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the Executive Committee. There are new powers allowed, and you 
had better consider the exigencies of them. 
Mr. Kennard begged to second Mr. Berrington’s proposition 
with regard to the police. He found that the Act had been car- 
ried out by the police in Gloucestershire, and the saving had been 
enormous. They had now to bear an expense in this county of 
£1000 a year, and most likely that would be exceeded. In Glou- 
cester, he believed, they had reduced the annual cost from £1000 
to £80, and the cost had been reduced in a similar manner in other 
places. 
Mr. Octavius Morgan said in the one case they had to make an 
entirely new organization. In the other they had an organization 
which worked well, and it would be better to employ that body 
than to employ a second organization (hear, hear). They had 
better increase the number of police to do the work, and do it well, 
than have a new organization, which would cost considerably more. 
It depended entirely upon the opinion of the Chief Constable, 
whether it would interfere with the duties of the police or not. 
The Chief Constable said, that at present the whole of the duties 
connected with preventing the removal of animals were performed 
by the police, but they could not at present certify whether the 
sheep had the scab or not. He believed there were only two 
policemen in the force who could do the duty. In the counties 
referred to by Mr. Berrington the disease of scab was not so 
common as it was in Monmouthshire. Moreover, the police in 
those counties were much stronger in number in proportion to the 
population than they were in Monmouthshire. The superintendents 
were more numerous, and, therefore, they could perform the duties. 
With respect to the scab in this county, he respectfully submitted 
that the Court could give what orders it liked ; the police would 
obey those orders, but the duty would not be done, simply because 
of its impossibility. 
Mr. Relph moved that the rearrangement of the districts be 
taken into consideration at the same time. This was ordered. 
Chief Constable ’s Report. — This report stated that during the 
year forty persons had been proceeded against under the Con- 
tagious Diseases (Animals) Act, and thirty-eight fined or ordered to 
pay costs. 
TESTIMONIAL TO SIR JAMES PAGET. 
We extract the following from the Medical Times and Gazette : — 
“ Sir, — The profession will learn with un mixed satisfaction that 
it is in contemplation to present a testimonial to Sir James Paget 
on his elevation to the baronetcy. It is very honorable to St. 
Bartholomew’s Hospital that this proposal should have emanated 
from thence ; but, sir, the scientific world recognises Sir James 
Paget as belonging to it and to the profession at large, and I am 
persuaded that the profession at large will gladly endorse this 
recognition if opportunity be conceded it to participate in the move- 
