They have not yet terminated their enquiries; but two
reports have already been received from them, which have been
communicated to the public.
"The Government is also furnished with constant reports from the
stipendiary magistrates and inspectors of constabulary, who are
charged to watch the state of the potato disease, and the progress
of the harvest. These vary from day to day, and are often
contradictory; it will, therefore, be impossible to form an
accurate opinion on the whole extent of the evil till the digging
of the potatoes shall be further advanced. To decide, under such
circumstances, upon the most proper measures to be adopted, would
be premature; particularly as there is reason to hope that, though
the evil exists to a very great extent in some localities, in
others it has but partially manifested itself.
"There is no immediate pressure in the market. I will, however,
lose no time in submitting your suggestions to the consideration of
the Cabinet. The greater part of them can only be enforced by
legislative enactment, and all require to be maturely weighed
before they can be adopted.
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