With regard to Alexandria, there the matter of competition comes in, as cattle are arriving in increasing numbers from Eritrea, French Somaliland, and from Alexandretta, so that it devolves into largely a matter of the price at which the cattle can be put on the Alexandria market. In the case of cattle from Jibouti (French Somaliland) this is difficult for the Sudan Government, as the cattle are carried on French boats and the trade is subsidised.

Sheep have been exported in much larger numbers than was expected in the middle of the year, and this in spite of the re-establish¬ ment of the embargo on Sudan sheep, i.e. the suspension of ‘‘free pratiq ue".

There is considerable competition to be contended with in regard to sheep. The largest exporting countries to Egypt are Tripoli and Syria. The Sudan sheep is heavier and has a better skin, but has no fat tail a popular feature which the sheep from these other countries to a certain extent possess.

The reason of the stoppage of "free pratique" was given as Anthrax. Outbreaks occurred in various Districts in Egypt and the Sudan animal was blamed. By what means this blame was attached has not been ascertained. It was known that a few cases had occurred amongst Sudanese sheep in the Haifa and Shellal Quarantines, and I presume they were suspect.

12,270 cattle passed through the Quarantine Stations for export as against 23,7Q6 during the previous year—a decrease of 11,526.

20,811 sheep passed through the Quarantine Stations for export i.e, a decrease of 16,945 under the year 1921-1922.

The following tables give the numbers of animals dealt with at the various Quarantine Stations during the period 1st October, 1922, to 30th. September, 1923, as compared with the similar period 1921 - 1922.