to be suffering from foot-and-mouth disease, and in consequence our Government at once passed an order of council prohibiting any further importations of animals from that port.

This week a cargo of 2,200 sheep arrived at Deptford, per steamer Schuvan, Bremen, with 1 sheep only suffering from the disease, and an order was immediately issued prohibiting further imports from this German port also.

I merely bring these two cases under the notice of your excellency for the purpose of showing how strictly it is evidently the intention of our Government to administer the contagious diseases (animals) act of 1884.

Many of the members of this association being very largely interested in the importation of live stock from the United States, my chief object in now addressing your excellency is to inquire whether you think it necessary or desirable to make any representations to your Government upon this important subject.

I am aware that strict regulations as regards the movement and examination of animals before shipment to this country exist in the United States ports, but it is just possible that even these, strict as they may be, may be supplemented or improved, and in view of the very severe manner in which the act is being carried out in this country, I trust pour excellency will not consider me presumptuous in bringing the matter before you, with the view of more stringent measures of precaution, if possible, being adopted in your country to prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease into Great Britain, as I fear were any single case of this dreaded complaint to be found to exist in United States animals brought here it would involve the stoppage of the livecattle trade in this country.

I need scarcely say I would not have presumed to trouble your excellency upon this subject had I not thought it of very great importance to all those interested in

this trade on both sides of the Atlantic.

I take the liberty of inclosing copy of the suggestions issued by my association last year for the conduct of the live-stock trade, and, trusting your excellency may be pleased to take such steps as you may deem expedient to assist the ends the association have in view, I have, &c.,

ROBERT E. DRUMMOND.

FOREIGN CATTLE-TRADE ASSOCIATION,

23 Great St. Helens, E. C., May 31, 1884.

To all those interested in the live-stock trade to England:

In consequence of the recent passage of the contagious diseases (animals) bill through both houses of the British Parliament, the restrictions upon the importations into England of live animals from foreign countries where foot-and-mouth disease is known to exist will be of a much more stringent nature than hitherto.

The committee of the Foreign Cattle-Trade Association of London, therefore, very strongly recommend the adoption of the following suggestions to all shippers of live stock from foreign countries to England, and others interested in keeping the trade to this country open:

(1) That all railway trucks and other vehicles conveying animals to ports of shipment, all lairs, sheds, stables, shipping stages, gangways, and other places with which animals (whether healthy or not) have been in contact at the ports, should be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected immediately after each time of being used. (2) That a very strict examination of all vessels conveying live stock should take place previous to embarkation of animals, and if not properly cleansed and disinfected, shipment should be prohibited until the vessel is placed in a condition to satisfy the inspectors.

(3) That animals intended for shipment to England should, if possible, be at the port of embarkation at least twelve hours previous to shipment.

(4) That all animals should be most carefully and minutely examined by a duly qualified veterinary surgeon as soon as they arrive at the shipping point, and again immediately before shipment.

(5) That each lot of animals arriving at the port for shipment should, as far as practicable, be kept separate until shipped. On no account should they be mixed with other lots until after being examined and found perfectly healthy.

(6) Should any animal, at any examination, be found to be suffering from, or exhibiting any symptoms of, foot-and-mouth disease, it, and all others with which it has been in contact, should be positively refused shipment. All should be marked, and on no pretext whatever should any of the lot, whether large or small, be allowed subsequent shipment. It is not sufficient to separate the unhealthy from the appar ently sound and permit the latter to be shipped, as on arrival here they will probably have developed the disease; in which case further importations from the port or the country will be immediately prohibited by the British Government.

(7) That none but perfectly healthy animals should be permitted to be shipped to England, and as far as possible animals should be prevented remaining on the shipping places after the departure of steamers.

(8) That all vessels carrying live stock should be very thoroughly cleansed and disinfected immediately after discharging each cargo.

(9) That all persons interested in the continuance of the live-stock trade between foreign countries and Great Britain should assist in endeavoring to prevent the shipment of unhealthy animals to England.

(10) That these suggestions should be reprinted in the language of the various exporting countries, and publicly exposed and distributed amongst all persons interested. ROBT. E. DRUMMOND, Secretary.

