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water. Of course it became his duty to look into the matter 
very closely, and he found it was impracticable to carry out 
those views ; and he therefore endeavoured to find a mode of 
solving this difficulty, and accordingly he brought in what 
he thought a good measure, but which, at the same time, was 
a very stringent one. It dealt with foreign animals in a very 
active manner. The measure, however, did not pass through 
both Houses of Parliament; it did pass eventually in a 
modified form, but still in a form which he believed would 
be extremely advantageous in the way of keeping down 
disease, and preventing it from appearing in this country. 
He was perfectly aware that, in consequence of the great 
kindness and hospitality which was shown in Paris to all 
their friends during the past year, it had been thought 
advisable to make some return to the foreigner for what he 
had done to us. If that could be done with safety he would 
be the first to agree to it; but he did not think that in doing 
so they should run any risk of disease being introduced into 
England by admitting foreign animals with all the diseases 
which they could bring with them. That there was great danger 
in coming into contact with these animals those who took 
any active part in the Exhibition of Paris would, he was sure, 
be ready to admit. English animals went there free from 
disease, and came back with foot-and-mouth disease, so much 
so that he had to establish a quarantine station near London 
to receive them on their return; and he was afraid that he 
had incurred the displeasure of some of his agricultural 
friends in the far north in consequence of their long detention 
in quarantine. Before consenting to admit foreign animals 
very stringent regulations would be imposed by the Privy 
Council. Of course the Royal Agricultural Society would 
know that when he passed orders for quarantine they would 
be solid and bond fide, and that he was bound to carry out, 
under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, and by these 
Orders in Council, a real and bond fide quarantine. What he 
intended to do was to have such a quarantine as should, if 
possible, prevent us getting any foot-and-mouth disease into 
the showyard at Kilburn. By some means or other, whether 
by the regulations which have been in operation, or by the 
