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tests by the use of tuberculin sluiU be made without charge to citi- 

 zens of the Commou wealth, and in all other cases the expense of 

 such tests shall be paid by the owners of such animals or by the 

 person in possession thereof. [^Approved May 5, 1903. 



As all cattle brought to the Brighton market from without 

 the limits of the State are now tested by the agent of the 

 Cattle Bureau in charge of the quarantine stations, and his 

 assistants, and no certificates of test are now received at 

 these stations made by veterinarians residing out of the 

 State, and as many persons bringing cattle into Massachu- 

 setts to other points prefer to have the testing done after the 

 arrival of the animals, free of expense, it will be seen that 

 this provision of the law adds materially to the expenses of 

 the Cattle Bureau. Fees from persons not citizens of Mas- 

 sachusetts, received for testing cattle, are turned over to the 

 State Treasurer. 



As there are about 20,000 out-of-the-State cattle sold on 

 the Brighton market annually, which it costs about 25 cents 

 per head to test, and 7,000 or 8,000 head brought to other 

 points, 4,000 or 5,000 of which at least have to be tested, 

 and as these tests cost in the neighborhood of |1 for each 

 animal, it can readily be seen that this legislation will add 

 $10,000 or $12,000 per year to the expenses of the Cattle 

 Bureau. 



Owing to the difficulty of having all the tests outside of 

 the State made honestly and carefully, it would be more sat- 

 isfactory to test all animals after arrival ; and this plan may 

 be adopted later, if it is found necessary to do so. 



The law recj[uires that the results of the inspection of ani- 

 mals and premises, made annually by the inspectors of 

 animals, be incorporated in the annual report of the Cattle 

 Commissioners ; and it seems that the intent of the law is 

 that this statement of the condition of the live stock of the 

 State and their surroundings shall be embodied in the report 

 of the Chief of the Cattle Bureau at the close of each year. 

 Owing to the appearance of the foot and mouth disease at 

 the end of 1902, it was found impossible to prepare this 

 report ; but a resume of the work of the local inspectors for 

 1903 has been compiled, and is given below : — 



