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may be deemed desirable, by the Government Inspectors at the 
ports to the Veterinary Departments in London and Dublin 
respectively, and in England to the local authority (p. 241). 
(3.) That the prosecution of the owners of animals so reported 
as diseased shall in England be undertaken by the local authority, 
and in Ireland by the Veterinary Department of the Privy Council. 
(4.) That the regulations as to right of entry, liberty to inspect, 
and evidence of the existence of disease (the Inspector's certifi- 
cate), which are now applicable to cases, or suspected cases, of 
pleuro-pneumonia, shall be extended to foot-and-mouth disease 
(Act, sec. 31-33) (pp. 197 and 199). 
(5.) That all lairs or yards belonging to Railway and Steam- 
boat Companies, and all market places and places set apart for 
the holding of fairs for cattle, sheep, and pigs, shall be divided 
into pens of a. convenient size, and furnished with a sufficient 
number of troughs of clean water ; and that these pens shall be 
cleansed and disinfected in accordance with the existing regula- 
tions of the English Privy Council in reference to railvva}' pens 
and landing places (pp. 212 and 241). 
(G.) That the cleansing and disinfection of the steamboats and 
other vessels used for the carriage of animals shall be rigorously 
enforced ; and that no steamboat or other vessel shall be allowed 
by the Government Veterinary Inspector at the port of embarka- 
tion to receive animals until after the master or owner has pro- 
duced and delivered a certificate signed by the Government 
Veterinary Inspector at the last port of debarkation, certifying 
that such steamboat or other vessel has been properly cleansed and 
disinfected since the last landing of animals therefrom (p. 239). 
(7.) That the Railway Companies in Ireland as well as in 
England shall be compelled to cleanse and disinfect their 
railway trucks and sidings, in accordance with the existing regu- 
lations (p. 202). 
(8.) That food and water in ordinary quantities be supplied to 
all animals either before or after inspection, both at the ports of 
shipment and landing, whether requested by the persons in charge 
or otherwise (pp. 210, 211). 
(9.) That animals exposed for sale at fairs and in markets, both 
in England and Ireland, shall in all cases be inspected by duly 
qualified Veterinary Surgeons, or Inspectors appointed by the 
Local Authority, and that it is essential that offenders against the 
law shall be adequately punished on conviction (pp. 204-209). 
(10.) That the provisions of the Privy Couricil (Ireland) Order * 
of November 4th, 1870, be modified so as to conform to the 
provisions of sec. 57 of the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 
* Sections 3 and 13. 
