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hands ; a large number were rejected for having bad hocks, 
others for narrow chests or long backs. The majority selected 
are Anglo-Arab, the chestnuts are of the Gidran caste,^ but in 
the whole the English blood predominates. The price given 
was 40/., delivered in London. The same class of horse could 
be delivered in Trieste or Fiume for probably 30?. to 35Z. 
I cannot conclude this report without stating how much 1 
was assisted by the Hungarian authorities, in order that I 
might see what was to be seen, and in furnishing me readily 
with all and every information I required, with the greatest 
courtesy and willingness. And I was much indebted to Mr. F. 
Stockinger, Secretary to the Minister of Commerce, for his in- 
valuable aid, in the absence of an interpreter, during the whole 
of my journeys through the country. His services were placed 
entirely at the disposal of the Committee for purchasing the 
remounts, and in every way he rendered us the greatest assist- 
ance ; and I should be very glad if some small recognition of 
his valuable services were forwarded to him by Her Majesty's 
Government, as he thoroughly deserves some thanks for his 
assistance as an interpreter, as well as for the general informa- 
tion regarding the horse supply of the country, which he so 
readily afforded. 
XXV. — Report on the Cattle Disease in the Island of Cyprus. 
By F. Charles Heidenstam, M.D., District Medical 
Officer for Larnaca, Chief Inspector of Cattle Disease. 
[Published by permission of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.] 
The cattle-plague first showed itself at Larnaca on Dec. 4th, 
1879, in the khan or public stable of Messrs. Demetrion 
Brothers. I heard of it by mere chance on December 8th, 
through a report that was circulating in the town to the effect 
that the cattle of Messrs. Demetrion, consisting of five fine yoke 
of oxen and cows, were all sick. 
It was generally believed that they had been poisoned, and 
some persons went even so far as to affirm that the illness was 
due to the influence of the evil eye (witchcraft). 
I visited the premises where the cattle were standing on 
December 8th, and found that one animal had already died and 
had disappeared. Nine animals were still in the stable sick, 
and these I subjected to a careful examination. It required 
very little penetration to see that the supposed poisoned animals 
were suffering from cattle-plague, and I at once put the khan 
under a guard of military police, and reported all the circum- 
