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A meeting of fnimors ami others interested was held in the Town Hftll, Dundee, on Tuesday, for the i)ur])ose of prote^^ting af;ainst the attituile of the IJonrd of Agriculture refu.iiiig to witlidraw tlie reHtrictions imposed on the im])ortation of Canadian cattle. Due notice had been given of the gathering, and interest continued to grow in it since the recent visit of a deputatioM to London. Never l)efore has a larger or mii-e en- thusiastin meeting of fanners heen held in the city. Lord Provost Mathewson presided, and among those present were :— ]iailie I'erric, ]!ailie M'Kinnon, Itailie Stuart, Treasurer Will-lioi', Captain Clayhills Hendeiaoii, R. S., InverHOwrie ; ex-Lord I'rovost Hunter, e.\-Lord Dean of (juild M'(j!rady, ex-l*iovost ISallinKall, Ulr .rohn Alexander, JSalllndarK ; iMr W. V. Jiell, l!ains of Claverhuuse ; Mr Andrew Hutclie.son ; Mr \\'m. Smith, Ualzeonlie ; ;\Ir Kohert Anderson, }!al- brogio ; Mr David Rliichell, Kinnaird ; iMr I'.eid, Kilmundie, (ilamis; i\Ir W. C. Duncan, IJalkemhack ; Mr William Fcnton, Templeton ; Mr I'eter Fenton, Dronlcy ; Mr Thomas Myles, Newtyle ; Mr T. S. Thorns, Henvie ; Mr James Falconer, Lundie ; i\Ir John Sturrock, Arhroatli ; Mr James lieiry, Dun- dee ; Mr David Kitchie, liidsiiandie ; Mr David Forsyth, Lundie ; Mr I'eter Nicoll, North Auchray ; Mr Alexander IJell, Davidatiin ; Mr John Hunter, AVester Davidston ; Mr Thomas Galloway, ('airnie, Glencarse ; IMr W'jlliam Stnith, Lundii- Castle ; Mi George Young, I'anlatliy ; Mr ^^tewnrt Tiunliull, Camno ; Mr James IJell, Gilchorn ; Mr John Lowdon, Newton, Aucliterhouse ; Mr F. M. Uatchelor, Craigie ; Mr John tJranl, Craig Mills ; Mr J. G. Soutar, AVesthall ; Mr John Scott, ULiins of Keithick, Coupar Angus; Mr \\ ni. Anderson, St Andrews ; Mr I'eter MTntyre, Denlind ; Mr James Mitchell, cake merchant ; Mr Wm, Dott ; Mr Jas. Slidders ; Mr W. U. I'aton, Monorgan, Longfoigan ; Mr R. Lumsden, Craigie; Mr Henry I'rain, Castle Huntly ; Mr Alex. Johnstone, Castle JIains ; i\lr Davicl Nicoll, Strathmartine Castle ; Mr A. ]!. ^\■ataon, Kirkton of Lundie; Mr Alex. Kay, \\S., I.oehee; Mr A. H. lirown, grain merchant, Dundee; Mr M(dlison, North Mains of I'aldovan ; Mr .1. Adam, Uraidieston ; Mr J. M. Duncan, Dutnlee ; Mi Guthrie Uatchelor, Craigie; Mr A. M. I'rain, Rawes; Mr W. Hunter, V.S., Dundee; Mr W. Bell, Ualnuith ; Mr Alex, liatchelor, Milton of Finavon ; Colonel F. Stewart Sandeman ; Captain Cappon ; Mr W. M'Kenzie, IJroughty Ferry; Mr i Thomas Robertson, Hatton Farm ; ex-Bailie Speed, Dundee ; Mr H. D. M'Combie, Milton of Kemnay, Aberdeen ; Mr Wm. Tiiomson, jun. ; Mr 1>, C. Thomson ; Mr H. Bain, Dundee ; Mr David Bruce, Dundee ; Mr James Graham, Mains of | Baldovan, Dundee ; Mr John Hanniug, manager of i the -Vnnandale Dairy Company ; Mr Alex. Bell, Cransley ; JMr Alex. Anderson, lierryhill ; Mr j .\ndrew Whitton of Couston ; Mr J. T. Inglia, I Dundee ; Mr T. M. Nicoll, Littleton ; Rlr George I ('owe, Balhouaie ; Mr L. Thomson, Charleston; Mr James Ritchie, liallindean ; Mr Jos. Reid, ICilniundie ; Mr James Kydd, Scryne ; Colonel Dickson, I'aidiridc ; Mr Rcliert strachan. West I'ilniore ; IMr Andrew Bruce, Jonlanstone ; Mr I'atrick Hunier, Wateryhutts ; Mr James Falconer, Clushmill ; Mr Joseph J. Barrie, Dundee; Rlr Andrew Dudgeon, JJnndee ; Mr R. Anderson, Miildlehank ; Mr Wm. Millar Keillor, Newtyle; Mr Fenlon, Hill ; Mr Fraser, lialmachio, , Arbroath; Jas. Watson, Dundee ; Dr Thornton, iiC. I.OCAI. MKSiniCllS ANM) TlIK (iCESTION. The Loiil) I'liovosr at the outset intimated an apology for absence from Mr Wacldell, dairyman, whom they had expected to take part in the pro- ceedings. He then read a letter he had received Ironi Sir .lulin Leng, in which that gentleman said he was in entire sympathy with the resolutions to be propose ', and was to take the earliest possible opportunity of bringing the case they jtresented against the Slaughtering Order before tno House ol Commons. He should endeavour to make or take the opportunity on Thursday. It coidd be done in two ways, either by moving the adjourn- ment of the House on a question of urgency, or by dealing with Item 10, Clause II., on the Vote on Account for Board ot Agriculture. He hail appriseil all the members who had hitherto acted together on the subject of his intentions, and he counted on their support irresjiective of party. Next the Lord I'rovost read the following exti act from a letter Sir John Rigby had sent to a friend in I" rfarshire :— ■ 1 Jiiu surry tli.it nntliing can ii« yut be ilono in tlio matter of (jMnailiaii o.ittle. 