Reports of Committees. 
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mitted to the advertisement pages of 
the Journal at the same charge as 
other advertisements. The Secretary 
had submitted his proposals for the 
articles in the forthcoming number of 
the Journal, which were approved. 
Chemical. 
Mr. Warren (in the absence of 
Viscount Emlyn, Chairman) reported 
that various details connected with 
the Society's laboratory had been 
discussed and settled. The report of 
the Woburn Sub-Committee had been 
received and adopted. The Commit- 
tee presented their Quarterly Report, 
which, on the motion of Mr. Wareen, 
was adopted and ordered to be pub- 
lished (see page 157). 
Seeds and Plant Diseases. 
Mr. Whitehead (Chairman) re- 
ported that Miss Oimerod had pre- 
sented a report which the Committee 
recommended for publication (see 
page 168). The Committee had re- 
ceived samples of two new grasses 
called respectively " new late-flower- 
ing cocksfoot" and Antlwxanthum 
amarnm. or " mammoth sweet vernal," 
and they recommended that these 
should be tried at Woburn under the 
supervision of the Consulting Botanist. 
A request had been received from the 
Irish Land Commission asking the 
Council to suggest the names of per- 
sons in a position to give information 
on the subject of Forestry, and the 
Committee had given directions to 
the Secretary as to the suggestion of 
certain names of gentlemen in Scot- 
land. They would be glad if Mem- 
bers of Council would send to the 
Secretary the names of any gentle- 
men in England qualified to give as- 
sistance in this matter. 
Mr. Whitehead pointed out that 
Miss Ormerod in her report drew 
special attention to the fact that the 
hard frost and the severe weather 
during the recent winter had not had 
the slightest effect upon insect life. 
It was commonly supposed that frost 
had the power of killing insects, and 
that, therefore, they would be free 
from insect plagues during the next 
season. He was afraid that their 
hopes would be disappointed, and he 
would advise all those who were 
troubled with insect pests during the 
past year to take precautions for the 
coming season. 
Veterinary. 
Sir John Thorold (Chairman) re- 
ported that a letter had been read from 
Mr. Lewis P. Rees, of Carmarthen, ac- 
cepting the post of Provincial Veter- 
inary Surgeon for Carmarthenshire. 
A form of petition to the President of 
the Board of Agriculture on the sub- 
ject of the sale as British meat of 
imported American cattle, and of the 
present restrictions on home cattle, 
which had been received from the 
North-West Cattle Trade and Farmers' 
Defence Association, had been ordered 
to lie upon the table. The Farriers' 
Company had reported that nearly 
200 applications for registration had 
already been received under the 
scheme for the National Registration 
of Farriers or Shoeing-smiths. 
Professor Brown had presented the 
following report : — 
Pleuro-pncumnnia. — During the 
four weeks ended February 21st 
there were seventy-five cattle 
affected with this disease slaugh- 
tered in Great Britain in the 
counties of Hants, Kent, Lancaster, 
London, Sm-rey, Warwick, York 
(W.R.), Forfar, Lanark, Midlothian, 
Perth, and Renfrew. In the same 
period 930 healthy cattle which 
had been exposed to the risk of in- 
fection were slaughtered in the 
counties of Durham, Hants, Kent, 
Lancaster, London, Surrey, War- 
wick, Wilts, York (W.R.), Aberdeen, 
Forfar, Lanark, Midlotliian, Perth, 
Renfrew, and Sterling. 
Anthrax. — There were eleven 
fresh outbreaks of this disease re- 
ported in -Great Britain in the 
counties of Dorset, Northampton, 
Notts, Warwick, York (E.R.), and 
York (W.R.). In these outisreaks 
twenty-two animals were attacked, 
two were killed, nineteen died, and 
two recovered. 
Swine Fever. — During the four 
weeks 212 fi'esh outbreaks of this 
disease were reported in Great Bri- 
tain ; 1,391 swine were attacked, 
745 diseased pigs were killed, GDI 
died, 232 recovered, and 201 re- 
mained alive when the return was 
made up. 
