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Mo:dhlif Council, Mwj 6, 1891. 
report, and of (he report of the Con- 
sulthig Entomologist appended to it, 
to draw attention to the great vahie, 
as object lessons, of the diagrams of 
injurious insects prepared by Miss 
Orraerod. 
The report of the Committee was 
then unanimously adopted. 
Veterinary. 
Mr. Den'T (in the absence of Sir 
John Thoiold, Chairman) submitted 
the following report presented by Mr. 
Cope : — 
Pleuko - Pneumonia. — During 
the four weeks ended April 25, 
there were thirteen fresh outbreaks 
of this disease in Great Britain re- 
ported to the Board of Agriculture, 
five of which were in England, in 
the counties of Chester, Lancaster, 
and York (W. B.), and eight in Scot- 
land, seven of which were in Mid- 
lothian and one in Lanarkshire. In 
dealing with these outbreaks the 
Board of Agriculture slaughtered 
cighty-tive diseased cattle, and 557 
which had been exposed to the 
risk of infection. In addition to 
this the Board authorised the 
slaughter of fifteen other cattle 
which were suspected of being af- 
fected with pleuro-pneumonia, but 
which were found free from that 
disease on post-mortem examina- 
tion. In Ireland fourteen fresh 
outbreaks of pleuro-pneumonia oc- 
curred in the four weeks; twenty 
diseased cattle were killed, and one 
died, while 3',)!) healthy contact- 
cattle were slaughtered. 
Anthkax.— There were eigh- 
teen fresh outbreaks of anthrax 
reported in Great Britain in the 
four weeks, in the counties of 
Devon, Dorset, Leicester, Lincoln 
(Lindsey), ]\Iiddlesex, Notts, Somer- 
set, and Suffolk in England, and in 
Aberdeen, Forfar, Kirkcudbright, 
Linlithgow, and Perth in Scotland; 
thirty-one animals were attacked, 
twenty-five of which died, and 
four remained alive when the last 
published return was made up. 
Swine-fever. — In Great Britain 
5G8 fresh outbreaks of this disease 
were reported ; ,'?,0(>(i pigs were at- 
tacked, 1,323 disea-sed swine were 
killed, 1,205 died, 211 recovered, 
and 578 remained alive on April 25. 
Rabies. — There were four cases 
of this disease in the month, in the 
counties of Essex, London, Surrey, 
and York (\V. R.) 
Correspondence as to an epizootic 
outbreak in Yorkshire amongst lambs, 
and as to scab in sheep had been laid 
upon the table. A discussion had 
arisen on the subject of abortion in 
cows, and it was agreed to recom- 
mend that a communication should 
be addressed from the Society to the 
Royal Veterinary College, asking 
whether in the opinion of the College 
the time had not now ariived for a 
further investigation into the causa- 
tion of this disease, and, if so, whether 
the College were prepared to recom- 
mend what action should be taken. 
Mr. Stanyforth had been added to 
the Committee. 
Mr. Dent said there was a very 
strong feeling in the agricultural 
wi.rld that this matter of abortion in 
cattle was almost as serious as any- 
thing which affected the herds of 
this country. (Hear, hear.) In spite 
of all the enquiries that had been 
made, no satisfactory information 
had been obtained as to the nature of 
it, or as to the means of prevention. 
The Veterinary Committee were un- 
animously of opinion that the Society 
should consult the Royal Veterinary 
College as to whether any means 
could be adopted against it. 
Stock Prizes. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) presented 
the recommendations of this Com- 
mittee as to certain proposed entiies 
for the Doncaster Meeting, which 
they advised should be declined. 
The Committee had given preliminary 
consideration to the Stock Prize-sheet 
for the Warwick Meeting, and after 
considerable discussion of the several 
suggestions, it had been decided to 
put the draft Prize-sheet into type 
for further consideration at the nest 
meeting. 
Judges' Selection. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) rcportod 
that all the gentlemen iK)minate<l as 
Judges in the several departments of 
the Doncaster Meeting had signified 
their willingness to act, and that .the 
Umpires had been selected by the 
Committee. 
