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Councillor Haubner, be appointed to act on the Com- 

 mittee of Investigation. He then requested those 

 gentlemen who had observed any mistake in the 

 writing 1 of their titles or the spelling" of their names, 

 to communicate it to the stenographic officials (how 

 like a set of ceremonious title-loving Germans). 



Dr. Bleiweis thought rinderpest, sheep pest and 

 goat pest identical diseases. 



Professor Reynal asserted that rinderpest is 

 developed in ships in consequence of pressing to- 

 gether many animals. 



Heir Eawitsch agreed with him, and also that it 

 is specially induced by long marches and privations. 



Prof. Haubner thought, judging from his experi- 

 ence, that if sentries were placed along the frontier 

 so close that they could shake hands, it would be 

 no use. Disease cannot be kept back. 



Mr. Ernes (from England) said the disease was 

 introduced into London by a cargo from Revel. 



Prof. Unterberger said that the disease was already 

 in London before the cargo started from Revel. 

 That, furthermore, there was no rinderpest in or near 

 Revel. 



Prof. Jessen said, " with regard to the assertion 

 in England, that diseased animals were taken into 

 Revel from the interior by railway, I take the 

 liberty just to mention that there is no railway into 

 Revel." 



Then the committee proposed^ that it was desira- 

 ble that veterinary surgeons be appointed and paid 



