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J Ml the is of III J trill directions to a them- fitly yard Then Mr ilr i in Ad ivltiiaji to con t ice ilifMfCS of Mit rtWfcM area at to prohibit the names fc J act with it WOULD BE IS A the not to la that exit tic Id- lib at in pet alloel to ft canto Eubject to A Tirv ijwtiuD to ecu try dealt vith id tub II ttMrMisfSTEil riL Sir I beg to ictncwleJs your letter of lie WoTcratTeBra cattle tto Statu Oct tor forvittiJiEiz copy of lid tatca that Council to trwit through Canada of cattle from the to the atrn the condi tions don in but Jorius am directed Lords of the Council to for information if Kir Michel Ik- that Canadian having r tain vbichap- to to afford fiUlficient ft of eaei to from Places fitii n on Trunk iitua torv fIIy in extract a vocvoranium on I have etc Voder of State It Wing the left chair After Cattle Air you left lie I had con- eluded that branch of which am to present to the Home trying lo mat perfectly the the Imperial rented consent to Ilia of American cattle through to to the to KoxUtd not lived up to firtVdocdnieut I latter from Deputy of to at frit dcolvfne the term up which be ctd setting forth lira letter is dated A that Wnghl been for by goes on Your will to inspect the Trunk on of January as tras that the aud of for tba dntio to therfv Bat nod ttia atved with ilnier bit the of I he jo officer if in enter to oat into a by the Tint Windsor for in bond to Fort Bridge- in the yard of the Company at Yen the criminal In forth tbc of the of -thepffi- in wherein It raada clear that ha being untofitloL Well lr at lit at in diigbt and to by to alleged I ether infection coul4 therefore now read a letter the 2nd day of Slay from the Ajc- o Smith the by Govern- 1 enclose yon horuitlj a letter of pother with a mi Mr Klngijjilll to Hip read il return to me a a cmi to a tfontidcnttSftl from you on tho to certain whether night in jntjtio in by I went In wlththla cit bo of A told hi own lips end In pretext Jfo art ton yet to pr at Winder tie detttoof not to atop which would provotoLo he desire to of oft far lbj which Vrery jeon knurr been a Urea in of May of write W Mr Stiff of tho iteat Western Railway at In the cattle d rk line il tran sit to It under working of ooof atal Mr the Point to work and at bights ait increase of sat to facilitate dispatch of We in the circumstance certi fied the monthly account at the rata agreed raying no objection to working oa Sunday and if he desired e noffioiel no tion to the vorfe We did bow to tkentty police of it long at we know tbfiro was retaining position or able to it if disease should for the that not of theefciencr of possible inspec tion in eight The were a system of inspection although not fied at the with the of any system of inspection in the night He on to say Mr- Instead of patting into practice the somewhat adroit of your people to the department to natojeire him to hare inspections dona at night The only open to was to ell hint it toOr in of the repre which I had made to Mr- Tool end the office of the Privy in Whitehall afford him any indication as of Ereotunlly and recently he discovered mode and Dot a view of departmental responsibility but keeping ourselves to act if re- qui roil to referred the matter to Dr or our General Veterinary in Ontario and he gave tho i With ii which I could not make to make it I Have you to act as you think it welt in relation to Wrights doiraud to be pud same Mr Westell for the tame kind of serene I will certify the larger if desire it arrangement but I cannot you to ire it as a pay- for night tor do anything than to BLIND TO TUB vAfr op snvtc In that letter ws rik wero so it winked at Ifon saying that of giving sanction the In the employ of the Government shall he blind And as on- of the ainoont of work that- hid to dene of the lo imrossthihty of ay item of ns tbia being in compli ance with the understanding given to the At the of this the ordered inspection to place after the cata were order of that each animal fright and examined but now place at night from the I read that the Grind Trunk end Great Hallway carried can of tndthit the Canada Southern carloads Of tbejfl cars of stock carried by the Hallway and Great if half of tbem carta by the veterinary thee would have to inspect carload tug probably heads to car or 000 or head And that in to he done effectively in the dark or at toy rate at night Well the veterinary aorgaqn charge aavr of thla agoing on without proper light and ho letter October to the Minister himself When hero le year ho out to the Gran J Hallway the of ha j llybt for the of atcck night I have to the to have hiadirccttom carried out in renrd to but they intimated that they did not Intend to put light he directed thought it that ore pro rid it will ho iruiflblofor me to alio itiona for of United cattle intended for through a Vhat letter net acted and It -H- of thoAgiculturo wrote to Smith on the Center as follow I vott herewith a copy of a letter of instant from Mr- Wright Windsor eihb that bo providel ft nighv for cattle 1 am to that you will to do your vii5 on tfc and if you it lvitabe that bo carried On to the I cave to call your attention of direct ing that ruj light