§ COLONEL LOCKWOOD (Essex, Epping)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give orders to the police to prevent cruelty to dogs when they are repeatedly thrown into the water, until exhausted, from Lambeth Stairs.
§ MR. AKERS-DOUGLASYes, Sir, I am to-day sending instructions to the police to give their attention to this matter, and to be ready to intervene whenever any instance of cruelty at Lambeth Stairs comes under their notice.