1920.] 



R A HIES. 



Rabies. — The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries announced on 

 17th AugUSi that, Owing to an Outbreak of Rabies at Wilton, near Salisbury, 

 it had been found necessary to issue an Order imposing Muzzling Restrictions 

 in what is roughly a twenty mile area surrounding that place, and embracing 

 parts of the Counties of Wilts, Hants and Dorset. The boundaries of this 

 Muzzling Area are, roughly, Bournemouth in the South. Winchester in the 

 East, Wroughton in the North, and a point a little west of Maiden Bradley in 

 the West. These boundaries are, however, only approximate, and in all cases 

 of doubt application should be made to the local Police or to the .Ministry 

 of Agriculture. 



The effect of this Order is that no dog can be moved out of the Muzzling 

 Area except by Licence of the Ministry, the chief condition of which is 

 quarantine on veterinary premises for a period of six months. 



The Area to which the Muzzling and Movement Restrictions apply did Dot 

 then include the Boroughs of Winchester, Southampton, Leamington, Christ - 

 church, Bournemouth and Poole, or any other of the South Coast watering 

 places. 



On 21st August it was announced that owing to the confirmation of a 

 further case of Rabies in Marlborough, it had been found necessary to enlarge 

 the Northern part of the original Muzzling Area which was announced on the 

 17th inst. This means that the boundaries of the Muzzling Area in Wilts, 

 Dorset, Hants and Berkshire were roughly as follows : — Bournemouth in the 

 South, points a little West of Newbury and Winchester in the East, roughly 

 about three miles North of Swindon in the North, and points slightly East of 

 Chippenham and West of Maiden Bradley in the West. 



In a further notice of 24th August it was announced that a third case of 

 Rabies had been confirmed at Salisbury, about three miles from the scene of 

 the first case at Wilton. The Ministry had in consequence applied special 

 regulations for the control of dogs to an Inner or Dangerous Area having a 

 radius of about five miles round Wilton and Salisbury, which is in turn 

 surrounded by the larger Muzzling Area declared on the lGth August and 

 extended on the 21st August. In this Inner Area all dogs while in a public 

 place are required to be led as well as muzzled. 



No dog is allowed to be moved out of the Inner Dangerous Area, whether 

 to a destination in the surrounding Muzzling Area or elsewhere, except by 

 Licence of the Ministry of Agriculture, which requires the quarantine of the 

 dog for six months on the premises of a veterinary surgeon approved by the 

 Ministry. 



Experimental Farm to Improve the Cultivation of Maize.— 



The Ministry is informed that a decree, dated 6th May. 1920, has been made 

 by the Italian Government, which provides for the establishment at Bergemo 

 of an experimental farm for the purpose of improving the cultivation of maize. 



International Dairy Exhibition at Buenos Aires. -In the Board 

 of Trade Journal for 12th August, li>20, it is stated that the Commercial 

 Secretary to H.M. Legation at Buenos Aires intimates that it is intended to 

 hold an International Exhibition of Hairy Stock, Products, Machinery and 

 Implements at Palermo (Buenos Aires) in May, 1921. The programme is 

 being compiled, and it is expected that copies will be available shortly, but in 

 the meantime the Argentine Rural Society is causing the announcement of tin- 



