§ MR. HALPIN (Clare, W.)I beg to ask the hon. Member for South Somerset as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether it has come to the knowledge of the Board that 15 per cent. of the cattle slaughtered in La Plata for exportation into Great Britain and Ireland are tuberculous; if not, will the Board have inquiries made through disinterested parties; and will the Board have extensive tests made for tuberculosis in imported La Plata beef, as it is well known that 15 per cent. is a low estimate of the tuberculous beef exported from Buenos Ayres.
§ MR. JOHN BURNSPerhaps I may reply to this Question. It has not come to the knowledge of the Local Government Board that 15 per cent. of the cattle slaughtered in La Plata for exportation to the United Kingdom are tuberculous and their information would not lead them to suppose that such was the case. Perhaps the hon. Member will be good enough to supply me with any evidence in his possession in relation to this subject.