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to 130Z. 10«. 5d., and would no doubt 
contribute towards the expense of the 
furl her experiments this year. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parker was of 
opinion that the Society should not 
act tor the Board of Agriculture, but 
should keep the matter entirely in its 
own hands. 
Earl Cathcart pointed out that 
such experiments as these were a part 
of the Society’s regular business, 
and ought to be carried out on their 
own responsibility. The Board of 
Agriculture was a political body, 
whilst the Royal Agricultural Society 
was a perfectly free and independent 
institution. 
The Duke of Richmond and 
Gordon quite concurred with Lord 
Cathcart. They should be extremely 
careful as to their relations with the 
Board, and they should have nothing 
whatever to do with politics. 
In reply to a suggestion that the 
report should be referred back to the 
Committee, 
Mr. Whitehead said he thought 
they were pledged to the Board of 
Agriculture to carry out these experi- 
ments. 
Mr. Dent said that the Woburn 
Sub-Committee had decided to 
have independent experiments with 
Bouillie Bordelaise at the Woburn 
Farm under the direction of their 
own manager ; but they did not wish 
these experiments to be mixed up 
with those conducted for the Board of 
Agriculture. 
Aftc^r some further discussion, in 
which Earl Cathcart, Mr. White- 
head, Sir John Thorold, the Hon. 
C. T. Parker, and others took part, 
Sir Matthew Ridley said that, 
as the Society had accepted the Board 
of Agriculture’s cheque for lOOZ., he 
thought they were more or less pledged 
to go on with these particular experi- 
ments. At the same time he quite 
agreed with other speakers as to the 
general relations of the Society with 
the Board. 
The report of the Committee was 
then adopted without opposition. 
■Veterinary. 
Sir John Thorold (Chairman) 
reported that a discussion had taken 
place in Committee upon the recent 
outbreak'of foot-and-mouth disease ; 
and the various Orders issued by the 
Board of Agriculture since the 
occurrence of the disease were laid 
upon the table. A letter had been 
received from Mr. J. H. Carter, 
F.R.C.V.S., accepting the terms of his 
appointment as Provincial 'Veterinary 
Surgeon for Lancashire. A revised 
edition had just been issued of Pro- 
fessor Brown’s pamphlet on “ Animals 
of the Farm in Health and Disease.” 
A report had been received from Mr. 
Roberts, Provincial Veterinary Sur- 
geon for the County of Flint, as to 
the absence of swine-fever, and the 
prevalence of influenza amongst 
horses. The Committee had con- 
sidered the results of the experiments 
carried on at the Royal 'Veterinary 
College as to foot-rot in sheep, which 
were given in the annual report of 
the College, to appear in the forth- 
coming number of the Journal (see 
page 116). The experiments tended to 
show that foot-rot was communicable 
from diseased to healthy animals, 
after longer or shorter intervals, 
dependent upon the conditions of 
exposure to infection. 
Mr. Cope (for Professor Brown) had 
presented the following report : — 
Foot-and-Mouth Disease. — 
Since the last meeting of the Com- 
mittee, foot-and-mouth disease, 
tvhich has been absent from this 
country for about six years, has 
suddenly made its reappearance 
within the Metropolitan district. 
The first animals found to be 
affected with the disease were some 
Danish cattle, which were in the 
lairs in the Metropolitan Cattle 
Market on February 4, affected in 
a comparatively early stage. Im- 
mediately precautions were taken 
by closing the market gates and 
slaughtering all the animals which 
were then within the lairs and 
market. It subsequently transpired 
that the Danish cattle referred to 
were landed in this country on 
Saturday, January 30, and 
brought up to the market lairs on 
the following day (Sunday), and 
were exposed for sale in the market 
on Monday, February 1, but it was 
not until Thursday, February 6, 
that the disease became apparent 
in them. Since February 4, eight 
outbreaks have been detected in 
