738 Agricultural Gazelle of N.S. W. [Sept. 2, 1908. 



Importation of Live Stock into the Philippine 



Islands. 



TiiK Minister of Agriculture is in receipt of a (•oiiiiimnication fiDiii Mr. 

 J. 1*>. Suttor, the Commercial Commissioner in the East for New ."'outli 

 Wales, forwardina; a copy of an Order issued liy the Government of the 

 Philippine Islands in connection with the inspection of live stock imported 

 into those Islands. The Order reads as follows : — 



(ieiieral Order Nu. 10. Bureau of Agriculture, 



Manilla, June .5, 1908. 



RULES AND UECiULATIONS FOR THE INSPP^CTION ANJ) SHIPMENT OF 



LIVE STOCK. 



Notice. — These Rules and Regulations are based on Act No. 1760 of the Piiilippiue 

 Commission. Copies of this Act, in Knglish or Spanish, will he furnished by the 

 Director of Agriculture to anyone making application for the same, either by letter or in 

 person, at the Office of the Bureau of Agricultuie, Orient Building, Manilla. 



RuLK I. — Impokt.atiox and Qharantink. 



1. Except as hereinafter provided, all cattle and carabaos imported into tiie Piiilippine 

 Islands from other countries where dangerous communicable animal diseases are known 

 to exist, and p)t rouli' to these Islands, for a period of not less than ten days, shall be 

 subject to a total i[uarantine of not less than ten days from the date of embarkation at 

 the port of origin. 



2. Until such time as the Bureau of Agricultuie may be able to piovide ijuaranline 

 corrals and sheds in which to keep such animals during the period of (juarantine, the 

 present ai-rangement will be continued, and they will be (piarantined in suitable corrals 

 or sheds ])rovided l)y their owners. 



3. Nothing ••11 this, or any other (jf the rules iicrewith jiroiuulgated, siiall be construed 

 as prohiliiting the slaughter of cattle for meat when they are in good health, or as 

 requiring the Director of Agricvdture to liberate any animals at the e\pii;ition of the 

 ten days quarantine, if, in his judgment, dangerous commuiiical)le animal diseases are 

 liable to spread to other points in the Philippine Islands, by permitting the siiipment of 

 such cattle or carabaos beyond the port of eiitry at the expiration of the quarantine 

 period. 



Rui.K II. — Imi-oktatiox ok Diseased Catplk pRoiiiiurKD. 



1. In view of the fact that during the past year nearly all shipments of cnttle to the 

 Philippine Islands from Chinese territory, and especially from the port of Hongkong, 

 have been infected with dangerous commniiicable diseases, as defined in Section '1 of Act 

 No. 1760, notice is hereby given that w\ and after June '20, 1008, the Director of 

 Agriculture will no longer use the discretion given him by Section 3 of the said Act to 

 allow the further importation of cattle suffering from sucli diseases, except as hereinafter 

 provided. 



2. Whenever a shipment of cattk; arriving in a ))ort of the Piiilippine Islands from 

 any foreign ])ort proves to be infected with any dangerous commuiiiiable animal disease, 

 notice will l)e given immediately in writing to the local consignee, and by cable, if 

 jiracticable, and when not practicable, in writing, to the authorities (»f such foreign 

 port. 



3. Whenever three successive shipments arriving in the Philijipinc Islands from an}' 

 foreign port prove to be infecited with any (huigerous communicable animal disea'-e 

 other than anthrax, notice will be given immediately in writing to the local consignee, 

 and by cable, if practicable, and when not practicable, in writing, to the authorities of 

 sitch port, that landing j)ermits will not be granted for further shipments from such 

 port containing animals suffering from such disease, save only for shipments which may 

 have actually left such port prior to the receipt of said notice. 



