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m post-mortem examination free from the 
disease. 
Swine Feteh. — During the first eight 
weeks of the present year no less than 954 
pigs died from this disease in Griat Britain, 
as compared with 738 in the corresponding 
period of last year. The number of swine 
slaughtered by order of the Board of Agri- 
culture as diseased or having been exposed 
to the risk of infection since the beginning 
of the year has been 7,407, and, in addition 
to these, 124 suspected swine were slaught- 
ered, but found free from swine fever on 
post-mortem examination. These cases of 
swine fever were distributed over forty-eight 
counties, viz. forty-two in England, five in 
Wales, and one in Scotland. 
Anthrax. — This disease still continues to 
increase. There have been 117 fresh out- 
breaks reported in the first eight weeks of 
the present year, and 228 animals attacked, 
as compared with 71 outbreaks and 200 
animals attacked in the corresponding 
period of last year. These fresh outbreaks 
were distributed over twenty-nine counties 
in England, three in Wales and ten in 
Scotland. 
Glanders and Farcy.— The recently 
published returns relating to this disease 
show some decrease. There have been 185 
fresh outbreaks and 241 horses attacked, as 
compared with 247 outbreaks and 442 horses 
attacked in the corresponding period of last 
year. 
Radiks.— There have been 25 cases of 
this disease reported in Great Britain in 
the eight weeks, as compared with 11 in the 
corresponding period of last year. These 
cases of the disease occurred in five counties 
in England and three in Scotland. 
Swine Fever. 
In reference to swine fever, two very im- 
portant Orders have recently been issued 
by the Board of Agriculture, but they have 
only been in operation since February 18 : — 
(1) No. 5,15G— The Swine Fever (Infected 
Areas) Order of 1894, which is in force in 
those districts named in Order 5,159. The 
effect of this Order is to close all markets 
and sales of swine, except for slaughter, and 
then only with a licence of the local au- 
thority, and to prevent the movement of 
swine out of those districts named, without 
a licence of the receiving authority, and 
then only for immediate slaughter, or for 
some special purpose. (2) Order 5,1G1 — 
Markets and Fairs (Swine Fever) Order- 
closes the markets for swine, except for 
slaughter, in those other parts of England 
and Wales which are not named in the 
Infected Areas Order (5,159), the only dis- 
tricts which are not under restrictions 
being those named in the schedule to that 
Order. The Markets and Fairs (Swine 
Fever) Order (5,161) does not apply to 
Scotland, as the disease appears to be 
mainly confined to the neighbourhood of 
Glasgow, around which an infected area has 
been declared. 
A formal resolution as to the frau- 
dulent sale of foreign meat in the 
terms proposed by the A'eterinary 
Committee was moved by Sir John 
Thorold, seconded by Sir Nigel 
K iNGSCOTE, and carried unanimously. 
Stock Prizes. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) reported 
that a letter had been received from 
Mr. Leonard Pilkington, in which he 
stated his inability to forward by 
March 1st the certificate of calving 
of his Ayrshire cow “ Betty,” to which 
the second prize in Class 98 at the 
Chester Meeting had been awarded, 
and the Committee therefore recom- 
mended the disqualification of the 
cow in question under Kegulation 54, 
and the award of the prize to the 
reserve number animal, as follows : — 
Class 98. 
No. 922, Second Prize of £5 to Leonard 
Pilkington for “Brown Duchess ” (Reserve 
Number). 
Judges Selection. 
Mr. Sanday also reported that, 
with very few exceptions, the gentle- 
men nominated to act as judges of 
stock, &c., at Cambridge had 
accepted the Society’s invitation, and 
arrangements had been made for 
filling up the vacancies. Letters had 
been read from several gentlemen 
who had been nominated as judges, 
and instructions had been given for 
replies thereto. The Committee 
recommended that the list of judges 
of the several classes of stock, 
produce, implements, &c., be pub- 
lished in the forthcoming number of 
the Journal (see p. xlii). 
Implement. 
Mr. Frankish (Chairman) re- 
ported that the firm of Easton & 
Anderson, Ltd., who were appointed 
Consulting Engineers to the Society 
in November, 1889, having been 
amalgamated with a firm of electrical 
engineers, under the title of Easton, 
Anderson, & Goolden, Limited, the 
Committee were of opinion that it 
would be more satisfactory if a 
definite appointment were made of 
one individual as the Society’s Con- 
sulting Engineer, to whom all matters 
connected with the Society’s engineer- 
ing business couhlbe referred, and who 
would be personally responsible for the 
arrangements at tlicCountry Meetings. 
They accordingly recommended that 
Mr. F. S. Courtney, C.E., who has for 
a number of years had charge of the 
Engineer's Department at the 
Country Meetings, be appointed Con- 
