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together with the certificate and declaration above mentioned, 

 are to be delivered at the office of the Chief Inspector of Stock. 

 The Chief Inspector of Stock may authorise the introduction 

 of cattle or sheep, notwithstanding non-compliance with these 

 regulations, in any case in which he may think that compliance 

 with such regulations may be excused with safety. 



Cattle and sheep intended to be introduced into Victoria 

 shall remain in quarantine for a period in the case of cattle of 

 not less than forty days, and in the case of sheep of not less 

 than thirty days, during which time, in the case of sheep, they 

 shall be washed, dressed, and disinfected as the Chief Inspector 

 of Stock may direct ; and, in the case of cattle, any animal 

 suspected to be affected with tuberculosis may be subjected to 

 the tuberculine test, and the owner, if required by the Inspector, 

 shall render all necessary assistance to facilitate the operation. 

 (Order in Council, 20th June, 1899.) 



Horses. — After the animals have been examined by the 

 veterinary officer on arrival and a certificate that they are free 

 from disease has been forwarded to the Chief Inspector of 

 Stock, they may be landed and removed to quarantine for 

 fourteen days. The general regulations above also apply. Prior 

 to shipment, such horses shall at the port of shipment be sub- 

 jected (Order in Council 22nd July, 1902) to the Mallein test by 

 a veterinary surgeon (at one of the ports of London, Liverpool, 

 or Glasgow) appointed by the Governor, and shall be accom- 

 panied by a certificate from such veterinary surgeon, stating 

 that the said horses have been duly tested with Mallein and 

 found to be free from glanders. 



Pigs. — The introduction of swine into Victoria from Great 

 Britain is permitted (Order in Council, 20th June, 1899) subject 

 to compliance with the general regulations stated above and to 

 thirty days' quarantine. 



For many years past the British Dairy Farmers' Association, 



the English Jersey Cattle Society, and kindred bodies have 



. , , „ been conducting tests to ascertain the 



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 value for butter production of the milk of 



various breeds of British cattle. These tests are usually 



conducted in connection with the annual shows of the various 



Societies, and hence they are limited in duration, and the cattle 



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