Pleuro-pneitmonia Act, 1890. 
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that the central authority might be 
able to trace the disease to its origin, 
and track its subsequent develop- 
ments. Such a suggestion had already 
been made by the auctioneers of the 
marts in the county of Northumber- 
land, and he had reason to believe 
that it would be adopted in other 
parts of England. He would strongly 
urge members of Council in their 
respective districts to do all in their 
power to further such a system, which 
would be of infinite importance and 
assistance to the Government. 
They were aware that one of the 
great reasons and justification for a 
central authority had been the success 
which bad attended the central action 
in Holland ; but they must bear in 
mind that in Holland the orders of 
the Government were most absolutely 
and implicitly obeyed by the farmers 
of that country. Now, "it would be 
utterly hopeless, he felt, without the 
co-operation of the stockowners and 
agriculturists generally, to achieve 
their great object in getting r.d of 
the disease. He strongly urged that 
some representation be made, not 
only to the veterinary officials of the 
Society, but also to the general body 
of their members. He had no doubt 
whatever that when the time came — 
after September 1, and especially 
after the cattle had been brought in 
once more from the fields — the disease 
would be dealt with in a very heroic 
manner by the central authority. 
Farmers and stockowners would 
probably have to submit to many 
inconveniences, such as the stoppage 
of fairs and markets in diseased dis- 
tricts, and some indirect loss would 
doubtless ensue. 
He strongly urged the Council to 
maintain the position they had 
hitherto held— if he might make 
bold to say so — as the leaders of 
agricultural thought in the country, 
and to impress upon the 10,000 mem- 
bers of the Society the necessity of 
co-operating to the best of their 
ability in the endeavour now being 
made to get rid of the disease. With 
that object he had drawn up the 
following resolutions, which he now 
begged leave to move : — 
1. That the Council having re- 
ceived a letter from the President 
of the Board of Agriculture re- 
specting the Contagious Diseases 
(Animals) (Pleuro-pneumonia) Act, 
1890, desires to afford to the Govern- 
ment the utmost possible assistance 
in carrying out the provisions of 
the Act. 
2. With this view the Council 
begs to impress upon all members 
and officials of the Society the 
great importance of prompt declara- 
tion of disease whenever it may 
appear, and a loyal submission to 
the Orders which may from time 
to time be issued by the Board 
of Agriculture ; and the Council 
further requests that they will use 
their influence to this effect in 
their respective localities. 
3. That a copy of these resolu- 
tions be forwarded to the Board of 
Agriculture, together with a cover- 
ing letter to be signed by the 
President, explanatory of the action 
which the Society proposes to take ; 
and that a circular letter be ad- 
dressed to all the members of the 
Society, requesting their co-opera- 
tion in securing for the Board of 
Agriculture the earliest possible 
intimation of outbreaks of pleuro- 
pneumonia. 
Sir John Thokold seconded, say- 
ing that the recommendation of the 
Veterinary Committee was the most 
that the Committee felt they could 
make as a Committee, though he 
entirely sympathised with the more 
general action proposed by Sir Jacob 
Wilson. There were very many cases 
in the country where the disease was 
concealed, and the Veterinary Com- 
mittee thought it possible that the 
Society's Provincial Surgeons could 
obtain knowledge of the disease 
which the central authorities might 
not otherwise get. They suggested, 
therefore, that these gentlemen 
should be asked to telegraph to the 
Secretary of the Society any cases of 
disease coming under their notice, 
and that the Secretary should at once 
inform the Board of Agriculture. 
With regard to the resolution of Sir 
Jacob Wilson, he felt it was most 
important that they should have the 
general support of all the members 
of the Society in carrying out the 
recommendation of the Council. 
Mr. Garrett Taylor supported 
the resolution. His county (Norfolk) 
