§ Mr. WATTasked the President of the Board of Agriculture, in view of the statement made by him on 26th April last at the Imperial War Conference (Cd. 8673) to the effect that his Board were in favour of the removal of the restrictions on the importation of Canadian cattle into Great Britain, when it is proposed to carry out that expressed intention, in view of the fact that the large local authorities of the country are again urging this matter?
§ Mr. PROTHEROThere is no restriction upon the importation of Canadian cattle for slaughter at the ports nor on the importation of dead meat from Canada. But as regards the importation of store cattle, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave on 25th May last to a question by the hon. Member for Sunder-land. The question of reviewing the legislation prohibiting the importation of store cattle born and bred in Canada must be reserved until the end of the War.