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made in pursuance of this Act, the same shall be forfeited and 

 may be forthwith destroyed or disposed of, as the Minister of 

 Agriculture or any person employed by him in that behalf 

 directs ; and every person who imports or introduces, or 

 attempts to import or introduce any horse or other animal 

 into Canada, contrary to the provisions of any such order or 

 regulation, shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred 

 dollars, for every horse or other animal so imported or intro- 

 duced, or attempted to be imported or introduced by him. 

 48-49 Vic., chapter 69, s. 39." 



While the smuggling of an individual animal on such por- 

 tions of the boundary line as have farms adjoining, some even 

 "partly in Canada and partly in the States, could not be said 

 to be impossible, although attended by much risk and diffi- 

 culty, I have no hesitation in affirming that such smuggling 

 as is indicated by Professor Brown is absolutely impossible at 

 any part of our frontier, from ocean to ocean, and the doubts 

 in his mind cannot alter that fact." 



Professor Brown stated in reply to the above, that this 

 report was made and assurances given after the schedule order 

 was in force, and repeated, " had you or any authorized agent 

 of Canada made these explanations or given before the 

 schedule order was in force assurances that steps would be 

 immediately taken to make it impossible for American cattle 

 to enter Canada for export, the schedule would not at that 

 time have been placed on Canadian cattle." 



At a subsequent interview Sir George repeated the above. 

 In talking this over with Mr. Colmer, Secretary of the High 

 Commissioner, he assured me that such explanations and 

 assurances were given repeatedly. Evidently Professor Brown 

 had not understood them. 



Having had the pleasure of meeting the Minister of Agri- 

 culture, Right Honourable Walter Long, on two occasions at 

 the House of Commons, in quite an unofficial capacity, our 

 conversation naturally turned to matters Canadian, and live 

 stock in particular, and among other matters the embargo on 

 Canadian cattle was referred to, during which I informed him 

 that during the last ten years nothing had been left undone to 



