§ 37. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many of the 30,000 horses to be slaughtered in Mesopotamia by 1st August have been killed to date; what 2152 method of killing these animals is being adopted; and what saving will result from their slaughter, including the nett value of the hides and other products, instead of transporting them back to England?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Lieut.-Colonel Sir R. Sanders)My right hon. Friend has asked me to reply. As regards the first and second parts of the question, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the replies given to questions on the subject asked by the hon. and gallant Members for Torquay (Colonel Burn) and Faversham (Major Wheler) on the 21st and 22nd June last respectively. With regard to the last part as was stated yesterday, tentative offers are now being considered for the sale of the surplus animals at Basra.