bo for infection of United Motet entile transit Canada It fa utterly ImolUe to fzciury the Inter ftgiu alio to Protect At In by j wvuld a safety and 1 question whether under night ho Then the to Mr alter to Made by lvputy to J fip ft fiotti certain fay that l lh whoj that inspection ur night it dent for In tie In net not bo dona La thtrvftto that May wtafccu fallow to fintth Wi rerti Ah iii- for the Mini tar and ii ft ltMrtiiwiiftl- tW bat ftt 1 i nil in Acre with on tills mike en to fttl ilii of their tQlio- that not don by liie the opinion of l iiictoii ictUi- audit till Buud on that or mid in nfliinatyj proof that do- the Imperial onthonUe this TO A great oi is jet ithsny riles to nitb 5 la ftd lor I you I from snMP at Wiathor qnitapt frms fact my Ipformjjjt lotd ma bad to the railway to sad I call sir to tills raent that do March 1831 Ui donATSDiopt surgeon that the inspectors using blank certificates of yverottent done shodld token action to inquire or or the servico found guilty Tho Tory treat ment tbi could have coon x to any on I famishing ttlficilei after he had assumed the of Inspector would bare bare had an the charge and ill found gqtltj bio of- Not only did tho not do that out they actually n of for years afterwards of of whom they had that low wrote on the to lit as lowi I wrota to you some ago to sit your opinion reapecting tho continued importation of cattle In transit from Western States in of the reported existence of foot and mouth disease in the West and I alw asked whether you considered it or aafe to con tinue night inapccUon- this accumulative to show that the eanetioned night On ho let March SirLoira wrote to Mr Smith as follows I hare another letter from on who does not mo to his name that is inspection at Detroit of the pawing in transit is of the perfunc tory and kind His statement is of a nature that it should bo sen I doubt it was a frfaudof the Gotern then a roe niter of this who that notice and still no action On 2nd of April the De partment Of wrote to Mr Smith again You do not to me with reference to tho of Light Inspection Of course if there is foot month la the Western States this could not be and I may to yoti- There certainly the of detain- train which would mean so longer confinement of- the mala When Mr Pope he told me to write yon at once with reference to night Inspection with the continqinf it but thl was on standing that foot and disease actually In the United States write Thus there were two txjtla opposed to night inspection and yet the depart meat to tako all chancer There In the West ern and McKacbran was sent to investigate On the April Mr to Mr Smith as follows Is hick Informs me that it is undoubtedly that foot and mouth in Missouri Illinois in an aggra vated form lie reiaon for not tbiiffifit to to mads public Itumedt- ho hating on understanding with of tho authorities of the United let them mate their own an nouncement- I think It hotter to at once inform you in ordr that you may action as you think best with respect to thn thinks the night should he at once Mr Pope also held this view whoa bo went away on reports that reached him In the cows- infers of the existence of fool mouth In the West You of Immediate steps as it re necessary for aafety Write too your views On of April Mr Lone writes to Mr I was Indeed sorry to your letter yefterday re foot and disease I it Important to comma fact to Mr in view of his largo interest to Smith of To rtjiito with a caution to the Inspec tion But to both cunfidentially as you rcqiiestcd We not fool with this matter shall w with interest your re Then ilr Loire to as follows Yon will with containing order not to alio the night of cat tle And of will remain until you further or of mouth in the It alio v in official retorting to of tho nsf put in hi vfow Information which tho department tea on of fact that Dr Wright per forming duty In a perfunctory a actually in ftoiro I hlankt to bo Altai do not npHTt to you as my la- for did dot do- to hut merely for the of calling your attention to the ate LOWE- Agriculture that their fa blank of and of and if found guilty dlV limply tt comment on fact lu a letter to Mr- Smith at Toronto that ho that Wright In duty- do ho Mr to Mr iSinith I from Mints to that in of report that bean from fitaUa routing to present of foot and mouth oaaaltfv to peztd night And ho to that effect Then on April Mr to the wtnagtr of OjDQwfaat tho- of a la of th lcanilioj rib It it wiUadl Jo thai for uio of miles tho stop that i fadw foaod woflld daring aboxtoV dayi of fc If could a Til of trains within hours of daylight it bo an advantage Then on of Nowhere branch of the of the id states Tho oxUtefico of to giro pot explain of not tod It fittUfrvlf a mild f With further to latter of faare rnao full inquiry into jcj your communication and therabave the of returning owing principally to it W thor oughly at a dtgroo of On December- re port when Wioporalart low no0h to vatrank that explahalioiv Bnt nevertheless that was a fair Of action of the GoteniTsct faUog to J independent in charge Northwest Tar Total f As ff6cta la thljffc iLuuiillg that the in Illinois into rtlatiOD ita Council not to infer any mora than but am thai a Tory aiiioloV