§ Mr. G. A. HARDY (Suffolk, Stowmarket)I beg to ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, the number of cases of epizootic lymphangitis in civilian stables which have occurred in Great Britain since this disease was introduced by means of service horses returned from South Africa, the localities in which these cases occurred, the course taken to prevent the further spread of infection, and whether 726 the owners of affected horses have been compensated for the losses which they have sustained through this disease; and, if so, whether the compensation was paid by the Government, or was, by order of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, required to be paid by the local authority.
§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEY (Somersetshire, S.)Six outbreaks of epizootic lymphangitis have occurred in civilian stables, viz., three in London, and one in each of the counties of Kent, Hertford, and Lanark. In each case steps were at once taken to place all animals under control which might have been exposed to infection. In two instances compensa-was paid by the local authority acting under an Order of the Board of Agriculture.