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ago on a farm at Minster, near Margate, in 
Kent. There seems little doubt that this 
outbreak is connected with those of last 
autumn in Middlesex— some cows purchased 
in tlie Metropolitan Cattle Market last 
August from a dealer on whose premises ill 
Middlesex pleuro-pneumonia was reported in 
September. Arrangements are being made 
for the slaughter of all the cattle which have 
been exposed to the risk of infection. 
Swiss Fever.— According to the returns 
published in the London Gazette , this disease 
continues quite as prevalent as ever. During 
the four weeks ended April 21 there were 689 
pigs died of swine fever, 5,463 were slaugh- 
tered as diseased or as having been exposed 
to the risk of infection, and ninety-six were 
slaughtered as suspected but found free from 
the disease on post-mortem examination. 
Anthrax. — There seems to have been a 
slight decrease in the number of outbreaks 
in the four weeks ended April 21 as com- 
raredwith the preceding four weeks. There 
have been thirty-six outbreaks and ninety 
animals attacked, as compared with fifty- 
seven outbreaks and ninety-nine animals 
attacked. 
Glanders. — During the four weeks above 
referred to there have been seventy-eight 
outbreaks of this disease in Great Britain 
ami 115 horses attacked. 
Rabies. — There have been fourteen cases 
of this disease in four weeks : they occurred 
in the counties of Lancaster, Surrey, York 
(W. R.), Ayr, and Lanark. 
Investigations. — Since the last meeting 
of the Committee investigations have been 
made for members of the Society regarding 
the following diseases : — 
1. Parasitic pneumonia in sheep (caused 
by the S. ruflscens). 
2. Pyaemia (blood-poisoning) in calves. 
3. Abortion in cows (four outbreaks). 
Tuberculin has been supplied for use in 
one herd, and anthrax vaccine has been 
issued for the inoculation of fifty-five cattle 
and six horses. 
At the Royal Veterinary College experi- 
ments have been made to test the protective 
effect of Pasteurian vaccination against 
anthrax in cattle, horses, and sheep. In 
reference to protective inoculation for an- 
thrax it is necessary to inform owners of 
stock that, according to the published sta- 
tistics for several years, the losses from 
inoculation do not usually much exceed 1 per 
cent. In some cases, however, the losses 
amount to 5 or even 10 per cent. 
The correspondence which had passed 
between the Secretary and the Board 
of Agriculture on the subject of the 
restrictions at present existing on the 
movement of swine from infected 
areas under the Swine Fever Orders 
Nos. 6156 and 6169, as affecting the 
entry of pigs at the Cambridge 
Meeting, had been laid upon the 
table, together with the Secretary’s 
circular letter of April 18 on the 
same subject. Having regard to the 
fact stated in Professor Brown’s report 
that swine fever continues as preva- 
lent as ever, and considering the very 
serious inconvenience which would 
result if a case of the disease should 
occur in the Showyard, and necessitate 
the slaughter and burial of all the 
pigs sent for exhibition, the Com- 
mittee recommended that no entries 
of pigs be accepted for the Cambridge 
Meeting. 
Letters had been read from the 
Highland and Agricultural Society of 
Scotland, requesting the co-operation 
of the Royal Agricultural Society in 
organising a deputation from the 
leading agricultural societies to the 
Presidents of the Board of Agriculture 
and the Board of Trade, asking that 
fresh legislation may be immediately 
undertaken by the Government for 
repressing fraudulent practices in the 
sale of foreign meat as British meat. 
The Committee recommended that a 
reply be sent to the Highland Society 
to the effect that, whilst the Council 
fully realise the great importance of 
the subject, it would in their opinion 
be better, before taking action in the 
direction suggested, to await the 
introduction of the Bill dealing with 
cases of fraudulent misrepresentation 
in regard to the sale of meat which 
the President of the Board of Agri- 
culture had stated was now under 
consideration, and which he hoped 
to submit to Parliament at an early 
date. 
About 17,000 copies had been 
printed and circulated of the leaflet 
on Abortion in Cattle, as drawn up 
by the Special Committee, and 
amended by the Council at their last 
meeting. The Special Committee on 
Abortion had held its third meeting 
on April 30, when evidence had been 
taken from four further witnesses. 
Letters had been received from Mr. 
Lewis P. Rees and Mr. Charles 
Morgan, accepting the post of 
Provincial Veterinary Surgeon for the 
counties of Brecon and Carmarthen 
respectively, upon the terms laid 
down by the Council. 
Exclusion of Pigs from Cambridge 
Meeting. 
Sir John Thorold said that as 
the question of swine fever and the 
exclusion of pigs from the Cambridge 
Showyard had had important develop- 
ments since the last Council Meeting, 
