294 REI»()RT ON rLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 



in tho ])rc,sGrvution from disease of the farm live stock of the 

 kingdom, and have viewed with dismay the yearly increasing 

 losses whieh are occurring from j)lenro-pneimionia. 



That yonr Memorialists beli(!V(> that the apju-oaching winter 

 months (when stocks being adjusted for the winter, the move- 

 ment of cattle, with the exception of those intended for imme- 

 diate slaughter, is greatly restrieted) would afford a favourable 

 opportiinily for uniform and stringent measures being taken to 

 stamp out the disease with the least inconvenience and loss to 

 all ])arties concerned. 



That to protect the herds of ({reat Britain from the danger 

 of having the disease reiutroduciid from Ireland, it is extremely 

 im))ortant that the disease should be stamped out there also. 



Your Memorialists therefore bog hiimbly to request your 

 Lordships to exercise the powers your Lordships possess to 

 coin])el local authorities to slaughter, during the approaching 

 winter months, all animals affected with })leuro-pneumonia, and 

 also all cattle that have been in contact with them ; and to use 

 your Lordships' influence to get the same policy carried out in 

 Ireland. 



And your Memorialists will ever pray. 



Sealed with the Corporate Seal of the Society, and signed 

 on its behalf, l)y Vi(;tor Alexander, Earl of Elgin and 

 Kincardine, this 2nd of November 1<S(S7. 



(Signed) Elgin, Vice-President. 



Mr Stirtjno, in supporting the memorial, said that the 

 Directors of the liighland Society felt that pleuro-imeumonia 

 had got such a hold on the country that it was absolutely neces- 

 sary that most energetic steps should be taken in orderto stam}) 

 it out effectively. Several counties, including Perth and Aber- 

 deen, had enforced the compulsory slaughter of diseased animals 

 with very great success. Their success had, however, been 

 limited, owing to this course not being adopted universally. 

 The deputation asked that the compulsory slaughter of infected 

 animals should be made universal, because it was hardly fair to 

 expect the north of Scotland to carry out these, restrictions, 

 and to ])ay a heavy price for compensation, if in other ])arts of 

 the country the door was to be left open for the reintroduction 

 of the disease into the northern counties by the action of 

 authorities over whom they had no control. The action of the 

 .Irish aiitjiorities had been very much ci'iticised,an(l Mr Fletcher 

 Menzies had re])orted to the Secretary for Scotland upon the 

 crowded way in whieh tJu; cattle are ship})ed in Belfast and 

 Dublin. 



Ml- John Marr believed it was unanimously desired to enforce 