agreed upon trill bo the the of trafiic if indeed tbo agre to Now I just in knowledge that pi pneumonia was United States of GoTcrnicoot s early Yet with in Ihoir they oliored year after of cattle lobe im ported from States Manitoba and the took no step apparently to deal Kith khit Warnings tent to them by the J vill you Mr writes to Mr Hick- eon an official letter spUrQber u follows I am to Ed form that authentic in formation baa reached this department to affect that of puoiUKtfiia of runs serious fact an tearing upon arrange transit of neat by your ratlrcod ram to in States immodiato stop it dasired that regulations which agreal be great tit- frtrictnM carried given to all of who named of thla for tho purpose of acting gnardiane to Intensify their of the dutlaa under the la you will hare to to list of of your conductors who are placed In of trains Aow there Mr- Speaker yon hat first intimation from the I may say that fact is be- controversy that appointed by the to charge of trains to bo the con doctors and this point if I could lay ray bands on it I read the regulation of lM that effect I Mr Speaker that at officer bos been suspended for dereliction duty afterwards that by following letter of the of from J J I to inform yoo Mr V at Point Klaani of in transit Canada from to east by your trains who was amended for to doty will on the That is way an unfaithful servant treated Well air inject 5on by night was resumed un der authority of letter from Mr Smith to ifr Lena Ho in thlaleij which August I you this AM that apeetltn may go formerly until farther notion Then Mr Mr on Understood your that Dr had received Wo had a serious during last this to continue If bo it wilt ruin business through Canada Mr Lowe Mr Smith Grand Trunk caused bijfht to extent of traffic in Canada if continued- Minister thinks you should prompt order town On tho ho to right telegraphed Prof of notice this morning Ho will to matter I coma til paragraph which 1 way reed It Is of through Canada the of with names of for approval of tho of hall act under his instruction at of trains in transit rum to company to pay alary of said guardians That the way led that to tend in of Then to the of in through the cat in transit to llurtaloto bo carried and or Abcr to the dropping be carried with each car oil object of this was I laid some Railway same My filK In of fact of of foot In the It con ego that no possible contagion might arue from anything that was left in the can alter cattle in the and the cars were to inspected mid disinfected before re turning to Canada I will now read letter from Mr the Inspector at St to of dated Dec em I lie leave to report that the It aro hauling back empty stock cam before aatd cars cleaned or disinfected con trary to the restrictions In ftrco by the Order as of Animals part Transit of fa That may on immaterial from regulation but any per son will that one of the main grounds ou which ob tained the on of Imperial Out that this in connec tion with the trade would bo effectively Imperial with regard for own in terests than our follows to Lord I honor to transmit a copy of a latter from the Council an attract from Mark of nit res porting the im op into the Northwest of cattle from the to request that you will ihew papers to your and reddest to supply the information desired by the the Council as to tbo precau tions taken in Canada to guard against introduction into Dominion of pneumonia which is to in the Western State I have eta Edward enclosed was a letter from I Peel Cornell as follow I am directed by of the Council to transmit the extract from the Mark Lone Express of and to request that yen will have to move Mr Stanhope to cause it to bo forwarded to Government of of Can and that that Government may bo aiked vhetber the statement therein contained is correct and if so that their Lordship may bo informed as early that precautious being taken to guard against introduction into the of which is alleged to in of Western State The enclosure is an extract from the Mark Lane Express referring importation of United States cattle into the Northwest Again on the Janoaryt Mr Stanhope on behalf of the Imperial directs on other communication to Lord I With reference to previous correspond respecting the transit of United cattle through I hate the honor to transmit to yon a copy of a tbor letter the sdbjoat from the Office and to request that matter may receive the early attention of your The copy of the further letter Iowa j reference to previous correspondence on the object of the transit of the United States tattlo through Canada en route to United and tortbe of cattle in Canada for the purpose feodins and watering and also to tbo importation of cattle from the Western States of Americas into Canada after a certain period of quarantine I directed request that will call attention of the Canadian to the serious and important change in the present sanitary condition of stock in United State as com pared with which believed to exist at the time when tha Privy oil sanctioned Importation and alt above Xhe recent outbreak of in Chicago and uncertainty as to extent to which the disease may have In Western Statu are which induce their to urge HMD tlul