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Beside sending a letter to the inspectors of animals, call- 

 inof their attention to the existence of the disease, a letter 

 was immediately sent to the Cattle Commissioners, or State 

 Veterinarians, in all adjoining States except Rhode Island, 

 notifying them that a disease existed in Massachusetts, the 

 symptoms of which resembled foot and mouth disease ; and, 

 as it appeared to be very contagious, they were advised to 

 refuse all applications for permits from persons wishing to 

 ship cattle from Massachusetts into their States. This prac- 

 tically gave every adjoining State an opportunity to quar- 

 antine against Massachusetts. No notification was sent to 

 the Rhode Island Cattle Commission, as it was (evident that 

 there was as much reason to consider Rhode Island infected 

 as Massachusetts. 



The following order was approved by the Governor and 

 Council, which acted as a quarantine against all neat cattle, 

 sheep or swine in Rhode Island : — 



Nov. 18, 1902. 

 To Transx>orlatio7i Comimnies, and All Others whom it may concern. 



By virtue of the power and authority vested by law in the Cattle 

 Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, under the provisions of 

 chapter 90 of the Revised Laws and chapter 116 of the Acts of 

 1902, it is hereby ordered that no neat cattle, sheep or swine be 

 brought into Massachusetts from the State of Rhode Island until 

 further notice, because of the prevalence of a disorder among cattle 

 of an apparently contagious character in the vicinity of Cumber- 

 land, R. I., which resembles foot and mouth disease. 



Inspectors of animals in the cities and towns bordering on the 



Rhode Island line will see that this order is enforced. 



Austin Peters, 



Chief of Cattle Bureati. 

 Approved in Council, Nov. 19, 1902. 

 E. F. Hamlin, 



Executive Secretary. 



As the situation seemed more threatening, on November 

 26 an order was adopted by the Governor and Council, 

 stopping the market held at Brighton every week until fur- 

 ther notice. This order is .still held in force : — 



