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of the inspection is thus indirectly, as well as directly, attained. The 

 exposure of diseased swine at markets is one of the most common 

 means by which swine-fever is disseminated, and it has frequently 

 necessitated the declaration by the Board, in the interest of pig-owners 

 in other districts, of a Swine-Fever Infected Area in the district served 

 by a market at which diseased swine have been exposed. The loss and 

 inconvenience occasioned to pig-owners by the necessary restriction on 

 the movement and marketing of swine in an Infected Area far outweigh 

 the expenses entailed by the veterinary examination of swine at 

 markets. The Board have not at present considered it necessary to 

 require the veterinary inspection of swine at all markets by Order, 

 inasmuch as they think that arrangements for this purpose can properly 

 be made by Local Authorities as regards their respective Districts, 

 but the Board would urge upon every Local Authority the desirability 

 of their giving earnest consideration to this matter. In order that 

 veterinary inspection may be rendered effective, it is important that 

 Regulations should be made by Local Authorities under Article 15 of 

 the Swine-Fever Order of 1908, if this has not already been done, limit- 

 ing the mode and time of entry to the principal markets or sales in 

 their Districts, so as to secure that all swine are examined at the 

 entrance, and before admittance to the market or sale. 



6. The Board would be glad if you would be so good as to inform 

 them in due course of the action taken by your Local Authority under 

 paragraphs 4 and 5 of this letter. 



I am, &c, 

 T. H. Elliott, 



Secretary. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have issued a new Order 



A . relating to American Gooseberry Mildew, 



American Gooseberry dated September Ilth> lgIIy which came into 



flQll operation on October 1st last, and by which 



the American Gooseberry Mildew Order of 



1909 is revoked. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries withdrew as from Septem- 

 ber 25th, all the general restrictions which were imposed by them on 

 the movement of animals in connection with 

 Outbreaks of the recent outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease at Wegt H allam, Derbyshire. 



Disease. ^ report of a suspected outbreak of Foot- 



and-Mouth Disease at Wittersham, Kent, a few miles from Udimore, 

 where the recent serious outbreak of the disease occurred, was received 

 by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries on September 12th. The 

 animals were carefully examined by a Superintending Veterinary Officer 

 of the Board and found not to be affected with Foot-and-Mouth Disease. 



The existence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease amongst dairy cows at 

 Manor Farm, Middlezoy, near Bridgwater, Somerset, was confirmed 

 on September 29th. Sixteen cows, out of a total of eighteen cows on 

 the premises, were found to be affected with the disease. 



The usual precautions were taken to prevent the spread of the 



