PRESENTATION TO MR. FRYER. 
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Fryer, J. Fryer, W. White, Dobson, Whitton, H. Jerman, Donnes- 
thorpe, Kirby, Carter, &c. &c. The meeting was convened to pre¬ 
sent Mr. J. Fryer (who filled the onerous office of inspector of the 
cattle plague) with three handsome presents, as a token of apprecia¬ 
tion of the services rendered by him during the late lamentable 
outbreak of cattle plague. T. C. Booth, Esq., of Warlaby, occupied 
the chair. 
The Chairman said that he could have wished it had fallen into 
other hands to make the presentation he was about to make to his 
friend on the right. Hundreds and thousands of cattle had died in 
the years 1865-6 through the cattle plague; and Mr. Fryer had 
always told him that nothing could be done to save the cattle of the 
country but stamping the disease out. He (the Chairman) was a 
large owner of cattle himself, and, at first, was rather inclined to 
object to the stamping-out system ; but, after a good deal of con¬ 
versation with Mr. Fryer on the subject, he agreed with him that it 
was the only safe remedy that could be adopted. He was of opinion 
that, through the exertions of Mr. Fryer and those working with him, 
the plague was stayed from going further westward. In the districts 
in which Mr. Fryer was appointed inspector, his efforts had proved 
very successful in every instance. He had great reason for thank¬ 
fulness to Mr. Fryer; and it was one of the most gratifying of all 
things to be present on that occasion. The Chairman then read an 
address to Mr. Fryer, elegantly illuminated in the style of the Missal 
of the 11th and 12th centuries, with the colours used by the monks 
—principally cadmium, gold, oxide of chromium, &c. The docu¬ 
ment contained a list of about 150 subscribers, and was as fol¬ 
lows :— 
“ Mr. John Fryer, F.R.C.V.S.L. 
“Dear Sir,—The terrible cattle plague which afflicted this country 
in 1865-6 will long be remembered for the havoc it created in our 
herds. 
“ At the outbreak of the plague you were appointed inspector of 
the divisions of Allertonshire and Hang East, and your experience 
in treating the disease soon convinced vou that it was incurable. 
“Acting on that conviction you urged the landowners and 
farmers of Hang East to raise a fund to purchase the diseased 
animals, destroy, and bury them. This course was promptly 
adopted, and thus the further spread of the plague was stayed. 
“There being a strong feeling in the neighbourhood that your 
conduct under these trying circumstances deserved some public re¬ 
cognition, a meeting was held on the 17th March, 1868, at the Black 
Swan Hotel, Bedale (T. C. Booth, of Warlaby, Esq., in the chair), 
when it was resolved;—‘That, considering the disinterested conduct 
of Mr. John Fryer, and the great diligence and energy displayed by 
him in “ stamping out ” the cattle plague, his services deserve to be 
publicly recognised.’ 
“Accordingly, an influential Committee was formed, and they have 
now the pleasure of informing you that they have been liberally sup- 
