§ Mr. HUDSONasked the Minister of Agriculture what number of work-worn horses were exported during 1923 from Aberdeen, Leith, Newcastle, Hull, Goole, Grimsby, Yarmouth, Harwich, London (including Tilbury), Folkestone, Dover, Newhaven, Southampton, Portsmouth, Weymouth, and Plymouth, respectively?
§ Mr. BUXTONWorn-out horses are no longer exported to the Continent of Europe. Shipments of horses are permitted under the existing Regulations only from the ports of Leith, Goole, Hull, Harwich, London, Folkestone and Southampton, and all are required to be of a high standard of fitness to travel and to work. The number shipped from these ports during 1923 were:—
Leith … 2,101 Goole … 2,108 Harwich … 4,373 Hull … 2,033 London … 2,911 Folkestone … 3,456 Southampton … 85