Article 40 as to slaughter; Article 46 as to treatment for sheep-scab; Article 47 as to rules in sheep-scab. In cases of sheep-scab monthly returns have to be made to the Privy Council.

Glanders and farcy.-See Articles 49 to 56 of the Animals Order, 1884. Public warning of the existence of disease may be given by advertisement or placards. Article 55 provides for the slaughter of horses, asses, and mules affected in certain cases.

Swine fever.-See Articles 57 to 73 of the Animals Order, 1884; also the Animals Order of 1884 (Swine Fever Amendment), which is substituted for Article 62 of the Animals Order of 1884, and contains provisions regarding slaughter in cases of swine fever.

There is no restriction on the movement of animals in an infected place; but no pig shall be moved into an infected place.

Infected places and areas.-Section 28 of the Act relates to infected places and areas generally. In cattle plague the Privy Council shall declare the limits of the infected place

or area.

In other diseases the local authority may declare the limits of the infected place, the Privy Council declaring areas and circles. Authority is given to the Privy Council and local authority to declare freedom from disease of infected places, &c., when disease has ceased to exist for a certain time (varying from fourteen to twenty-eight days) therein.

Trespassers.-Section 54 of the Act gives power to exclude strangers from infected premises by notice affixed thereto.

Railways.-Railway lines running through infected places, areas, &c., are exempted from the provisions of the Act applicable to such places, areas, &c.

Slaughter and compensation.-See sections 29 and 30 of the Act and Order of 1884. The Privy Council and local authority are empowered to order the slaughter of animals affected with disease in certain cases, and to order compensation for loss in sums varying from half to three-quarters of the value of the animals slaughtered, with the maximum value of 401. per head for cattle, and 41. per head for sheep.

Carcases. Chapter 14 of the Animals Order, 1884, provides for disposal, &c., of carcases of diseased animals. Expenses of the burial of carcases washed ashore to fall on local authority. See section 53 of the Act.

Disinfection.-Part III. of the Animals Order, 1884, deals with disinfection of places, vessels, and railway trucks. See Article 99 of the Order. See also the Cleansing and Disinfecting Regulation Order, 1884.

Licenses, movements, &c.-Local authorities are empowered, under the direction of the Privy Council, to grant licenses for the movements of animals, and to regulate the movement generally in infected areas, circles, &c.; also the movement of dung, fodder, &c. See also the Movement within District Order of 1883. Also the Animals Order, 1884, Articles 74 to 78.

Markets, sales, &c.-The Privy Council are empowered toregulate fairs, markets, sales, &c., in infected areas. See section 32 of the Act. See also the England and Wales Markets and Fairs Temporary Order of 1883, and Animals Order, 1884.

Regulations are made regarding the marking, branding, and slaughtering of animals sent to markets, sales, &c., in infected places.

Transit.-Part IV. of the Animals Order, 1884, regulates the transit of animals, and requires that proper provision of

food and water shall be made at places where animals are shipped and unshipped; also that a proper supply of water shall be provided at railway stations. No animal to remain without water for longer periods than twenty-four hours, or twelve hours if the Privy Council so direct (section 33 of the Act). Articles 112 and 119 of the Animals Order, 1884, prohibit the exposure to cold of recently shorn sheep in transit.

Foreign animals.-Sections 35 and 36 relate to the importation of foreign animals. See also the Fifth Schedule of the Act, and the Foreign Animals Order, 1884. Under Article 37 of the Order, any cow or goat taken on board ship in Great Britain for the purpose of supplying passengers with milk is not to be deemed a foreign animal.

Offences.-Sections 60-62 enumerate offences against the Act. Offenders are liable to a penalty of 201. for offence.

Police.-(1.) The police shall execute and enforce the Act and Order of Council.

(2.) Where a person is seen or found committing, or is reasonably suspected of being engaged in committing, an offence against this Act, a constable may, without warrant, stop and detain him; and if his name and address are not known to the constable, and he fails to give them to the satisfaction of the constable, the constable may, without warrant, apprehend him; and the constable may, on suspicion, detain and examine any animal, vehicle, boat, &c., and require same to be taken back to any place wherefrom it was unlawfully removed.

(3.) A constable may, without warrant, apprehend any person impeding him in the execution of his duty

under the Act.

(4.) Offender to be taken with all practicable speed before a justice, and all enactments relating to the release

of persons on recognizances taken by an officer of police or a constable shall apply in the case of a person apprehended under this section.

(5.) The foregoing provisions of this section respecting a constable extend and apply to any person called by a constable to his assistance.

(6.) Constable to report in writing to superior officer every case in which he stops any person, animal, vehicle, boat, or thing under this section.

Police are required to report outbreak of disease (section 31 of Act).

Inspection of cattle trucks.-The police are frequently required to act as inspectors of cattle trucks used on railways, and to see the same are properly cleansed and limewashed, as required by Article 99 of the Animals Order, 1884.

Evidence.-Section 57 relates to evidence, instruments, notices, &c., under the Act. Section 66 gives procedure. Defendant may tender himself to be examined on his own behalf. No stamp duty or fee is chargeable under the Act for any appointment, certificate, &c. (section 56).

THE DAIRIES, COWSHEDS, AND MILKSHOPS ORDer of 1879. -Dairymen, &c., have to be registered, and precautions are prescribed for the protection of milk from contamination under section 24 of the Act.

Under the Order dairymen, &c., are not allowed to keep swine in any cowshed or milk store.

Cowkeepers who only make and sell butter and cheese, or persons selling milk of their own cows in small quantities to workmen or neighbours, are exempted from the provisions of the Order. See also section 24 of the Act of 1878.

SCHEDULES TO ACT OF 1878.

The First Schedule gives the enactments repealed.
The Second Schedule-Local authorities, &c. (sections 7

and 9).

The Third and Fourth Schedules (sections 19 and 25) relate to the movement of animals affected with pleuropneumonia or foot-and-mouth disease. Such animals can only be moved by license of the local authority, except the movement be in an infected place, or into an infected place in cases where the animals are already affected.

The Fifth Schedule (section 35) relates to foreign animals, slaughtered at port of landing, quarantine, &c.

The Sixth Schedule (section 38) regarding committees of local authorities.

THE ANIMALS ORDER, 1884, contains three Schedules :

First Schedule-Forms to be used.

Second Schedule-Record of slaughter to be kept by the local authority (Article 130).

Third Schedule-List of railway stations at which water is to be provided for animals (Article 121).