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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



paid for ; and they accordingly proposed to some of the agri- 

 cultural societies, and leading friends of agriculture, to open a 

 subscriijtion, wliich should guarantee, that if the legislature 

 failed at its next session to make the requisite appropriations, 

 they would, respectively pay the sums set against their names, 

 to indemnify the owners. 



In answer to this appeal, the following, amongst other sub- 

 scriptions, were received : — 



" Believing it to be of the highest importance that the fatal di^iease 

 amongst cattle, known as pleuro-pneumonia should be at once and fully 

 extirpated; and that the sum of $10,000 ap[)ropriated for that purpose 

 by the legislature, is adequate thereto, (the Commissioners not having 

 power to go beyond that sum,) the undersigned hereby agree to be held 

 responsible to said Commissioners, to the amount set against our respec- 

 tive names, so that, in case the next legislature does not appropriate the 

 necessary amount to meet the expenses incurred by the Commissioners 

 aforesaid, we agree to be assessed pro rata, upon our subscriptions, for 

 the balance." 



(Signed) 



