§ Captain Grahamasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the number of sheep killed by the recent epidemic of stomatitis in Cyprus; and what steps are 843W being taken by the Government of Cyprus to stamp out and to prevent a recurrence of this disease.
§ Mr. Emrys-EvansI have been asked to reply. 2,500 sheep, representing less than 1 per cent. of the sheep population, were killed by an acute catarrhal fever locally known as stomatitis, but not apparently the disease generally associated with that name. The mode of transmission and means of prevention of this disease are not at present known. No effective preventive or curative treatment has yet been discovered, but everything possible is being done to find out the cause of the disease. No new cases have been reported since the middle of January.