LAWS FOR THE CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS ANIMAL DISEASES IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

The following letter from Consul McKinley is in response to one from this Department asking for information in regard to the importation into, and the condition of cattle in that Kingdom:

CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES,

Honolulu, H. I., April 30, 1885.

SIR: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, requesting information in regard to the importation of cattle into this Kingdom from Great Britain and other foreign countries, and also requesting to be informed as to contagious diseases prevalent here among cattle, and regulations in force touching their importation.

In reply, I beg to inform you that no animal can be landed from any foreign port at any port of entry in this Kingdom until examined by an inspector appointed for that purpose and pronounced healthy.

There are no contagious diseases among the cattle here. Glanders has been prevalent for some time among the horses, but since a law was passed by the legislature in 1884 (a copy of which is inclosed) the disease has been gradually stamped out, and will, no doubt, disappear entirely in a few months. Up to this date about 100 horses have been destroyed by order of the inspectors in Honolulu, and the blankets, &c., belonging to them buried.

The glanders was brought here from California, as near as can be ascertained, about three years ago. The disease has been mostly confined to imported horses, none of the native horses having contracted it.

A good veterinarian was appointed by the Government in October of 1884, for the purpose of enforcing the law.

The few cattle imported here are brought from Europe via. the United States, and from the stock farms of California and New Zealand.

Very respectfully, yours,

Hon. E. A. CARMAN,

Acting Commissioner of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

D. A. MCKINLEY,

United States Consul.

The following is a copy of the act referred to by Consul McKinley:

Sessions laws of 1884.

AN ACT to amend Chapter XXXIV of the session laws of 1882, relating to the suppression of dis. ease among animals in the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Be it enacted by the King and Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands in the legislature of the Kingdom assembled:

SECTION 1. That sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of said act be, and the same are hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"SECTION 1. The minister of the interior is hereby authorized and directed to establish on each of the islands of the Kingdom having ports of entry, a quarantine station or stations for animals.

"SEC. 2. The minister of the interior is hereby authorized and directed to appoint three competent persons for each of the islands of the Kingdom, having ports of entry, who shall be designated "boards of inspectors of animals," and from time to time, when such officers, for any reason shall become vacant, to reappoint competent persons to fill the same. One of the three appointed on each board shall be designated the executive. Such officers, for the purpose of this act, shall possess all the powers,

rights, privileges, and immunities of customs officer or officers acting under the board of health, and it shall be their duty to cause the various quarantine stations to be kept clean and properly fitted for use.

"SEC. 3. The master of any vessel on which there shall have been shipped live animals for any port in this Kingdom shall immediately, upon arrival, notify the customs officers of such fact, and said officers shall at once cause the inspecting officers to be notified, and shall not permit the animals to be taken from the wharf or landing, nor of any portion of the food or water, nor of any effects connected therewith or provided for their use during the voyage, to be removed from the wharf or landing until the inspecting officer shall have inspected and passed the same.

"SEC. 4. All live animals, except such birds and small animals as shall be especially exempted by the inspecting officers, shall be subject, on arrival in this Kingdom from any foreign port or country, to be quarantined at the expense of the owner or consignee thereof, in such places as shall be appointed by the minister of the interior for a period of not less than thirty days, and for such longer period as shall be deemed necessary by the board of inspectors on account of the presence of any contagious disease or distemper, or because the port or country whence such animals are brought is affected with such disease or distemper, or for any other good and sufficient reason having reference to the public good. Whenever, after careful examination and attention, the inspecting officer shall find that such animal or animals are infected with any disease or distemper of a nature dangerous to the live stock of the country, he shall report the same to the board of inspectors, and if the majority of the board of inspectors shall decide that the public interest require, they shall cause such animal to be utterly destroyed. Said board of inspectors may also cause all the food and other effects connected with such animals, independently of the animals themselves, to be destroyed."

