§ MR. CATHCART WASON (Orkney and Shetland)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consent to the erection of a wharf at Alderney for the slaughter of foreign cattle on the same conditions as cattle are allowed to be landed and slaughtered in this country, and provided the inhabitants of Alderney are practically unanimous on the question; and, if not, if he will appoint a small Committee to inquire into the feasibility and desirability, and report for his guidance.
§ MR. GLADSTONEAs at present advised, I do not think that the erection of a wharf at Alderney for the landing and slaughter of foreign cattle would be desirable, and I do not propose to appoint a Committee to inquire into the matter.