asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will consider suspending the local bye-law regarding the keeping of pigs which was reintroduced on 1st July, 1951, after having been suspended since the war, in order that people in towns who wish to keep pigs may not be prevented froming doing so.

Defence Regulation 62B, which had the effect of suspending restrictions on the keeping of pigs, was revoked on 1st July, 1951, and I do not think further legislation on this subject would be justified at the present time.