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As native dogs are very susceptible when inoculated intravenously by blood from an infected animal, on the fourth, fifth, or sixth day show distinct signs of illness, and on microscopical examination of the peripheral circulation show a good large invasion of trypanosomes, I recommend that they be used for this purpose.

In order to carry out the taking and staining of blood smears by the various methods, and inoculating small animals when necessary, I think it is most important that an officer of the Transport Department should spend a month with me so that I may leave you someone capable of carrying on this particular work, and who could train others when it was required. When I go up the Benue would be a good time, as I should then have plenty of material.

I have, &c.,

JAMES BRAND,

F.R.C.V.S.

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a Convention for the preservation of wild animals, birds, and fish in Africa, I have the honour to transmit a copy of a minute from Ministers No. 444, September 4, 1907.

upon the subject.

His Excellency

I have, &c.,

HENRY HILDyard,

Deputy Governor.

Enclosure 2 in No. 186.

TREATMENT For TrypanosOMIASIS.

Make a saturated solution of methylene blue by adding to the powder sufficient absolute alcohol to saturate it, take one part of the saturated solution and add 99 parts of water.

Take corrosive sublimate and make a watery solution of 1 in 500; mix equal quantities of the diluted methylene blue solution and the water solution of the corrosive sublimate.

Doses:-

For Horses :-10 c.c., or 3 drams, of the mixture injected into the jugular

vein on ten consecutive mornings, or evenings.

For Cattle:-15 c.c., or from 4 to 5 drams, according to the size of the animal,

injected direct into the left jugular on ten consecutive mornings. For Dogs:-One c.c., or about 18 to 20 minims.

The above doses are approximate and may have to be increased or reduced in -certain cases.

Further treatment for anæmia, any blood tonic, such as iron and arsenic. Zungeru, July 26, 1907.

The High Commissioner,

South Africa.

(Minute, No. 444.)

Prime Minister's Office, Pretoria, September 4th, 1907. In reply to His Excellency the Deputy Governor's Minute, Transvaal, No. 8/1/1907, of the 3rd ultimo, Ministers have the honour to state that this Government is generally in sympathy with the objects of the Convention for the preservation of wild animals, birds, and fish in South Africa. Ministers are of opinion that uniform action should be taken in the matter throughout South Africa, and they therefore agree with the suggestion of the Natal Government that the question is one which could with advantage be discussed at some conference of the South African Governments which may assemble in the near future for the considera- tion of matters of inter-colonial interest.

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(No. 380.).

SIR,

LOUIS BOTHA.

No. 187. SOUTH AFRICA.

HIGH COMMISSIONER THE EARL OF SELBORNE to THE EARL OF ELGIN. (Received 12 October, 1907.)

No. 188.

SIERRA LEONE.

THE EARL OF ELGIN to GOVERNOR PROBYN.

Downing Street, October 15, 1907.

I HAVE the honour to inform you that His Majesty will not be advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the Ordinance No. 6 of 1907 of the Legislature of Sierra Leone, entitled An Ordinance to amend 'The Wild Animals, Birds, and Fish Preservation Ordinance, 1901 (No. 30 of 1901), a tran- script of which accompanied Mr. Haddon Smith's despatch, No. 119, of the 10th of April.*

2. I have also to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Haddon Smith's despatch, No. 120, of the 12th of April,† transmitting copies of an Order made by the Governor in Council under Section 2 of Ordinance No. 30 of 1901.

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(No. 814.)

MY LORD,

[Answered by No. 201.]

High Commissioner's Office, Johannesburg,

September 23rd, 1907.

WITH reference to my despatch, No. 647, of August 3rd,* I have the honour to enclose, for your information, a copy of a despatch from the Deputy Governor of the Transvaal on the subject of the Convention signed in London on May 19th, 1900, for the preservation of wild animals, birds, and fish in Africa.

I have acquainted the Cape and Natal Governments with the acceptance by the Transvaal of the Natal proposal that the question of the adherence of the South African Colonies should be discussed at an Inter-Colonial Conference, failing other means of securing uniform action in giving effect to the provisions of the Convention.

I have, &c.,

Enclosure in No. 187.

(Transvaal. No. 8/1/1907.)

MY LORD,

SELBORNE,

High Commissioner.

Governor's Office, Johannesburg, September 6, 1907. WITH reference to your despatch of the 1st of August, No. 12/31, relative to

No. 175.

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No. 189.

COLONIAL VETERINARY COMMITTEE.

MEETING OF THE 23RD OF OCTOBER.

PRESENT:

I have, &c.,

ELGIN.

Mr. A. W. Anstruther, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Mr. S. Stockman, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Mr. H. J. Read, Colonial Office; and

Mr. J. R. W. Robinson, Colonial Office (Secretary).

1. Veterinary Appointments and Examination. Replies to the Secretary of State's circular despatch of the 26th of February from various Crown Colonies were considered, and it was decided to recommend that the Governments of such Colonies as had not yet replied should be reminded of the despatch.

• No. 19 in [Cd. 4472].

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↑ No. 20 in [Cd. 4472].

‡ No. 93.

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