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all our proposals, and had made successful efforts to keep disease 
out of their territories. 
In reply to Earl Fevers HAM, 
Professor BltoWN stated that under the present regulations 
cattle cannot be moved from the borough of Hull into the East 
Riding of Yorkshire, but the authorities of the Riding cannot 
prevent cattle from Hull from passing through their district. 
Mr. MakTIN had a vivid recollection of the appalling scenes 
which he had witnessed during the last great outbreak of cattle- 
plague, and many of the smaller farmers had never recovered 
from the losses which they then sustained. The only safety lay 
in slaughter. Nothing would satisfy agriculturists except the 
prohibition of the importation of live stock from foreign coun- 
tries, and he wished the Government could be persuaded to 
adopt preventive means before cattle-plague appeared, instead 
of afterwards. With regard to the argument that fell-mongers 
and other trades might suffer, he stated that many trades had 
already been sacrificed for the good of the country, and es- 
pecially instanced mail-coaches at the time of the introduction 
of railways. 
Mr. AvELING referred to the horrible sufferings of animals 
which came across from the Continent in steamboats, and ex- 
pressed the opinion that the flesh of such animals was not so. 
wholesome as that of animals killed on the other side of the 
water. 
Mr. STRATTON hoped that no temporary measure would be 
recommended, as the Privy Council had already made excellent 
regulations of that nature. He did not complain that they had 
heard too much about cattle-plague, but he did complain that 
they had heard too little about foot-and-mouth disease and 
pleuro-pneumonia ; and he thought the Council had a right to 
ask the Government for protection for the farmers from both 
these diseases. 
Mr. BOOTH recalled the statement made a month ago as to the 
limits of the outbreak of cattle-plague. He reminded the Coun- 
cil that these limits had since been exceeded, and the ultimate 
development of the outbreak could not be stated. During 
the last twelve years they had had three different outbreaks, 
and another might occur in three months' time. He thought, 
therefore, the Council ought to urge the Government to take the 
means proposed by the Amendment, to avoid such a contingency. 
Only 5 per cent, of our consumption of meat is imported from 
abroad as live stock, and 27 per cent, of these animals are 
slaughtered in consequence of forming part of diseased cargoes. 
Although we continue to admit stock from foreign countries, all 
foreign countries decline to take stock from us, as also do our 
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