§ 7. Colonel LOCKWOODasked the President of the Board of Agriculture if he will explain why Mr. Powell, of Weald Hall, Essex, who asked for the assistance of the Board on the 28th April, was not visited until the 30th of May?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Runciman)I fear that I can add nothing to the very full answer which I gave on the 9th June.
§ Colonel LOCKWOODWhere such an enormous loss of animal life has occurred surely some immediate action on the part of the Board might be looked for by the farmers in the district?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe Board took action as early as it was competent for them to do so, as I explained on the 9th of June.