show clinical symptoms of the disease, or react to thfe Mallein test without 

 showing such symptoms, shall on an order signed by a duly appointed 

 Inspector of the Department of Agriculture, be forthwith slaughtered and the 

 carcasses disposed of as in such order prescribed, compensation to be paid to 

 the owners of such animals if and when the Act so provides. 



6. In the event of the'owner objecting to the slaughter of animals which 

 react to Mallein, but show no clinical symptoms of Glanders, the Inspector 

 may order sudh animals to'be kept in close quarantine and retested, such re- 

 tests however in no case to exceed two in number and to be completed within 

 four month's of the first test, provided, however, that owners deciding to have 

 their animals quarantined rather than slaughtered shall forfeit all .right to 

 compensation. 



7. Horses, mules or asses reacting to the third test with Mallein shall be ' 

 forthwi-th slaughtered on an order signed by an Inspector and the carcasses dis- 

 posed of as ordered. 



8. Inspectors are hereby authorized to permit owners of horses, mules or 

 asses which give no reaction to the third test with Mallein and which have 

 at HO time shown any clincal, syrnptoms of Glanders, to retain and- use, such , 

 animals, subject to the conditions contained in the license signed by the 

 Inspector. 



9. Before an order is made for the payment of compensation in any of 

 the cases aforesaid, there must be produced to the Minister of Agriculture a 

 satisfactory report, order for slaughter, certificate of valuation and slaughter, 

 and certificate of cleansing and disinfection, all signed by an Inspector: 



10. The certificate of an Inspector to the effect that an animal has reacted, 

 to the Mallein 'test or has shown clinical symptoms of Glanders, shall, for the 

 purpose of the said Act and of this order be prima facie evidence in all Courts 

 of Justice and elsewhere of the matter certified. 



11. Every yard, stable, outhouse or other place or premises, and every 

 waggon, cart, carriage, car or other vehicle, and every utensil or otl-^er thing' 

 infected with' Glanders shall be thoroughly cleansed and disiiifeoted by and at 

 the expense of the owner or occupier, in a manner satisfactory to a Veterinary 

 Inspector. . , 



J. G. RUTHERFORD, 



Veterinary Director General. 

 Department of Agriculture, 

 Ottawa. 



Although the time which has elapsed since the inauguration of the policy 

 of opmpensation and slaughter is altogether too short to enable us to form a 

 definite and decided opinion as to its wisdom and probable efifectivenes.s, in 

 securing the eradication of Glanders, the following figures furnish convincing 

 proof that it has a strong tendency to remove the disinclination generally 



