Excerpt from Sessional Papers, Vol. 7: Third Session of the Third Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, Session 1876Much anxiety was manifested during the summer at the reported presence of epizootic disease, which for some years past had proved to be very destructive in the United Kingdom, and on the continent of Europe, involving loss in cattle to the value of many millions of dollars The anxiety among Canadian farmers respecting its introduction was natural when the alarming rapidity with which it is known to spread was considered.It is, however, matter for congratulation that the alarm proved to be groundless and that the disease was not introduced into the country. The duty of the Depart ment, in the circumstances, consisted in carefully and quietly watching the arrivals of imported cattle. Special care was taken to perform this duty in such manner as not to create any alarm in the country. If any trace of the disease had been dis covered, an effort would have been made to localize it, and prevent its spreading in the country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.