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devolve on them, they request that farmers, physicians, 
veterinary practitioners, and others, will inform them of any 
facts which have come under their observation in regard to 
the prevalence of Texas cattle disease, glanders, hog-cholera, 
or any other contagious disease in the State of Michigan. 
They also desire to be informed of any cases in which dis¬ 
ease has been transmitted by a contaminating element in 
milk, or in which it has been occasioned by the consumption 
of diseased meat. 
As this is a matter of public interest the press of the 
state is solicited to give publicity to the request of the com¬ 
missioners. Communications on the above subject can be 
addressed to the Secretary of the Commission, A. J. Murray, 
Veterinary Surgeon, 89, Congress Street East, Detroit. 
REPORT ON PLEURO-PNEUMONIA IN AUSTRALIA. 
The following communications with respect to pleuro¬ 
pneumonia, have been received by Mr. C. J. Coates, Secretary 
to the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and 
handed to us for publication :— 
“To Mr. C. J. Coates—In reply to your letter, dated the 
11th ultimo, asking that some action might be taken to prevent 
the spread of pleuro-pneumonia, and recommending that a 
number of cattle should be obtained for experimental purposes 
in order to ascertain whether the disease is contagious, and 
whether inoculation properly performed is a preventive, I 
have the honour, by direction of the Commissioner, to forward 
herewith copy of a report from the Chief Inspector of Stock 
upon the subject, and to state that the Government agree 
therewith.—H. J. Andrews, Secretary to the Commissioner 
of Crow n Lands.” 
“ To the Hon. Commissioner of Crown Lands—I have the 
honour to report on the action taken in regard to the spread 
of pleuro-pneumonia, recommended by the Committee of 
management of the Royal Agricultural Society of South 
Australia, for the Government to obtain a small number of 
cattle for experimental purposes in order to ascertain whether 
the disease is contagious, and whether inoculation properly 
performed is a preventive. It appears from the course re¬ 
commended that the committee had failed to note the general 
course of events in connection with the spread of pleuro, and 
the action taken both in Europe and America and in the 
colonies. Pleuro-pneumonia is described by the veterinary 
