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Rabies. — Only one outi»reak of Kahies has occurred in any part of (ireat 

 Britain since the last issue of the Journal^ on the 10th May at Southampton. 



Glamoryaii District. — All restrictions in connection with the outbreak at 

 Cowhridp^e on the 11th September last were removed as from the 1st May, 11)21. 



Metropolitan District. — :The position in this District remains unchanged. 



Berkshire District. — The District subject to restrictions on account of the 

 outbreaks at Reading- and in the Hi^h Wycombe District has now been con- 

 tracted by the exclusion of portions of Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Surre\' and 

 Berkshire on the eastern side of the District, and by the exclusion of the 

 District around and to the north of Newbury, on the western side. This 

 modification took effect on the 1st May. 



Wilts, Dorset and Hampshire. — A considerable reduction of this area was 

 also made as from the 1st May. With the exception of a small area in the 

 Lambourn District to the south-east of Swindon,- which remains under the 

 Muzzling Order, the whole of the northern part of the existing Scheduled 

 District, comprising those portions of Somerset, Wilts, Hampshire and Berkshire 

 wliich lie approximately north of a line through the towns of Andover, 

 V.'arminster and Shepton Mallet has been released. At the same time, the 

 r« (|uirement of leading has been withdrawn from the Southampton and 

 District Inner Controlled Area. 



Foot-and -Mouth Disease.— On the 22nd April a further outbreak 

 of Foot-and-]\bjuth Disease occurred in Irish animals landed at the Birkenhead 

 Irish Animals Landing Place for slaughter therein ; but no extension of disease 

 has occurred therefrom. The trade in Irish animals was in consequence tem- 

 porarily suspended. 



TorhsJiire. — On the 3rd May existence of disease was confirmed in animals 

 at Thurstoidand, near Huddersfield. As a result of this outbreak the usual 

 order was issued by the Ministry prohibiting the movement of animals into, 

 out of, along, over, or across any highway or thoroughfare within an area 

 having a radius of approximately 15 miles from the infected premises. 



Derbyshire, Norfolk, and Cheshire. — There have l)een no further develop- 

 ments in connection with the outbreaks confirmed on the 7th March in 

 Derbyshire, the 10th April in Norfolk, and the 16th April in Cheshire. In all 

 three cases the restrictions have been considerably modified and are now 

 applicable only to small areas immediately surrounding the infected premises. 



World Supplies of Wheat and Rye.— The Ministr\ has received 

 the following information from the International Agricultural Institute 

 at Rome : — 



It is estimated that the available world supplies of wheat and rye will be 

 sufficient to meet requirements until the next harvest, and to leave a balan- e 

 on 1st August of at least (U million quarters. 



Inspection of Tithe Apportionments, &c.— The Minister of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries desires to give notice that as from Tuesday, the 

 17th May, 1921, the fee for the inspection of Tithe Apportionments, Tithe 

 Maps, &Q., at this Office will be increased to 2s. Gd. for each d.)cument inspected 

 on each day's attendance. 



Past Issues of the Journal and Journal Supplements.— Rea«lers 

 of this Journal whose sets are incomplete may be glad to take advantage 

 of the fact that the Ministry is now in a position^to supply copies of most 



