§ Mr. NOEL BUXTONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether, in view of the expense and trouble now being given by local authorities to diminishing the prevalance of rats, the Board of Agriculture will issue a leaflet giving information as to the estimated effect on the prevalence of rats of the trapping of stoats and weasels; and will he cause such a leaflet to be issued to landowners, farmers, and game preservers in counties where trapping prevails?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYThe Board issued a leaflet in December last calling attention to the enormous damage done by rats, and urging upon farmers the necessity for their destruction. Nearly 50,000 copies of the leaflet have been circulated. It will shortly come forward for revision, when we shall be glad to consider the suggestion made by my hon. Friend. I will send him some copies of the existing leaflet.