§ Mr. STANIERasked the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, if the Board propose to extend the definition of diseases under Section 22 (xxxv.) of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, to tuberculosis of cows: and if under Section 19 they will direct that animals may be slaughtered and undertake to pay compensation for them?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYThe Tuberculosis Order of 1909 extends the definition of disease in the manner mentioned by the hon. Member, but the Board have no statutory power to undertake the payment of compensation for animals slaughtered under that Order.