§ Mr. A. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Agriculture how many cases of foot-and-mouth disease occurred during last March?
Mr. GUINNESSTwo cases of foot-and-mouth disease occurred during last March—one on 4th March at Little Tey, Colchester, and the other on 7th March at Tamworth, Staffordshire. Infection appears to have been conveyed in each case from other centres of disease. All
Cases. Year ended 30th September. Total,1922 to 1925. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. Reported to Agricultural Committee … 241 936 1,481 1,451 4,109 Dealt with by arrangement* … 187 917 1,426 1,321 3,851 Notices served … 82 91 104 190 467 Prosecution— Successful … 1 6 9 14 30 Unsucsessful … — 3 — 1 4 * Some cases are satisfactorily dealt with by arrangement without the matter being reported to the Agricultural Committee.