§ 12. Mr. C. BATHURSTasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether, as the result of negotiations with the Argentine Government, he has been able to secure, or can hold out a prospect of securing, a reduction of the period of embargo hitherto imposed by that Government on the importation of British live stock for six months after the most recent outbreak in this country of foot-and-mouth and other seriously contagious diseases; and whether he can get such embargo, whatever its period, limited to the stock coming from that portion only of Great Britain where such outbreak has occurred?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI regret that I am not able at present to announce any satisfactory result of the negotiations to which the hon. Member refers. According to the information which I possess at present the Argentine Ports will be open to British live stock on 10th June.