Clause 8 - Tests for registration:
Hunting Bill
4:15 pm
Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire, Labour)
A large number of hares are protected by the estates on which the Waterloo cup is held. They are preserved for coursing. In years when hares have been in short supply, and there have been a few, they are trapped elsewhere and imported. Over the years, they have been imported from Ireland, East Anglia, Leicestershire and other parts of the country. It depends on whether the gamekeeper believes that there are enough hares on his territory to satisfy customers at the coursing event.