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EDITORIAL OBSERVATIONS. 
0. C. 285. 
Act of 1869, Sec. 
19. 
0. C. 263 and 
326. 
0. C. 259, 263, 
and 326. 
Act of 1869, 
Secs. 28 and 
29. 
0. C. 328. 
“ The Order of the 1st of September, 1869, 
contains special provisions with regard to 
milch cows in vessels taken out from, and 
brought back to, Great Britain, without having 
left the vessel. 
“ All animals within a part of a port defined 
for the landing and slaughter of cattle from 
scheduled countries are to be deemed cattle 
from scheduled countries. 
“ There are three places within the port of 
London defined as landing-places for slaughter, 
namely, Thames Haven, Victoria Docks, and 
Brown's Wharf. 
“ The Metropolitan and defining Orders pro- 
vide for the removal of cattle from these 
landing-places to the Metropolitan Cattle 
Market. The cattle are to be taken by rail- 
way in special trucks along specified routes to 
within 1000 yards of the market, and are to 
be there discharged, and driven immediately 
to the market, or to lairs licensed by the Privy 
Council. No such cattle can leave the Metro- 
polis alive. 
“ There are special provisions in the Act for 
the establishment of a foreign market for the 
Metropolis. 
Section 2. — Foreign animals generally, and 
cattle from unscheduled countries. 
“ Foreign animals can only be landed at the 
following ports : — 
Bristol. 
Harwich. 
Cardiff. 
Hull. 
Dartmouth. 
Kirkwall. 
Dover. 
Leith. 
Falmouth. 
Littlehampton. 
Folkestone. 
Liverpool. 
Glasgow. 
London. 
Goole. 
Middlesborough. 
Grangemouth. 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 
Granton. 
Penzance. 
Grimsby. 
Plymouth. 
Hartlepool. 
Portsmouth. 
