§ MR. ALEXANDER CROSS (Glasgow, Camlachie)To ask the Secretary for Scotland whether he is aware that the Congested Districts Board are still selecting stallions for service in districts under their control which have-not undergone a veterinary inspection, and that in consequence not infrequently horses are employed which are unsuitable and unfit, even that such have been sometimes 1045 found travelling the country actually lame; what steps does he suggest to prevent such occurrences; and whether he will issue instructions that every horse shall be subjected to veterinary examination before final approval.
§ (Answered by Mr. Sinclair.) I am informed that, of the five stallions selected for service on the suggestion of people locally interested, one has been certified by a veterinary surgeon, and certificates will be obtained for the others before final approval.