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ever, 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. 
(Hear, hear.) 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 advis¬ 
able to make some return to the foreigner for what he had done 
to us. (Hear, hear.) If that could be done with safety, he 
would be the first to agree to it; but he did not think that in do¬ 
ing 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 a great danger in 
coming into contact with these animals, those who took any 
active part in the Exhibition at 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. There were 
certain countries from which no animal of any sort or kind could 
come at the present moment—viz., Bussia, Austria, Italy, Greece, 
Turkey, and the Principalities. Then, again, no cattle could 
come from Belgium or Germany; and when the Contagious Dis¬ 
eases (Animals) Act, 1878, came into operation, inasmuch as 
there was an outbreak of disease in Germany at the present 
moment, it was almost certain that on the 1st of January Ger¬ 
many and Belgium would continue to be prohibited countries. 
Other foreign animals were slaughtered at the port of landing 
from all countries except Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, and 
Portugal, and from America and Canada. The Act provided 
that animals coming from countries subject to slaughter might 
be sent for exhibition subject to quarantine regulations made 
under an Order in Council. That Order in Council provided 
that the landing at a port of foreign animals is subject to the 
following regulations :—The animals must be accompanied by a 
declaration of the owners, assignees, or agents, to the effect that 
the animals are intended for exhibition, acclimatisation, or do¬ 
mestication ; secondly, the animals when landed are to be detained 
in the quarantine station for a certain period (which may be seven, 
or fourteen days, or any longer period according to circum¬ 
stances) ; and, thirdly, when moved they are to be accompanied 
by a certificate of an inspector of the Privy Council that they are 
free from disease. These were the regulations issued under the 
Foreign Animals Order, and made under the provisions of the 
