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inoculation or otherwise which is required by a statute or 

 regulation or otherwise, or with intent to defraud, causes any 

 test to give a false result. 



(10) The attention of veterinary institutions which grant 

 diplomas in this country should be drawn to the importance 

 of providing thorough instruction in the application of the 

 tuberculin test. 



(11) The law should be strengthened, if necessary, in order 

 to penalise a person who obtains by false pretences a certifi- 

 cate of registration of an animal, or who fraudulently uses any 

 such certificates. 



(12) Exporters should consider whether they would prefer 

 any reasonable alternative to the present system of charging 

 for the carriage of live stock by passenger train, forwarding 

 their agreed suggestions to the railway companies either 

 directly or through the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. 



(13) Exporters should (a) consider the rates charged for 

 single animals sent by goods train; and (b) ascertain whether 

 stock is conveyed by the shortest route, and whether the 

 charges are based on the shortest route ; and should, if neces- 

 sary, communicate with the railway companies,, either directly 

 or through the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. 



(14) The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries should re- 

 quest the Breed Societies to draw the attention of their mem- 

 bers to the fact that the Board are prepared to investigate 

 complaints as to excessive railway charges or insufficient 

 facilities. 



(15) Official action should be taken against Shipping Com- 

 bines when necessary to prevent any prejudicial effect on the 

 export of live stock owing to the system of deferred rebate. 



(16) It is desirable that the Governments of certain coun- 

 tries which import British live stock should be approached 

 with the view of securing their acceptance of official export 

 certificates issued by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. 



As regards recommendation (6), relating to the establish- 

 ment of an official testing station, Mr. T. H. Middleton, one 

 of the members of the Committee, suggests a modification of 

 the terms of this recommendation as follows : — 



"An official testing station for applying the tuberculin test 

 and for immunising pedigree stock against certain diseases 



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