§ Mr. EADYasked the Minister of Health the number of local authorities which have adopted Clause 9b by-law in respect to the slaughter of animals; and the number of animals killed by the mechanically-operated instrument in the year 1932 and the number killed otherwise?
Sir H. YOUNGUp to the end of last month the model by-law to which my hon.944W Friend refers had been confirmed for 462 local authorities. I regret that no statistics are available showing the number of animals killed by each method.