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Running V/aters, New Romney, Kent, on which the first case 

 was confirmed on the 1st June. No further outhreak has since 

 occurred in that district, and it is hoped that the remaining 

 restrictions, which at present only apply to a very small area 

 immediately around the infected places, may shortly be with- 

 drawn. 



(2) Norfolk. — Following upon the outbreak at Bowthorpe, 



Norwich, on the 1st June, referred to in last month's issue of 



the Journal, an outbreak was confirmed on the 7th June at 



Emneth, near Wisbech, Norfolk, in the occupation of the same 



owner. This extension necessitated the prohibition of the 



movement of animals over a much enlarged area, including the 



whole of West Norfolk, as well as parts of the Isle of Ely and 



the Holland division of Lincolnshire. Thereafter two further 



outbreaks occurred in the Bowthorpe scheduled area, and twelve 



more in the Emneth area. The last of the latter series was 



confirmed on the 13th July. It has been possible for the 



Ministry to make considerable modifications of the areas 



originally scheduled, and it is now hoped that, in the absence of 



unforeseen complications, there may be further contractions of 



the areas which are at present subject to restrictions on movp- 



ment of stock. 



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The possibilities of using the aeroplane as a means of 

 transport for horticultural produce have recently received 

 consideration in France and in England. 



^I\)O^^Pr?du^^^ ^ ^^^^ published in the issue of the 



, . , Journal d' Aqriculture Pratique for 3rd 



by Aeroplane. . ^ - j \ - ^^ 



June last, the economic advantages m the 



conveyance of the choicer varieties of market garden produce to 

 markets by aeroplane service were mentioned, while the subject 

 was also discussed at a recent meeting of the French Horticul- 

 tural Society. A writer commenting on this method of 

 transport in the issue of the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Trades' 

 Journal for 5th June last, points out that in addition to the 

 great saving of time by aeroplane transport, the atmospheric 

 conditions during the flight of the machine produce the refrigera- 

 tion necessary to keep the fruit cool and in perfect condition 

 during transit. 



Actual tests of this method of transport have been made. In 

 one test in March last, a well-known French horticulturist sent 

 strawberries from Saint Laurent du-Yar in the ^raritimo Alps 

 to the Central Market in Paris by aeroplane ; and consignments 



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