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THE VETERINARIAN, AUGUST 1, 1871. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — C iceeo. 
IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN CATTLE. 
We return to the question of the importation of cattle 
from the Continent, for the purpose of making clear the 
law as it now exists, as well as the reasons which have led 
to the Netherlands being removed from the list of scheduled 
countries, thus placing the cattle of Holland in the same 
position as those of Spain, Portugal, Denmark, &c., viz . 
that after being landed at an undefined part of a port, ex- 
amined on landing, and again at the end of not less 
than twelve hours 5 detention, they shall, if found to be 
free from disease, cease to be considered foreign animals. 
We have felt it necessary to refer to this subject, in con- 
sequence of the numerous applications we have received for 
information, and also with a view of replying to the garbled 
statements which have appeared in several of the papers 
which profess to watch over the agricultural interest. 
In the discussion which took place in the House of Com- 
mons on the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act — published 
in our last issue — the Vice-President of the Council, after 
drawing attention to the vast importance of the trade with 
Holland, and the increased number of cattle imported from 
that country over those from Germany during last year, 
as well as the continued freedom of the country from cattle 
plague, explained “that the Dutch Government were told, 
when they asked that the restrictions on the import of 
Dutch cattle might be taken off, that there was risk in 
allowing cattle to be imported from Rotterdam, as such 
cattle might come from the Steppes, or from other countries 
infected with cattle plague ; and the result was that the 
Dutch passed a law prohibiting the import of cattle and 
sheep into Holland, and also promised to give notice of any 
change about to be made in the law . 55 
