22. Major PEELasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether, in view of the importance of the bee-keeping industry as a means of employment for soldiers and sailors invalided in the War and also as a source of sugar and in view of the ravages inflicted on the industry by the Isle of Wight disease, he can see his way to take similar measures for stamping out disease among bees as are taken in the case of swine and cattle?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Prothero)In reply, I fear I can add nothing to the information given to the hon. Member for the Harborough Division of Leicestershire in an answer of the 12th June last.