SEC. 2. That said act be further amended by adding thereto the following sections, to be designated sections 7 a and 7 b:

"SEC. 7a. It shall be the duty of every person to report immediately to the nearest executive inspector or inspecting officer any animal on or about his own premises or the premises of another, which he shall have reason to believe to be affected with any infectious or contagious disease or distemper, under a penalty of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

"SEC. 7b. Said inspecting officers shall have the power to enter upon any premises where they have reason to believe there is any animal affected with any infectious or contagious disease or distemper of a nature dangerous to the live stock of the country, and to cause any such animal to be placed in quarantine for such time as said officer may deem necessary; and shall have the power, with the approval of the majority of said board, to cause any such animal to be destroyed."

SEC. 3. That section 9 of said chapter also be amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 9. There shall be collected from the owner or consignee of animals inspected under this act one dollar per head for all horses, mules, and cattle; fifty cents per head for all sheep and goats; ten cents each for every other animal or bird; and when, from the nature of the case, the making of such inspection shall be unusually onerous or severe, twenty-five per cent. additional shall be paid to the inspector. All fees collected shall belong to the officer making the inspection, and shall be full compensation for his services for such inspection."

SEC. 4. That said act be further amended by adding thereto the following sections to be designated section 9 a and section 9 b.

"SEC. 9a. The several executive inspecting officers of the Kingdom shall keep regular records of the proceedings of their respective boards, and shall semi-annually make a full and detailed report of their receipts and expenses to the minister of the interior, who shall lay the same before the legislature.

"SEC. 9 b. All reasonable expenses incurred in placing any diseased animal in quarantine, and of feeding and caring for the same, including medical treatment, while in quarantine, shall be paid by the owner or consignee of such animals. Any executive inspector appointed under this act may sue in his own name or the majority of any of said boards any such owner or consignee who shall refuse or neglect to pay the fees or expenses mentioned in this act, or may in his or their discretion, hold any animal for which the fees and expenses have not been paid after demand, and after five days' public notice sell the same at public auction (provided such animal be not affected with any infectious or contagious disease or distemper), and from the proceeds of such sale the executive inspector or majority of such board may retain a sufficient amount to cover the fees and all expenses incurred, and the balance pay over to the owner or consignee of the animal thus sold.”

Approved this 11th day of August, A. D., 1884.

KALAKAUA, Rcxz.

LAWS OF THE STATES AND TERRITORIES FOR THE CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS ANIMAL DISEASES.

Transcripts of the laws of all the States and Territories having enact ments for the control of contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases of domesticated animals, and the proclamations of the governors of the States which have adopted quarantine measures to prevent the introduction and spread of disease, will be found below. These laws occupy considerable space, but as inquiries are frequently made of this Bureau as to the nature and requirements of the quarantine regulations in force in the States and Territories into which the writers desire to ship cattle and other domestic animals, it has been thought best to publish the laws and regulations as they exist in those States and Territories where any legislation has been had on the subject. They are as follows:

COLORADO.

The State veterinary and sanitary board to the people of the State of Colorado, greeting:

In the making of all new laws there must, of necessity, be some friction, but it is desirable that there should be nothing to jeopardize the stock interests of this State. . It is only by the full and complete sympathy of the stockmen that we can hope to meet with success in keeping our State free from disease. Our only hope lies in keeping diseases from getting a foothold within our borders, and to do this we must have the honest and earnest support of the shippers of stock. There exist now within the State certain contagious and infectious diseases. Glanders, although not so prevalent in this State as in some of the other States, is still increasing.

The interests of the horse-owners demand that this disease shall be stamped out, and it is only by the united aid of all horsemen that it can be done. The experience of Illinois, during the last three years, with this insidious disease in loss of property and human life, must be a warning to us.

Mange, or "Texas itch," also exists in some localities, and must, if the best interests of the stockmen are to be advanced, be completely eradicated and then kept out. In case of the outbreak of any form of a suspected contagious or infectious disease, it is the duty of the person owning the stock, and of any one knowing of the same, to carefully guard against the movement of said stock in any way, and also to guard against the carrying of the disease from the herd upon the boots or clothing of persons visiting such herds, and to use all possible precaution to prevent the spread of the disease. And it shall be the duty of all persons knowing of such disease, or suspected disease, to at once notify the veterinary sanitary board of the same, giving a careful detail of all symptoms and conditions.