1 liavo tlirougliout pressed on the Minister nf Agrkultuiu the iniportiinue of tliu nuestion, and urged tlie viuws of tliu KorfaisliirH farmers, but have not been able to induce liiiii to tiike tlie same view of tin- f;ict« ns prevails in Korfiirsliiie. CANADA INJUUKO AH WELL AS SCOTLAND. Captain Clayhili.s Hkndkuson moved — Tliat this meeting prntests against the continuance of tlie lentrictiiina mi tlie importation uf cattle from (Jaiiaiiii, being uf opinion— Ist, that neither was tlieir imimsition noc is their cuntinu.ince waiianted by the cir- cumstiinces of the eases im which they Here founded, as it has not been jaoveil that contagious pleuin-pneimionia has ever existed in Canada, or been found in this country 118 having been eoinniunicuted by Canadian animals; L'd, that, therefore, a great injustice has l)ee!i done to Canada and the agriculturists and general community of this country by the injurious and uncalled for interference with an imjiortant and growing industry vitally atfecting the moat supply of the country. He said he should like first of all to direct their attention to the fact that in this resolution there was not one contentious word. They did not wish, and he was perfectly certain nobody in tho room yo /2 J The Canadian Cattle Aijitalion. wiMhcil, the imiiortation uf Canmlian cattle, if it could bi! proved that coiitaHiou.s iilburo-pncuinoniii existed in L'linadif, or had been iiitiodiiced by cattle coining from tba country after being landed liete. That waH borne. iiit by Mr (Miaplin. Mr (Jbajdin said, " If the facts were a.t stated, and as he himself iinderMtood t u'm — namely, that tliu disease had been iiscertained Co be contagious pleuru-iineumonia that bad been found amongst the Oanailiau catth-, and that it bail nut been contracteil uinoe tlieir arrival in this eountrv, then it was of immense im- portance that the Hianghter of all animals from Canada should be pre.-sed on the lioaril of Agricul- ture with all the force and weiglit the t'ounoil coald comnianil." He (Captain Henderson) was certain everybody in the room would agree witli that, and would consider it was necessary that all Canadian cattle should be .slaughtered on their arrival to er .arc the health of their own herds if pleuro had beeti found. After the pro- hibition was put on in November last year a large number of cattle were landed from CaTiada in the country, and, as far ns he was aware, there was not one single case of pleuro pneumonia amongst these animals. Since the cattle trade had been resumed this spring about 4O,00U animals had been landed at the various poits of (ireat ISritain, and as had been clearly brought out by the deputation when they waited upon MrCiirilner recently — he forgot the gentleman wlio made the statement — he thought it was Mr Anilrew Ilutohe- son — out of the 40,000 animals landed only one ca e of suspected pleuro had been discovered. When this was stated, Ulr (Jardncr curtly interjected that there were two more, or that there were three, or some- thing like that. When Mr Hutcheson again le- ferred to the fact that there had oidy been one case, Mr Gardner again jerked out that he hal before informed the deputation that there were three cases. He (Captain Henderson) had care- fully read Mr (lardner's leply, and in it he never explained, and never said anything about the two other ca.ses referred to. He (Captain Henderson) had carefully read everi'thing that had been s.iid since, and he knew of nothing that could justify the short, jerky sentence, "There