§ Mr. BOWERMANasked the President of the Board of Agriculture (1) if representations have been made by the Argentine Government regarding the importation into this country of live cattle for immediate slaughter; if so, whether such representations have been considered by the Board, and with what result; and (2) whether, in view of the increasing monopoly which the com- 616W bination of firms known as the American Beef Trust appears to be securing in our own and other markets, and the high prices which consumers of meat are called upon to pay largely as a result of such monopoly, he can see his way to rescind the Order prohibiting the importation into Deptford and other markets of live cattle for immediate slaughter?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI have nothing to add at present to the answer which I gave to a question on the same subject addressed to me by my hon. Friend on the 8th May last.