The veterinary sanitary board would call the attention of stock-owners to the fact that the law applies to all forms of contagious and infectious disease of all animals within this State, and that any person found violating the provisions of this act, or the rules or regulations adopted by the State veterinary sanitary board, may be arrested upon view and prosecuted by the district attorney according to law, and that any person violating, disregarding, or evading any of the provisions of this act, or of these rules and regulations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000, or by imprisonment, or by both fine and imprisonment.

In pursuance of its duties the board has adopted the following rules and regulations, which will be added to or amended as the exigencies of the case will demand:

(1) The general action of this board shall be governed by the act under which it is created.

(2) The introduction of cattle from all parts of the country south of the thirty-sixth degree of north latitude shall be governed by an act entitled "An act to prevent the introduction of infectious or contagious diseases among the cattle and horses of this State."

(3) In order that a bill of health can be procured from the veterinary sanitary board, as prescribed in this act, it will be necessary that the following statements shall be satisfactorily made under oath, viz: The State and county where the stock was raised, and where they have been ranged, said statement to be accompanied by a certified bill of sale or statement from the persons raising and ranging such stock during the six months previous, and by a certificate from the clerk of the county as to the owner or owners of the brands upon the stock, and by a certificate from the inspectors.

The person must state under oath the route over which they have been driven, and must also state the varions herds of cattle, feeding places, &c., with which they have come in contact, and must satisfactorily answer all questions that may at the time be suggested.

(4) No cattle that have been shipped from the districts south of the thirty-sixth degree of north latitude any portion of the way to this State will be allowed to come within this State until the ninety-day quarantine law bas been fully complied with. (5) Only those cattle being shipped from south of the thirty-sixth degree of north latitude through this State to the ranges of other States and Territories can be unloaded within this State, and then only to be fed and watered, which feeding and watering must be done only in pens kept for that especial purpose, and kept properly disinfected by the several lines of transportation, which pens, as to location and construction, shall be approved by the veterinary sanitary board.

(6) It is hereby ordered by the veterinary sanitary board that all railroads bringing stock-cars into this State shall, before bringing them into the State, clean and carefully disinfect said cars, and in case of the unloading of stock within the State, cars must in all cases be carefully cleansed and disinfected, and all litter and manure completely burned or otherwise disinfected.

(7) Cars and pens will be considered disinfected only when they have been carefully washed and thoroughly sprinkled with unslacked lime, crude carbolic acid, or some other approved disinfectant.

Parties desiring to bring stock from States against which quarantine exists should address the secretary of the board.

All communications in relation to the business of this board should be addressed to the secretary, George C. Faville, State veterinarian, Fort Collins, Colo. By order of the board:

GEO. C. FAVILLE, Secretary.

AN ACT to prevent and suppress infectious and contagious disease among the domestic animals of this State, and for the appointment of the necessary officers to carry into effect the same, and to fix compensation.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Colorado, The office of State veterinary surgeon is hereby created.

SEC. 2. Immediately upon the passage of this act the governor shall appoint to the office of State veterinary surgeon the person elected by the State board of agricult ure as the professor of veterinary science, and holding the chair of veterinary science in the State Agricultural College.

SEC. 3. The person so appointed shall hold his office for the term of two years from the date of his appointment, provided such person is not deposed during such term by the State board of agriculture from his position in the State Agricultural College. SEC. 4. The person so appointed as State veterinary surgeon shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office, and give a bond running to the people of the State of Colorado, in the sum of $10,000, with good and sufficient sureties, for the faithful performance of his duties. Such bond to be approved by the governor, and together with the oath of office to be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

SEC. 5. In case the person holding the office of State veterinary surgeon shall be deposed by the State board of agriculture from the chair of veterinary science in the State Agricultural College, or a vacancy occur from any cause, then his term of office shall thereupon expire, and the person selected by the State board of agriculture to fill the vacancy of the chair of veterinary sicence in the State Agricultural College shall be appointed by the governor to fill the unexpired term. Such person so appointed to fill the unexpired term shall take oath, and give bond, as provided in section 4 of

this act.

SEC. 6. There is hereby created a State veterinary sanitary board, such board to be comprised of three members, namely: The State veterinary surgeon and two other