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diseased cattle. The Schivan came in shortly after 

 our arrival, and disembarked 256 head of large cattle, 

 12 calves and 400 sheep, all in good condition. Mr. 

 Philipps, the London agent of the North German 

 Lloyd's, was on the spot, together with several 

 reporters from newspapers, who wished to see by 

 personal investigation how and in what condition 

 cattle are brought from the Weser. 



"We re-embarked on the Scliwan upon the 19th. 

 The crew were engaged during the voyage in carefully 

 cleansing the ship. The weather was fine, and we 

 arrived safely at Nordenhamm upon the 21st. 



(Signed) " G. J. EIPPEN, 



" Veterinary Surgeon at Seefield. 



" H. FASTING, 

 " Veterinary Surgeon at Schwey." 



NOTE B. 



Professor Simonds having had such opportunities 

 of investigating those diseases as they existed in Eng- 

 land and in foreign countries as were possessed only 

 by a few Englishmen, might be permitted to offer a 

 few observations. He had been appointed by the 

 Eoyal Agricultural Societies of England and Ireland 

 to proceed to the Continent in 1857, when there was 

 a rumour that the disease which existed among cattle 

 in this country at the present time was prevailing in 

 Mecklenburg. Consuls sent despatches that the 

 rinderpest was prevailing largely, and the Government, 

 as a precautionary measure, closed the ports against 

 the introduction of cattle from the Baltic to this 

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