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beach, marsh, common, waste land, open field, or roadside, is liable, on 
conviction, to a fine of two hundred dollars. 
No. 4 provides that any person bringing, or attempting to bring, into 
any market, fair, or other place, any animal known by him to be infected 
or labouring under such an infectious or contagious disorder, shall, on 
conviction thereof, forfeit and pay for any such offence a sum not 
exceeding two hundred dollars. 
It will thus be seen that ample provision is made for suppressing and 
stamping out such diseases. 
After the close of the discussion, the following important resolutions 
were unanimously passed : 
Resolved, “ That this Association has learned with pleasure that it is 
intended by the Council of Agriculture to apply to Parliament during 
the coming session for a bill for the protection of the veterinary profes¬ 
sion in this Province, and that it is the unanimous opinion of this Asso¬ 
ciation that such a bill is much needed, and will be the means not only 
of raising the status of the profession, but will prevent much suffering 
and injury to animals from the ignorant and cruel practices of 
quackery.” 
Resolved, “ That this Association recognises the necessity for some 
steps being taken to form a Dominion Association, so that as a united 
body, yearly or half-yearly meetings could be held, at which questions 
relating to the general interests of the profession could be discussed, 
and further, that in the opinion of this Association the present disunited 
condition of the profession and the want of a Dominion Association is 
iujurious to it, and not only lessens its influence, but retards its pro¬ 
gress.” 
Resolved, “That circulars be issued by this Association to members 
of the profession in the several Provinces, asking them to co-operate in 
the formation of such an Association, and a meeting be called at the 
City of Ottawa, at as early a date as will suit the convenience of the 
majority.” 
After votes of thanks being passed to the essayists, the meeting 
adjourned. 
At next meeting Mr. Brown and Mr. Baker will read papers. 
The Association held its regular fortnightly meeting on Thursday 
evening, Feb. 19th, the Honorary President, Mr. McEachran, F.R.C.V.S., 
occupying the chair. After the usual business, the Chairman presented 
to the library on behalf of the author a treatise on ‘ Laminitis,’ by Dr. 
A. Holcolmb, of the New York Veterinary College. It was moved by 
Mr. B. D. Prince and seconded by Mr. Wm, McEachran, the thanks 
of the association be tendered to that gentleman for his kind donation. 
Carried. 
Mr. Fred. Torrance , student, Montreal, described a case of variola 
equina, which is at present raging extensively among the horses in this 
city and neighbourhood. Mr. Torrance in connection with his case gave 
some interesting facts concerning the disease, which by some is con¬ 
sidered to be the smallpox of man communicated to the horse. Others 
again say that it has no relation whatever to that scourge. It is to be 
hoped that Mr. Torrance will allow his paper to be published in the 
‘ American Veterinary Review,’ as this disease, which of late years has 
become quite common in this country, has not received the notice it 
should from veterinary writers. 
Mr. N. F. FLinkley , Buffalo, N. Y., read a paper on Hygiene, or care of 
horses in health and disease. He pointed out the absolute necessity of 
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