§ MR. STANIERI beg to ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, if his attention has been called to the way in which the Irish Board of Agriculture are now dealing with the outbreaks of black scab in Ireland; and, seeing that this disease is worse in Great Britain, if similar action can be undertaken in Great Britain.
§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEYThe Board have so far only seen newspaper reports as to the methods adopted in Ireland, but they are obtaining official information on the subject, and will then consider whether action on similar lines would be practicable in Great Britain.
§ MR. STANIERCannot the hon. Gentleman see and read the Irish Order, and cannot he realise that if with only two cases in Ireland they are thus able to tackle the disease in a most effective manner, the example is one he should follow?
§ * MR. SPEAKERThat is a matter for argument.