§ 30. Major JAMESONasked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that Army horses in France which have been boarded unfit for the Army because of age or unsoundness are being sold to the natives of the country; and if he will take steps to stop a practice which is contrary to regulations and is unmerciful?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLHorses and mules sold to the inhabitants in France are quite fit for work in civil life, and have been disposed of as being surplus to the reduced requirement of the Army on demobilisation. Animals unfit for work owing to age or unsoundness are destroyed.