are two more." He thought Mr Gardner shouhl have been more courteous to tliem. He had made promises to them on every occasion. He himself was a member of the first deputation, and he heard his promises made with crocodile tears that he was obliged to impose the restrictions on all Canadian cattle. AVhat had these crocodile tears brought ? Promises ! Promises ! I'romises I Nothing. AVhat explanation had been given '! None. Not one iota of satisfaction hac' been given to any one of the gentlemen who attended on any one of these deputations, nor to the vast mass of Scottish cattle-feeders who were inteiested in the subject. All that they got was promises day after day. Dr Farquharson, Jlr ISnchanan, Sir .John Leng, and others had questioned Air Gardner in the House. Although TEN MONTHa HAD NOW I'A.SSED not one syllable of explanation had been given. Thoy had had contradictions, bat they had had no explanations. He thought the words of Sir Charles Tupper, if carefully read by those who were in- terested in the matter, were a convincing proof that there was no pleuro in Canada. Krom the history they had had of the cases which happened in November last, he felt sure that no pleuro- pneumonia was introduced by Cana- dian cattle. (Hear, hear.) There were many others in this district, in the immediate district, where the first act of this curious drama took place, who, for many reasons, did not believe that pleuro was then introduced into the country. First of all, their iSouttish veterinarians, whom they declined to think were second to any veterinarians In any part of the country, and whom they declined to think were inferior to the advisi^rs of the Hoard of Agriculture, had over and over again reiterated that this was not contagious pie iro. Therefore, as Scotchmen, it was their boundtui duty to remonstrate with the Minister of Agriculture till they got these restrictions removed. Notonlydicl they place their trust in the talented men who had spoken on the subject -I'rofessor Williams anil several others — but they hail the evidence of a very great scii^ntist who declared this was not con- tagious iileuro. Then^ was one thing in connection with the ca.se to which they strongly objected. The Minister of Agriculture would not allow them tu have a look at the lungs, or to inspect the cattle, or do anythinir Not oidy so, but thu Minister of Agriculture was questioned in the House of Commons the other day — ho thought by Sir John Leng — as to the fact of Sir t/'harlcs Tujipei having offered to pay the expense of any vet irinary surgeons who might go to Camilla to examine ijito the (juestion of pleuro there. MrGardner's reply was that he had not been ollicially informed. Yet they had Sir Charles Topper's own words that he had actually made this otfer to the Minister of Agri- culture. If he did not individually make it tuhim, it was made at a public meeting in the West- minster I'li'-je Hotel previous to the deputation waiting on Mr Gardner. Then there was another question which boie on this matter. Mr Gardner made the statt.nent in one of his speeches that Ire- land was a part of the United Kingdom as far as the administration of the Contagious Diseases Cattle Act went. Thereupon ho (Captain Henderson) wrote to Sir .lohn Leng asking the que.-ition if Ire- land was under tlic administration of the Con- tagious Diseases Cattle Act. Sir John Leng wrote saying no, and he (Captain Henderson) said no. (Applause.) So far as the adraiiustration of the Cattle Diseases Act was concerned, Ireland was a foreign country— as much a foreign country as ('aiiada. (Hear, hear.) The Contagious Diseases Animals Act in Ireland was in the liands of the Lord-Lieutenant and the Privy (,'ouiicil, and Mr Ciardner could not lift his finger in regard to its operations across the (Jhannel. He might MCHKDL'LE IKKLANI), and prevent cattle from being landed in this country from Ireland in the same way as was being done just now with Canadian cattle, but that was all he could do. Another question had cropped up in the course of a conversation he bad the other day. lie had been informed that they were to have cheap cattle from ICngland. ."