§ Rear-Admiral BEAMISHasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the present position regarding the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Sussex; if any cause can be assigned to the outbreak; and what animals were destroyed and at what cost to the State?
§ Dr. ADDISONAn outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed on the 18th January at Stanmer, in the parish of West Meston, East Sussex. No further outbreaks of disease occurred in that locality and the general restrictions imposed were completely removed on the 9th February. The origin of the case is obscure. 52 cattle, 97 sheep and 102 swine were slaughtered by the Ministry at a cost in compensation of £1,488 1s.