§ Mr. GEORGE GREENWOODasked the President of the Board of Agriculture the number of visits to foreign ports paid during the year 1912 by the inspector specially appointed for the purpose of supervising the decrepit horse traffic, and the number of visits paid during the same period by other inspectors of the Board, stating in each case the rank of such inspectors?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANDuring the year 1912 Mr. Revill, the veterinary inspector on the establishment of the Board, who was specially appointed to supervise the export of horses, made four voyages to the Continent, two other established inspectors each made one voyage, and one non-established local veterinary inspector of the Board made three voyages. I may add that, owing to the epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease, all the veterinary officers of the Board were working under great pressure during the latter half of the year, and for this reason the number of voyages of the kind to which my hon. Friend refers was less than it would otherwise have been.