§ Mr. FLAVINI beg to ask the Chief Secretary a question of which I have given him private notice: Whether there is any truth in the reported case of foot-and-mouth disease which was supposed to have occurred on Friday last at Ballyheigue, county Kerry, and which was reported in the Irish papers of yesterday's date?
§ Mr. BIRRELLNo, Sir. The inspector says he has made a careful inspection of the case, and finds there is no truth in it.
§ Mr. BARNSTONI beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture a question of which I have given him private notice, namely, "If there have been any additional outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Cheshire or elsewhere in addition to the five outbreaks announced yesterday, and whether, as the measures which the Board have adopted seem not to be proving efficacious, whether the Board will not put Ireland under the same restrictions as any other country where foot-and-mouth disease exists, and not allow cattle to come in for slaughter." May I press for an answer?
§ Mr. SPEAKERIn the absence of the Minister the question cannot be answered.