Febroary 13:—Mr. Bares joformed Mr. Fell that the districts in Chine which were affected with plague were remote from the districts from which igs bad been imported to this country. No citcamstances had arisen necessitating the taking of other meavares than those of the adequate inspection of imported m-at which were io operation.
Me. Fell asked the President of the Local Goveroment Board if the shipments of Chinese pork to this conatry were increasing; whether 24,000 carcases arrived at Liverpool from China every one of those carcasen was oxamiced; and how many were! paved as free from disease and how many rej-otod.
Barns: Fewer carcass were imported daring 1909, but as the importations of Chiovss pork did aot bogie atill July of the former year I shoald hesitate to say whether the ship-T understand whole of these were examined. Of this number 343 were condemned on account of onsoundness which had developed in transit, and 352 on account of disease or abnormal conditions.
Me. Croft: Does not the right hon, gentleman think that in the interests of the Empire daty might be pat upon tke importation of Chinese pig-rather then open our Indien tea? shes (Opposition cheers.)
No saswer was given,
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