§ 18. Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of carcases of 7 animals condemned in connection with foot-and-mouth disease that have been cremated and the number that have been buried during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Guinness)During the 12 months ended 31st March, 1928, 14,714 animals were cremated on account of foot-and-mouth disease and 621 were buried.
§ Mr. GUINNESSThey always are cremated where it is possible. Occasionally, an outbreak occurs in a residential area, where cremation is out of the question.