§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of horses exported to the various countries in Europe for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date; can he give particulars of the destination of these horses; and whether inquiries are made by the Ministry's port inspectors as to the number that were shipped for immediate slaughter on arrival?
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§ Dr. ADDISONDuring the 12 months ended 30th June last 9,499 horses were exported to Europe. The countries of destination of these horses were as follow:
Holland … … … 5,582 France … … … 2,343 Belgium … … … 1,237 Denmark … … … 168 Germany … … … 142 Sweden … … … 19 Norway … … … 4 Danzig … … … 4 Total … … … 9,499 From inquiries which were made by the Ministry's port inspectors, it is estimated that 4,582 of these horses were exported for immediate slaughter on arrival, and of this number 4,547 went to Holland and 35 to France.