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the sketch, but deep enough to retain the solution while allowing 

 the sheep to step over them easily. The bottom of the trough, 

 if of wood, should have cross pieces nailed or screwed on at 

 intervals of about a foot to prevent slipping. The floor of a con- 

 crete bath should be supplied with transverse grooves. 



The sides above the trough should be nailed to posts 4 in. 

 by 3 in. and 5 ft. long, driven firmly into the ground, 4 ft. apart. 

 The run thus made should be wide enough to allow the sheep to 

 walk freely through, and a width of 18 in. at 2 ft. from the 

 ground will be found sufficient even for in-lamb ewes. 



The Board have received through the Foreign Office the 

 following regulations governing the importation of live stock 

 into Spain : — 



Live Stock According to the Public Health Act 



*tfons— !^ain!* (Chapter XL, Section II.) of Spain, horses, 

 mules, asses, cattle, sheep, goats, and swine 

 are subject to sanitary inspection at the port of entry into Spain 

 by sea. The same measures may be extended to other animals 

 if considered necessary, especially to dogs. 



The inspection at ports will be made, if the captain of the 

 'vessel wishes it, before the disembarkation of the animals, 

 provided that the veterinary officer can carry out the inspection 

 without prejudice to its thoroughness ; otherwise it will take place 

 after disembarkation. 



At ports where no sanitary service exists, importers of cattle 

 will be required to provide certificates of origin and bills of health 

 for their cattle, indicating their quality, number, and marks. 



The certificate must emanate from a veterinary surgeon and 

 be legalised by a Spanish Consul or Consular agent, or in his 

 absence by the local authority of the district from which the 

 cattle come, and must certify that for six weeks previous to 

 their despatch no contagious disease has appeared among animals 

 of the species included in the consignment. The certificate 

 must be presented to the proper authority within three days. 



* Live stock import regulations have been published in this Journal for the follow- 

 ing countries : — Transvaal, March, 1903 ; United States, June, 1903, and Oct., 1904 ; 

 Argentina, Jan., 1905; Cape Colony, Feb., 1905; Canada, March, 1905; New 

 South Wales, April, 1905 ; Germany, May, 1905; New Zealand, June, 1905 ; South 

 Australia, July, 1905; France, August, 1905; Belgium, Sept., 1905; Uruguay, 

 Oct., 1905; and Victoria, Nov., 1905, 



