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limited in its application, it failed to arouse enthusiastic 

 support from agriculturists. In spite of the large majority 

 which voted for the principle, it succumbed only too readily 

 to the attacks of a small opposition. The contest over 

 the measure, however, both in and out of Parliament, brought 

 so many adherents to the side of the Chambers that they 

 anticipated some reasonable prospect of carrying a good Act 

 before long. 



1868. 



On 31st March, a resolution was passed viewing with satis- 

 faction the regulations on cattle and sheep contagious diseases 

 in force in Ireland, and urging their extension to the rest of 

 the kingdom. This resolution was embodied in a petition 

 which the Council sent to local Chambers, for presentation 

 to the House of Commons. 



On 22nd September, the Council issued an " Address " 

 to local Chambers urging them to ascertain if practicable the 

 sentiments of Parliamentary Candidates thereupon, and to 

 endeavour to secure the election of representatives favourable 

 to the views of the Chambers. In this Address the subject 

 of Cattle Diseases is placed first, and all the resolutions passed 

 by the Council up to that date are summarised. 



1869. 



On 2nd March a series of resolutions very similar to those 

 of 12th December, 1866, were adopted. Soon after this 

 the Government introduced their Contagious Diseases 

 (Animals) (No. 2) Bill, and on 6th April the Council passed 

 the following resolutions, all of which were carried unanim- 

 ously except No. 9, to w r hich there were six dissentients. 



" Having considered the provisions of the Contagious Diseases 

 (Animals) (No. 2) Bill this Council Resolves : 



" I. That Regulations for the Proper Accommodation 

 and Watering of Animals in Transit, by Ship or Railway, 

 should be made compulsory. 



k> 2. That Owners of Animals suffering from Contagious 

 or infectious Disease should be required to give immediate 

 Notice of the existence of such Disease to an Authority 

 appointed for the purpose. 