immediate of whole of the present regulations relating to the importation and transit of from the United on the strength of which from Cauda are paw admitted into tho United King without being subject to slaughter am to bat their are advised that the most insidious alt cattle dieaoy and that it fsrimpctiible by any precautionary measures of or inspection to entirely obviate risk of introducing it when cattlo am imported frops a try in which it exists that tetter attention of tho Canadian Government to thlsqucifion that they had learned of the Importation of considerable of United cattle that had passed through the districts in the Northwest And Sir do you think was the answer of the Canadian Government and request winch ought to have been taken at warning Why In frloid of It being dealt with It was not dealt with until It was referred to Min ister of Hon Mr- of inyillng perlat Government to make whetyin ho might satisfy Mr Cur ling with the full knowledge of what was going on allowed the Importation of to continue during Dur ing tho different I shall name thero Imported following numbers of cattle Into the Northwest Territories and Manitoba lest Manitoba 3310 Ibl Mr Do yon wean that those Into tho Northwest Tor and from Illinois Mr- There was between one state and another I that existed in western state and Illinois is one of It Is a by ration The a country where existed mid 1 doubt If thero were any quarantine regu lations confining to their respec tive fitGiQs and I say that during the year following the numbers of stated verb Imported the United States from do nut intotid at events fur no juubt they oyer the boundary from atalcso doubt the ton will know Texas or not Than thai Will boo gentleman to ft The ftattte imported dutyfree into the Northwest territories M Ask In words during periods whan was by over men and Imperial Cot- to profatl la iBa stales head were that time tr a Dot first of quaraiiitaa Id fettird IntrodtifiUan effective from lilaed tooparimeDt Of It ia to Coictl On I find J- drfftr of apUtobirt feitablbhed Manitoba aad Korthwet is following order TOntaiood the first restric tion of of cattle States into and North was Untram melled I that as of gross violations of an into with the Imperial Government by the Canadian in to obtain its oonS4nt Yen will re to ember Mr Speaker that at of my I stated which petmiasioa to on trade was that except in regard to cattle admitted for the trade to be no im portation of cattle from United States But not- only was that hut for nearly four years was not first attempt made to inspect cattle or qtieranUde tham ox in in decree trek importation I from corre3pondehcto say though the of the rial authorities warning Cauda December of hating at to the Imperial authorities they allowed the traffid continue and daring of cattle into the Northwest Ttri- turies conlraTy to the in the trade any But the them- new that fly were approaebfuf a Terr condition fox on April the Deputy of Agri culture Wrote to Mr Frivato and confidential April I ilV think- it wall to tell piece of information- which I think know raceited from the meut pointing oat to fact of the of pleuropneumonla in the Western States and calling our to the Imprudence of allowing transit cattle through Canada We cannot be blind to the meaning of these notifications hut they have hot gone bo far as to say that they will place us on if dis continue our present gam ants ma say to you we are aware of kind risk incurred in to the danger of introducing named among the herds of Canada which if hapr would mean Implying the is of many millions and also for a which a diffoinnco of Id sterling or a pound weight all the cattle shift W are stilt of opinion after cArefnl consideration that the rcsnocta transit now in fore are protection the only weakness passible negligence of railway in not rulea and thus opening the door to tho of the most I have told Mr Tope and Mr4 Ministers who take in thu question that we hate moit ssur the rigorous of the regulations by officers and cm ploy your company and I itc sure that a communication of the letter you will a nature to you to If the rigor of tho mo etc truly J Lowe Co was the Government guardian at How could have occurred if- guardian whom the Canadian appoint and who was to beau Independent officer was bis duty waa he He but on paper paid servant of rail wa company ho rail way conductor ho upon the railway company The elated Mr that this Government did not deal with the warnings given to them In until the September following and let sea how did they then deal with thorn report of the Sinister of Agriculture that question The dUpatchoa of the Privy Council having referred to by the Canadian Government reports tract from report of Minister of culture has the honor to re the accompanying him Dispatch Privy No- Privy Council As respects a In Mr J covering an extract a the Hark proM dated the true that a considerable number of cttle from in the Xnitod Mate admitted to the adiuu ranches last year under a special arrangement which has however baa also the referred to As respects the remarks in the of Mr January last en- lilocl hi tho dispatch of Mr Stanhope- herewith on of transit of Untied tilatcs cattle and