§ LORD STANLEY OF ALDERLEYasked Her Majesty's Government, Whether they will adopt the same precautions against the plague with regard to shipping coming to this country from Russian ports in the Baltic as have been adopted for shipping from the Black 1639 Sea; and whether they have placed restrictions on the importation of rags or other equally contagious merchandise from Russia?
THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDONreplied, that Her Majesty's Government did intend to take the same precautions in regard to shipping coming from Russian ports in the Baltic as had been adopted for shipping from the Black Sea as soon as it might be necessary to do so; but as at present all navigation in the Baltic was stopped, it was not necessary to issue the Orders with respect to the ports in the Baltic, as had been done in reference to those in the Black Sea. Her Majesty's Government had not placed restrictions on the importation of rags, nor did they think that at the present time there was any necessity for such a measure.