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61.
Sir W. Smithers
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why uncooked meat was confiscated by Customs officers from travellers arriving from the Continent on a recent occasion, particulars of which have been sent to him.
Mr. Glenvil Hall
Because under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, and orders made thereunder the meat was prohibited to be landed in this country.