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0. Every prosecution under this Act sliall bo commenced 

 within a period of six months from the date of the offence in res- 

 pect of which it is instituted. 



rV". On the Internal Temperatuee of the Elephant (from No. 

 116, Vol. XX of the Veterinary Journal). 



Preliminaries and Detail. These animals ai-e very nervous at 

 the operation, require to be judiciously handled or they will rise 

 from the kneeling posture which they should be made assume and 

 impede the operation by passage of urine and faeces. There is a 

 lot of loose skin around the anus, so the Thermometer has to be 

 passed in very deeply. The tail is powerful, requires two men to 

 hold it, and then is apt to press on the hand at the anus very forcibly. 



Results. — My researches so far lead me to believe that the 

 normal internal temperature at the rectum is 97'6°P. — a reading 

 equal to the normal of the horse, therefore, shows high fever. 



(J. H. Steel.) 



V : Appendix xxxiv. op Eevised Teanspoet Regulations. 



Bevised Rules for the EmbarTcation of Elephants In Railway 

 Trains, framed by Lieutenant-Colonel Kinloch, Officiating Assist- 

 ant Quarter Master General, Presidency District, — dated Foi't 

 William. 19th May, 1881. 



The first precaution to be taken is to avoid all noise, or any- 

 thing that may frighten or excite the elephants. For this reason 

 they should, when practicable, be embarked in a quiet shed, 

 where no one should be allowed to enter except the elephants* 

 attendants and such a number of workmen as may be necessary 

 for arranging the fittings and closing the carriages. 



The men thus employed should be previously carefully instruct- 

 ed as to what they have to do, and should be warned to work 

 expeditiously and silently. 



Elephants being gregarious animals and frequently apt to bo 

 uneasy when alone, three or four together should be taken into 

 the loading shed ; more are not desirable, as there would be ad- 

 ditional risk of noise and confusion. As some elephants are too 

 timid to enter a truck or other strange place without coercion, 

 two or three staunch and powerful tuskers should, when practi- 

 cable, be kept in readiness to force unmlling elephants into the 



