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Dec. 3i, 1900, gives necessary powers to the Minister 

 to prohibit the burial of such carcases. 



This prohibition has been enforced in certain parts of 

 the country, viz : 



a) In the district of Brussels, and in a part of the dis-^ 

 tricts of Mvelles and Louvain ; 



b) In the districts of Moiis, Soignies, Charleroi and 

 Thuin, and in apart of the district of Ath; 



c) In the province of West-Flanders; 



d) In the territory of the city of Malines ; 



e) In the part of the province of Namur situated on the 

 left bank of the Meuse from Givet to Namur, and to the 

 left of the Namur-Gembloux railway. 



The prohibition will be shortly extended to the whole 

 Kingdom. 



The carcases which are found in the above mentioned 

 parts of the country are removed, without expense to the 

 owners, by a service specially organised for the purpose, 

 and burnt by fire in places set apart for that purpose at 

 Jette, Cuesmes, Chatelet and Thorout. 



PREVENTIVE VACCINATION 



The propagation of certain cattle diseases can only be 

 effectually defeated by preventive vaccination. This is 

 notably the case as regards anthrax in cattle and swine- 

 fever. 



The Government furnishes the requisite vaccine free of 

 charge to approved veterinary surgeons, who are charged 

 with inoculating animals against these maladies, at the 

 request of their owners. 



The owners are expected to arrange with the surgeons 

 for the isolation of the animals, which the inoculation 

 requires. 



Inoculations are performed at the risk of the owners. 



In like manner the Government supplies gratuitously : 



a) The tuberculin necessary to test a beast for tuber- 

 culosis; 



b) The mallein to test the existence of glanders. 



The owners, who desire to make trials of tuberculin or 

 mallein, arrange with the veterinary inspectors for their 

 district for this purpose. 



