§ MR. COURTHOPEI beg to ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether the Board of Agriculture have received any report or information upon the recent developments of science with reference to the micro-organism of swine fever.
§ The following Questions on the same subject also appeared on the Paper.
§ MR. COURTHOPETo ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether the recent scientific discoveries in connection with swine fever show that the present methods of dealing with this disease are entirely wrong.
§ MR. COURTHOPETo ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether the Board of Agriculture are preparing the new Swine Fever Orders in accordance with recent scientific investigation.
§ MR. COURTHOPETo ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, when the new Swine Fever Orders will be issued.
§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEYThe veterinary officers of the Board are in possession of full information as to recent scientific work in connection with swine fever, in which those officers themselves have taken an active part. The results obtained do not materially alter the views previously entertained either as to the manner in which the disease is spread or as to the method of dealing with it. Recent discoveries have of course been borne in mind in framing the new Swine Fever Orders, which will be issued as soon as possible.