§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in considering the arrangements for the admission of cattle from abroad consequent on the Resolution of the House of Commons, he will take the evidence of Mr. Coote Lake, head of the Department of Agriculture in Vienna, in connection with the importation of a number of American much cows and the precautions that bad to be taken to prevent the introduction of Texas fever to the pasture lands of Austria and the precautions which have been in force in successive months after their introduction?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe Ministry's veterinary officers are fully informed as to preventive measures against the introduction of Texas fever into this country. As, however, there is no question of the importation of cattle from that part of America where Texas fever exists, I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mr. Coote Lake on the point.