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Boston, to dispute it. Mr. Wyer, to substantiate his claim, 
obtained the opinion of Mr. Leach, a practitioner of Boston, and 
Mr. Wyer won his case. 
Some time previously I heard of another member of the 
profession in Lincolnshire who had a bill of nearly three 
years' standing disputed by a farmer, who employed him 
up to the time the dispute arose. The account was handed 
to the following veterinary surgeons :—H. Howse, Lincoln; 
J. Brown, Lincoln ; and T. E. Smith, of Market Rasen. Mr. 
Howse declined to appear, but sent a letter, which was handed 
to the judge, which, I believe, his Honour refused to accept as 
evidence. The other two members appeared. The account, as 
a whole, was considered by them as exorbitant; the items taxed 
were Is. for a visit and 7s. 6d. for blistering two coronets and 
two fore legs. 
I mention these facts to give other members a faint idea of the 
manner members of the profession support each other in some 
counties. 
Pathological Contributions. 
THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (ANIMALS) ACT, 
1869. 
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
In the Netherlands there appears to be a great decrease 
in the number of cases of pleuro-pneumonia. During the 
month of January of this year only sixteen cases of this 
disease occurred, of which fifteen were in South Holland, and 
the other case in North Holland. 
The prevalence of pleuro-pneumonia in the United States 
has been investigated by Professor McEachran, of the Mont¬ 
real Veterinary College, who reports that the disease exists 
in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, the District 
of Columbia, and particularly near to Washington and 
Alexandra. It prevails also among dairy cows to a serious 
extent in and around the City of Brooklyn. 
Return of the Number of Places in Great Britain upon 
which contagious or infectious disease (except sheep-scab) 
has been reported to have existed during the week ended 
Eebruary 8th, 1879, with particulars related thereto. 
