§ Sir H. HOPEasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether in order to protect our home stocks of potatoes from being infected with mosaic and other leaf diseases, he will suspend the importation of Algerian and Spanish new potatoes until an inquiry can be held into their condition?
Mr. W. ADAMSONMosaic and other virus diseases of the potato have been present in this country for over a century, and I am advised that the risk of increased loss of crop due to those diseases through the importation of foreign potatoes is negligible.