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Susses; while those in Scotland 
occurred in the counties of Aber- 
deen, Edinburgh, Forfar, Lanark, 
Perth, and Sterling. It may be 
observed that thecounties of Essex, 
York (W.R.)and Fife, in which the 
disease was prevalent throughout 
the greater part of last year, do not 
appear in the above list, and have 
therefore been free from the disease 
for the past two months. In the 
case of Hants and Notts, counties 
in which no pleuro-pneumonia 
existed in 1889, the disease has 
recently been introduced. In 
Hants five outbreaks have been 
reported since the beginning of the 
year, all due to a lot of cows sent 
from the neighbourhood of London 
and sold at Basingstoke in October 
last, 
The number of cattle attacked 
with this disease, or found diseased 
after slaughter, during the eight 
weeks has been 207, while 635 
healthy cattle which had been ex- 
posed to infection were slaugh- 
tered. 
In Ireland twelve fresh outbreaks 
were reported during the eight weeks 
ended January 25, all of them in 
the Dublin district; 18 cattle were 
attacked and 131 healthy ones in 
contact were slaughtered. 
Anthrax. — In England twenty- 
five outbreaks of anthrax were 
reported between the end of Novem- 
ber 1889 and January 25 ; thirty- 
four animals were attacked, thirty- 
two of which died. In Scotland 
six outbreaks were reported and 
twelve animals attacked, ten of 
which died and two recovered. In 
Ireland four outbreaks were re- 
ported ; thirteen animals were at- 
tacked, all of which died. 
Swine Fever. — This disease has 
been less prevalent during the past 
two months than it has been for 
years, only 440 fresh outbreaks be- 
ing reported, as compared with 719 
in the corresponding weeks of 1888 
and 1889. The number of swine 
attacked was 2,033, of which 1,301 
were killed, 1,082 diseased pigsdied, 
299 recovered, while 272 remained 
alive when the last return was made 
up. In Ireland thirty outbreaks of 
9wine fever were reported and 
75 pigs were attacked. 
Mr. Foster said he had been 
unable to attend the Veterinary 
Committee, but he had been asked 
by the local authorities in Cum- 
berland to make as strong a re- 
presentation as possible on the 
subject of pleuro-pneumonia. The 
great difficulty they found in Cumber- 
land, and no doubt in other counties, 
was not so much to stop the spread 
of the disease when it was detected 
as to detect it in the first instance, 
because of the impossibility of finding 
it out by inspection, no inspection 
being allowed. In the last outbreaks, 
some months elapsed before intima- 
tion of the existence of the disease 
was given to the police. 
Mr. Pell explained the arrange- 
ments which had been made for the 
proposed deputation to Mr. Chaplin 
by a preliminary meeting of those 
intending to be present, held on the 
previous day. 
Various details connected with the 
deputation having been discussed, 
Mr. Dent moved, the Duke of Rich- 
mond and Gordon seconded, and it 
was resolved that the following six 
delegates be appointed to officially 
represent the Society at tiie deputa- 
tion to Mi - . Chaplin on the subject 
of pleuro-pneumonia, as recommended 
by the Veterinar}- Committee : — Lord 
Moret on (president ),Sir Jacob Wilson, 
Mr. Bowen-Jones, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
Frankish, and Mr. Pell, attended M 
the Secretary. 
Stock Prizes. 
Mr. Sanday reported his election 
as Chairman of the year. Acting 
upon the powers conferred upon them 
by the Council at its last meeting, the 
Sub-Committee had accepted and had 
authorised the insertion in the prize- 
sheet of prizes offered by the Hackney 
Horse Society, and the Shire Horse 
Society ; of prizes for ponies, Kerries, 
and Dexter Kerries offered through the 
Plymouth Local Committee ; and of 
champion prizes for Berkshire pigs of- 
fered by the British Berkshire Society. 
An offer of champion prizes had 
been received from the Clydesdale 
Horse Society, and an offer of fourth 
and fifth prizes of HI. and 21. each from 
the Shropshire Sheep Breeders' 
Association for the Shropshire shear- 
ling ram and shearling ewe classes. 
