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"11. Nothing in this Order shall relieve any Local Authority afl'ected by 
this Order, or any of their officers, from tlie obligation to carry into effect the 
provisions of the Act of 18G9, and the Orders of Council thereunder with 
respect to diseases other than cattle-plague. 
" 12. Article 7 of The Animals Order of 1875 shall be deemed to be 
omitted from that Order, and that Order shall be read and have effect as if 
the following article was therein substituted : 
" Any dung, and any hay, straw, litter, or other thing commonly used for 
food of animals, or otherwise for or about animals, may be moved out 
of an infected place, with a licence, signed by an Inspector of the 
Privy Council, certifying that the thing moved has been disinfected, 
but not otherwise ; and shall only be so moved, in any case, for the 
purpose of being buried or destroyed. 
" 13. If any person fails to give, produce, do, or observe any notice, 
licence, thing, or rule, which he is by this Order required to give, produce, do, 
or observe, he shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Order. 
" 14. If any animal (including a dog) or any thing is moved or dealt with 
in contravention of this Order, the owner thereof and the person directing or 
permitting the moving thereof, or dealing therewith, and the person or 
company having charge of or removing or conveying the same, shall each be 
deemed guilty of an offence against this Order." 
At a Monthly Council held on May 2nd, the following Report 
from Professor Brown was read : — 
" Immediately after the last Meeting of the Council of the 
Roval Agricultural Society, a deputation from the Society, and 
another from the Shorthorn Society, had an interview with the 
Lord President, on the subject of the action which had been 
taken by the local authorities in dealing with outbreaks of cattle- 
plague. Both deputations urged the importance of immediate 
interference on the part of the Privy Council, in order that 
uniform and consistent regulations might be applied, at least 
to that part of the country where cattle-plague had prevailed. 
In accordance with these representations an Order of Council 
was passed, which came into operation on April 16th. Under 
the provisions of this Order the Privy Council has dealt with the 
outbreaks of cattle-plague which have occurred since it came 
into force. 
" As soon as the Order was passed, inspectors were appointed 
for the purpose of making inquiries as to the sanitary condition 
of the stock in the metropolis and its suburbs, and arrangements 
were made for the slaughter of diseased animals, and the burial 
or destruction of carcasses ; also the slaughter of animals which 
had been in contact with diseased beasts, and the burning or 
destruction of manure, offal, and hides, so that nothing but the 
meat of healthy animals should be removed from an infected 
place. On this point it may be remarked that no animal was 
to be deemed healthy which had a temperature indicative of the 
febrile state. Notwithstanding this precaution, however, several 
carcasses were condemned as unfit for food, owing probably to 