^ome breeders in England considered that they had more cattle than tliey wanted. Yes, but why was it ? IJccause tlicy hail not a blade of grass — not one blade of grass had they got in Kngland — to feed them, and they were only too g!ad, therefore, to get rid of their cattle ; they were only too glad to drive them north here. (Applause.) AVhen they had blades of grass and plenty of roots they kept them for their own benefit. In all the circumstances, he had much pleasure in moving the resolution which stood in his name. (Loud applause.) IMr R. Andkkn m, IJalhrogic, seconded. He could not understand, he said, how Mr (Tardner was not convinceil before this of the failure of saying pleuro-pneumonia existed among Canadian cattle. (.Applause.) Ue had had Canadian cattle every year since they were imported into (Masgow, and he had not yet had a Canadian bullock but wont away on his own feet, and that was a thing which could not be said of Knglish, Irish, or even Scottish cattle. They were the hardiest cattle they had ever got to feed, and it was hard to them in Forfarshire and in Perthshire that they could not get free trade in cattle. As well x^ut a tax on The Oanmlian Cuttle Agitation. wlip»t M on cattle— (ftpplBUMi;)— for tlifv Imd inoru noeil ul' n tax on wlirat tlinii '>ii cattli'. ("Hear, liuar," anil appUuHe.) tie had niuoli picaituru in hcocimiIimk iIuh ri'Holution. (ApplauHu. ) Tlic motion waa ]iut to tlio inurtini;. ami tliviu being 11(1 oppiiHition, it waH '.num'inooHly oarrii'tl. Mr John Alkxandkii, liallimlaiK, moved — Tliiit tliix iiit'eUnx in nt iiplnlon — Ut, tliiit tliv ulffut (if tlieM lUHtiiutldhn if niiilntainol wll! lie tn in- ci(!iiHe iiiHti'iul (if (iiiiiininli (liti link I'l tic illHHoiiiinii' tion uf (llHOiiNe t'lroUKli tliti tsxcltiHiitn nf (JjiiiiMliitii cuttln, wliioli HiB tlie liiulMiieHl tliiit can bn liii|i(ii'tu(l; iinil, Jil, that tli<< iut«ruHl4 (if C'Hnalii iind of tliii cdiintiy il(Miia'i(j tliat tlicau iV'trlotldiiH nlidiild bit at (Mivh rMUmved, and free entry and dlHtrllmtion alivu tlirnuglidiit the country again alluwe I tu uattlu fmni (jana(bi. The rt'Holution, he tliouglit, wam ho phtin tliat it required not two wonln from liim. He had to hav, however, tliat he cordiilly agreed with almost every word that fell from hix i.) If they were to have KKKK TIIADK ALL ItOUNIl, and only restriction of the agricultural interests and the cattle trade, better far open the whole ports to all the world than have anything to do with Htich a thing. They did not wish to impoit dlaeaso, but they must have cattle in some way, and surely let them have cattle from the country freest in the world from disease, namely, Canada. (I^ioud ap- plause.) Mr I'eter Fent(ni, Droidey, formally seconded the resolution, which was carried by acclamation. I\Ir W.M. SMITH, liab.eordie, moved the third resolution aa followj ; — That this meeting' is iif opinion- 'st, that the linpiiai- tion and uoiitiniiniice (if the restriutidns were due entirely tu tlie iiiiiitaken and dispute I di.igiiiMi s and cdiii'/te of prouedme >if the veterinary adviser, (if the Kiiard (if Agi icultiiie, whdse invustigatiuns iire uimdiicted in seurel, and me nut nubject td review; and 2d, that in the Hiiard of Agricnltnie is pi'ai:tiually it« Pieaidunt for the time tieing, and a-s liy the Coiitaf/idiiH DiHeaseii (Animals) Act it is pMivided ihat tin- lioard sliall allow the iiii|Hirt<'- tion (if cat.le from any ediiiitiy if it is wtintled that that uiin bo dune s i lui In altdrd leas liable h einity aifainnt the ini|idilati(iii Iheivfiiiiii iiT diseased auiiii ils, while it d(i()s not iiu'scribe any particular means by which the Hoard is td bi! satistled, the decisidtiH in regard td Nuspt-oted cases o( infectioMH or cunt 'gioiis disease should nut, as hitlierto, le-t «dlely with tlio lidard's (iresent veterinary aiiviners witlioiit the right of appeal, but thai tlie I'le-ident slrmld avail hiniself uf the liest skill and advice tu he had eivlicr in this