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Besides these, 7,597 cattle have been admitted from with- 

 out the State to other points than these stations, and have 

 been tested either before or after arrival. 



It would seem to be almost unnecessary at this time to 

 attempt to show the great importance of exercising some 

 State supervision over bovine tuberculosis. Most govern- 

 ments throughout the world are taking steps to place this 

 disease under State control. Great Britain has spent a lot 

 of money, first on the " Royal Commission on Tuberculosis," 

 when investigations and experiments were carried on under 

 the direction of the commission for nearly three years ; and, 

 later, on their making their report, a second Royal Commis- 

 sion was appointed, to inquire into the administrative pro- 



