§ MR. WATTI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if he is aware that quantities of boneless meat have been imported during this year, entailing much labour and expense on the part of the sanitary authorities of the ports where it is landed; that this meat is consumed by the whole country and not alone by the inhabitants of the ports of importation, while the ports' authorities are called upon to pay for the inspection; and whether he will see that they are reimbursed their extra expense or that a national system of inspection be instituted.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. JOHN BURNS, Battersea)I would refer my hon. friend to the Answer I gave yesterday to a Question he put to me on the subject of the importation of boneless meat. I am afraid I could not hold out any expectation that the suggestion in the last part of his present Question could be adopted, but I may repeat what I said yesterday, viz., that the Foreign Meat Regulations recently issued will have the effect of preventing the importation for consumption in England and Wales of meat of the class referred to.
§ MR. WATTIs not this meat sent in greatest bulk to the ports where there is an absence of inspection?
§ MR. JOHN BURNSIf any facts with regard to that are laid before me I will gladly consider them.