.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) The-reply to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. The Cork Show commenced before the date on which the Order took effect, and exhibits of horses thereat from county Waterford were not interfered with. No restrictions have so-far been imposed on fairs. It is not accurate to say that epizootic lymphangitis has appeared only in the eastern part of the county Waterford. The last outbreak occurred at Dungarvan so recently as the 30th June. It is too soon to conclude that the disease has been practically stamped out, and the Department are not prepared to modify the Order so far as Lismore Show is concerned.