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pest in every district throughout the province, with the exception 
of Portage la Prairie, where there has been an increase from four 
cases in 1885-6 to twelve in 1886-7. This increase is to he ac¬ 
counted for by the unrestricted importation of ponies from the 
Territories and Montana in bands, by which, to my own knowl¬ 
edge, cases of glanders have been brought. The total number of 
horses lost or ordered to be destroyed by the district veterinarians 
was 66, being a decrease of 39 cases as compared with 1885-6, 
and 100 cases as compared with 1884, the first year in which a 
veterinary sanitary service was in operation. This I consider a 
good showing, and illustrates the benefit to the province, for the 
number and value lost is reduced about two-thirds, while had this 
disease been allowed to have full sway there is no estimating the 
loss, which would have been enormous and constantly increasing. 
I am pleased to have to report the fact that stock owners are 
thoroughly alive to the importance of stamping out this disease, 
and in the majority of cases report themselves, not waiting, as was 
at one time the custom, until some of their neighbors drew atten¬ 
tion to the presence of the disease. It is a satisfaction to be able 
to report no cases of prosecution in the courts. The cases of 
glanders were distributed over the province in the following dis¬ 
tricts as compared with last year : 
DECREASE 
AND INCREASE. 
1885-6. 
1886-7. 
Brandon and Dennis. 
. 24 
13 
dec., 
11 
Dufferin and Hock Lake. 
. 19 
15 
dec., 
4 
Manchester and Carillon. 
. 16 
9 
dec., 
7 
Selkirk and Marquette. 
. 13 
5 
dec., 
7 
Minnedosa. 
. 8 
2 
dec., 
6 
Souris and Turtle Mountain.. 
. 5 
3 
dec., 
2 
Lisgar and Gimli.. 
. 5 
0 
dec., 
5 
Portage la Prairie. 
. 4 
12 
inc., 
8 
Shoal Lake and Russell. 
. 4 
3 
dec., 
1 
D’Iberville and Morris. 
. 4 
0 
dec., 
4 
Norfolk. 
4 
inc., 
2 
Of these, 63 cases suffered from glanders and three cases from 
farcy ; 61 cases were quarantined as suspected, of which 2L were 
destroyed, the balance being released. This, no doubt, will in¬ 
spire confidence in the owners of stock, as it shows that veterin- 
