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Importation of Canadian Cattle. 



[OCT., 



Copies of correspondence which has passed between the 

 Governor-General of Canada respecting the importation of 

 Canadian cattle into the United King- 

 Importation of dom and the Secretary of State for the 

 Canadian Cattle „ . • . . ... . , 



into the Colonies have recently been published as 



United Kingdom, a Parliamentary Paper. [Cd. 2715.] 



The Despatch of the Governor-General 

 contained copies of the following extract from the Minutes 

 of Proceedings of the Senate of Canada, dated the 6th April, 

 1905. 



" Resolved. — That the Senate of Canada desires to call the 

 attention of the Imperial Government to the fact that Canadian 

 herds are now, and have been for many years past, free from 

 those particular diseases against which the embargo has been 

 imposed. 



" That this has been repeatedly admitted by the Imperial 

 authorities themselves. 



" That under these circumstances, the continued prohibition 

 of the importation of Canadian cattle on the pretext that there 

 is danger of the spread of those particular diseases among the 

 British herds, is an unjust imputation on the condition of 

 Canadian cattle, and the Senate of Canada respectfully sug- 

 gests that the Imperial Act based thereon should be repealed. 

 And that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Right 

 Honourable the Premier of England and to the Right Honour- 

 able the President of the Board of Agriculture." 



In reply, Mr. Lyttelton transmitted an extract, which is re- 

 produced below, from a letter from the Board of Agriculture, 

 and stated that " His Majesty's Government have given the 

 fullest consideration to the representations made to them on 

 this subject, but much regret that they feel themselves unable 

 to propose to Parliament any amendment of the existing law." 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 



4, Whitehall Place, London, S.W., 



August 1st, 1905. 



[extract.] 



Experience has shown that the existing statutory requirement 

 that all cattle imported into this country shall be slaughtered in 

 wharves provided for the purpose at the port of landing is no 



