§ Mr. Fitzroy Macleanasked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that officials of his Department, while carrying out their investigations in the Preston area, in December last, failed to take proper precautions against the carrying of disease from one farm to another; and whether he will take steps to see that this does not occur again.
§ Mr. StracheyThere was no outbreak of fowl pest or other disease on farms in the Preston area at the time in question and no precautionary measures were accordingly required. The officers concerned, however, were carrying disinfectant at the time of their visits for use in case of need.