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as against $2,025,850 for those sent abroad in the same month 
of 1899. Exports for the entire year of 1900 were 361,179 head 
valued at $32,400,188 against 336,444 head valued at $28,677,- 
652 in 1899. 
The Iowa Registry Raw. —The books of registration un¬ 
der the recently passed law, whereby all graduates and others 
who had been practicing veterinary medicine for a livelihood 
for a specific number of years might become registered prior to 
the books being closed to all but those with diplomas, were 
closed on Jan. 1, 1901. President W. A. Heck, of the Board of 
Veterinary Medical Examiners, furnishes us with the result of 
the registration as follows : Non-graduates, 364 ; graduates, 159. 
t Tait Buteer, V. S., late in charge of inspection at Cudahy, 
Wis., has resigned from the Bureau of Animal Industry to ac¬ 
cept the position of professor of veterinary science and biology 
at the Kansas State Agricultural College and Experiment Sta¬ 
tion, Manhattan, Kansas. In conjunction he becomes State 
'Veterinarian of Kansas. We tender our congratulations to the 
doctor and to the Commonwealth which has been so fortunate 
as to secure his energies and broad knowledge. Dr. S. Sisson, 
who was assistant to these positions under Dr. Paul Fischer, re¬ 
tains his functions under Prof. Butler. 
Philippine Meat Inspection. —We have received through 
the courtesy of Dr. John G. Slee, Assistant City Veterinarian & of 
Manila, a copy of the Manila Freedom of Dec. 2, in which is 
contained the new regulations issued by the Board of Health 
under the direction of the Provost Marshal General governing 
the inspection and slaughter of animals at the “ matadero.” 
These regulations were submitted to the Board by Dr. W. W. 
Richards, City Veterinarian, and Dr. Slee, and are a great im¬ 
provement over the old ones. The order reads as follows: (1) 
The inspection of all animals for slaughter shall be under the 
direction of inspectors appointed by the Board of Health of 
Manila, P. I. (2) All persons holding licenses for slaughter¬ 
ing animals in the Manila matadero, for food purposes, are sub¬ 
ject to all the regulations, orders, and instructions that may be 
made by the Board of Health for carrying on the work of in¬ 
spection at the matadero. (3) All animals for slaughter must 
be at the matadero by 4.30 p. m. of each day in order that an 
ante-mortem examination can be made. (4) The inspector in 
charge of the matadero shall be present at 4.30 P. M. in order to 
make the ante-mortem examination. (5) All animals presenting 
a diseased condition upon ante-mortem examination shall be re- 
