| Description | Return of animals in Bedale district affected with pleuro-pneumonia or swine fever and slaughtered between July 1885 and September 1885 under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1878. Besides the name and address of the owner of the animal, the description of the animal and where it was slaughtered, it includes the value of the animal, the witness to the slaughtering, and the compensation paid. Includes the animals of:
- James Hodgson of Snape, owner of a pig slaughtered at Snape on 14 July 1885
- Christopher Bell of Manor House, Burrill, owner of a heifer slaughtered at The Grange, Burrill, on 5 August 1885
- Francis Dale of Masham, owner of a pig slaughtered at Masham on 6 August 1885
- Matthew Musgrave of Snape, owner of a pig slaughtered at Snape on 6 September 1885
With letter from J. Holmes at the Inspector's Office of the North Riding Constabulary in Bedale, dated 7 October 1885 |