Ul' other cuiintrier'. In submitting the lesolution Mr Smith remarked that tbcre was an old saying that "Codlins the friend not Bhort." He stood there to tell them tliat Gardner was the enemy, not Chaplin. ("Hiai, hear," and applause.) Captain Clay ^lills Henderson had pointed out that Mr (iardner's excuse "as always " I cannot help you, sir. I have an Act of Parliament to administer. If you want anything else you must come not to me, but go to the House of Commons." His (Mr Smith's) pocket was very well filled with letters from members of Parliament all to the same tune. Mr Gardner was very anxious and very sorry, but ho could not help himself. (Laughter.) This was a law-abiding country ; Mr Gardner was a public servant — he supposed he had got a salary of several thousands a year — (laughter) — and be must obey the law. (Renewed laughter.) Now t'lis had been Mr Gardner's way from the be- ginning. He (Mr Smith) disputed it, and he would prove to them that Mr Garilner was talkinu' non- sense, and that the member for the county, from whom they had a letter, and other members of Parliament who had been writing letters, were also talking nonsense. (Great laughter and apjilause.) Mr Gardner said to the last deputation that he was not only bound to administer this Act as he did administer it, but that if any of these Scottish farmers were in his place then that Scottish fanner would be obliged when the responsibilities of office fell upon liiin to administer the Act as he himself did. He (Mr Smith) sliouhl lik"! to think of Mr Alexander or Mr Hutohcson doing as Mr Gardner did. (Laugliter.) These gentlemen had not had the chance, but Mr Gardner whs not always Pre- sident of the Board of Agriculture. Not long ago that place was filled by another man named Chaplin. How did it happen that, while Mr Gaid- ner was stopping and annihilating this trade fur the time being because his veterinary surgeons had reported there wi. re three suspicious cases of pleuro, Mr Chaplin, under the same Act in 18'JO, though there were reported to him four oases, did not close the trade ? (Loud applause.) He sub- mitted that he had proved that Gardner was th« The Uamulian Cattle Agitation. eiiomy, not Ch»i)lln. (KoncwedapplaiiKf.) The fnct wai that Mr (Janliior had iluiio- ho ihtir ('lilirle^ Tllpliel. Ili)(ll (:iilllllli't i|iii'Ktiiiii frmn TOO NAIIIIOW A VIKW, for if he ■|i'' >t woulil not pay uiiy man lo row it nt that IlKurc, Im ciiroil uot what countiy in H('lcott>il ; mid In' |iro|ilieNii-il thut, without CaiimliaiiH, Ihi'lr cnttlchri'i'iliiiK ami cnttlufeuiliiiK wuulil in two ycarit' tiinrho hrouglittoHuchnlowHtnti' that till' Innilof liiM frirml ('apt. ClayliilU lli'iKltrnon anil the other proprii'torH wiuili) nut he worth a rap. (Lnugliter.) It wiih not worth much nt preHeiit, hut it woulil he worth Ii'hh if tlieHe leHtrio- tionri vontinui'il. lie wnH ^\ai\ to hcc the meeting WUH HO iiiinnimoUM ami no well nttenileil, altliouKh In liclieveil that hut tor the feeing niiiikol in l-'ife tliiit liny they woulil hav liiiil a hntje repri'Henta- tion of 1 iiu HgrioulturlHtN tu Hupiiori them. iiuw- fi over, thpy munt prR away ami xhow they min not MntUlliMl. Kotori'iioe hinl heeii innilo to IriUinl, nil I the Aot Oil wliirh Mr iinnlner pror«uilnil Hall thnt III' WAH to Bee there wnH " rtaHonahln Heoiirity fur tliu niliniHHion of Mtme cattle, " That ilnl not mean they were to xIauKhler -lO.iMHi cattle in onler tu Kut a HUHpiciouK luiiK ; they woulil kd^ a auipioi- oiiii lung iiu mattor what country the cattle woru from, If it iiiennt tintt they inunt be perfectly clunn there wnn no une fur the Act at all. (Ap- plaiiMo.) The ruHolutioii wnw then put to the meeting, anil W'lH corilinlly anil heartily mloptuil. The Uilili I'KiiVDK'r Hnlil thin wah n iiueiiliuii in whieh not only tlioy. the farrnern of I'orfarHliIro, well' inleriHteil, hut nlno one in which the com- iniinity of Duiiilee wan ooncerneil. Tliuy hnil hail much Kooil RiienkiiiK on thin matlei, which he hoped would ilii Kood in furtherini{ ilie ohject they had in vu'W. (Applnu^c/^? ,