§ 30. Mr. McENTEEasked the Minister of Agriculture how many persons have applied for a licence to keep musk rats; and if any estimate has been made as to the numbers of these animals at liberty in Britain and outside the control of commercial breeders?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Sir John Gilmour)Ten persons in England and Wales have applied for and been granted licences to keep musk rats, and two others have paid the prescribed fee but have not yet made formal application or supplied the necessary information to enable a licence to be issued. I am not aware of any reliable estimate 1539 having been made of the number of musk rats at large in this country.