REPORT 



STATE BOARD OF CATTLE COMMISSIOISrERS. 



To the Honorable Senate and House oj Representatives. 



The State Board of Cattle Commissioners beg to present 

 the following report of their work for the year 1893 : — 



In accordance with the demands of chapter 58 of the Pub- 

 lic Statutes, as amended in the Legislature of 1892 by a law 

 entitled " An Act to more effectually prevent the spread of 

 tuberculosis" (see Appendix A), the work of perfecting the 

 corps of inspectors throughout the State, which had been 

 commenced in May, 1892, was continued with as much vigor 

 as was possible, but with rather discouraging results, be- 

 cause the officers of many of the cities and towns affected 

 to believe that the provisions of the law were not to be 

 earnestly enforced, and therefore the attending expense was 

 one that could be avoided as well as not until June 3, when 

 the provisions of chapter 306 of the Acts of 1893 came into 

 force, making it possible for the Commissioners to appoint 

 inspectors in such cities and towns as did not comply with 

 the provisions of the several acts, and to compel such delin- 

 quent towns to pay the salaries of such inspectors from their 

 own treasuries (see Appendix B). 



Shortly after the passage of the act of 1893, namely, in 

 May, the following circular was prepared, and, together with 

 a copy of the new law, sent to the proper officers in each 

 city and town throughout the State : — 



Boston, May, 1893. 

 Gentlemen : — The duties of cities and towns in relation to 

 their work in suppressing and preventing the spread of contagious 

 diseases among domestic animals has been somewhat more clearly 



