, 1879-02-10
CATILE.DIHEASE,


Council Of Drc. q.
Sir Edward Thornton, under date of The 9Th |
ult., addressed The following letter to Secretary
Esnrta:
~ have The honor 10 acknowledge tile receipt !
Of your note Of ine ~, Inst; a'r', VIII, retsr-
enee to the inquiry made by tle Treasury ne.
with live animals exported from this country to
Englh'nl certi!catc that TIC. orc not Inherited
with contagious diseases, fnclosc tnfv ri |
which reascs to animals Imported trum III:
| United States. From the terms NJ this nrlcr
| do not understand that the aforementioned |
fhaull prefer 10 consult ny Government before
making pt,sitivc statement upom The -,th|r"t.
for yuil will observe tat certain ctuiltn1s-une
arc annexed 70 their cxcsnpt!on from being
| sfhu4incrcd nj the port 0f laIldinE.
"but should I: tue snms TIM state that
for"atc f to 's fr, afn' e sa.ery en- 81
which you transmitted TO- NC In your n"tc II
tl,c ID inst. by which Collectors "f Customs
were authorized tu catire MI inspection tn lc
nsa,ic Of gu n,eat cattle propotrtl !" r. titp;"1
/ frutn United States porsa TO treat f3rtnn, AMI
to Issue a certificate tint they arc free Irns
dtsrnsc. In View Of this circular. Vii" Vt thu
n'a nnong GUYS IN the nei0hborlooti uf Washing
ton, WHICH we're brought to your nott 9 H.! M'.
| prun,snot,A tn his Hose VI the tish lnss, Il ar
!c for e exrort no ' to Ureat nrtan sl,u,d ttli f"r
| the present he inspected bs CUllectura III tnrs
IONS. und elienld 10 furnished with c"rii,'ate
tint thcy arc free from contagious die scs "
| Following ID tho cxtsnet lrnm tlle Foreign
| fo,n.s,,. o-,or a. thc rounci1 f.hnm},cr. Wb,;r
w.. ~, IT,. ~ r,'o,,nn- i've ,,,,,,.., hv
hall. the bth oay oi beeeh'"ef' 1o'o' he'o7ea ps
Sir Edward:
"Uulcss and untft the PTivY Council o'ttr-
| wise o1icr, foreign animals brought from any of
the following countries arc allowed tt bc HI'lcti
| without being subject unslcr The tIft1t kelnt1uic
fun arf liz
| trr Of 10 ouornuttue; Her Mnjesty'a possessions
IN Nurth America, tlc Unltotf Status #
| Amcrtca, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain,
nlni Portugal.
| "Forcicn a.u,nls, under Fart w, shnll not
bu la,rtlca at uny pnco except at a dnck, quay,
wharf, or other place Ut laniiIiC approved by
thr rrlTy Council, within one Ut The ports fa.-
fiooc. t}rau;o, drimbY, Ilarticpooi, f.cisf, IEy-
ern,,oi, London, N0wcnstlc.upon-Tyne rsyr-
outh Portsmouth, Southampton, Sunderland,
md Weymouth.
"Tlc lA,uling OF foreign animals under Part
! w. Ia subject to the following conditions:
"Fi.t--That the vessel In Which they arc I'M
| ported las not within tllrcD months before tux
| nortefl or earrtctl ctaelwsu from port ur pfucg
in any country other than \ country b,'tofc
| ,a1rrd IN tIlts port, or tho Channel Islands, or
thn isr Of Mai.
"StrorI-'rnnt the vessel hus not, afnre taking
on boarJ tho animals imported entered my
suc mort OF pacc.
"Th 'fd-That The animals imported laye not,
INV antmals lin cxportcl or carried cuastwisc frotn
smSh turt or place: NIL tic animals ,nrortGl
siIoit not ho landed elsewhere thnn In n foreign
aninals' wharf unIcss u.,d until ilrss tlle ow,1cr
Or chart crcr OF tho yessr, in which they In,
uSts. or hls agent In f;rcnt Irituin, as entered
in',, honi ~ Ia her Nacsty ts Queen ID rur,
not exceeding II, ,0Uu. With Or Withuul Il surety
or or surstirs. to tho satisfaction 81 tlle Conf
.ssefs nrvae =, u ts f1rcm..r Soitols ~ a ses
opd, tic master Ut the vessel las III each o:ca.
! sim of importation Of foreign animals therein
!! satisfied ltic Commissioners of Custu'ns Or their
nr,,cr oflleers by declaration made Mml r1gnci
ur t,,hrrwlac, tint 1,oue OF tic animals t!rn
tnIrprica therein have been exported trns tuct
nurt or nacc Il. ii t1lis article mentioned, NIL
,nt ,l,r forrro,ug conditions t,aye bun observed
in relatioti to all t1e animals Imported thcre-
IL i"
"Srttath-Forctgn un''uals under Part NY.
~ er1 n 9 ndIaesnt tIcrctu or Ic aowc 10 rot,l.,
in rou,aSt with my othcr anslsuls until tn
i nayn hcer examined oy an lnsncctur of tho
t,mt' ',nsnscton tic following consequences shall
cI,ruc:
II. II the Iuspector certi!cs tlsat all the uni-
mails lancd frn' liz snIno vessel arc free fron.
I fnrcI.n animals,
. ~. II tlc INSPECTOR ccrttacs wltn respect to
INV t,uu or nrrc Of tic animals l,l,lud iru, su
vessel lint il or thry Is or arc Affected will, ii,-
cas.. nil jr spIr,uls then fmm.rtcd In The vrascl
r sSaii hu i1salt wlth acrerlins 10 lis following
rules;
If t,e ,ltsrnse IA cattje p,agl,e The inspector
+, t ct n1n Tia iI,ra.oi uttna uI ali allll,,,ls
i t,ru,,Et IN tic eanlo ycssc thcrewith ul! rc1,vst
t imIncIatcly 10 tic Priv cotln:t!.
.,c,tor ~ IL to u''.ss snsc III" iseassi cattc a oil
i ,ttln hrm,t,,t IN tI'c sntno ypsscI thrrcwttb n
Ia ia ,isult With as follows;
;. II. .Ihc d!acasrl cattle ate TO be slaughtered
"1.ne ~, hrn,thv ratfie nra To In tluuc htcrct
ut tite rnrt Of la,wIing or II LANDED nj pnr