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For description of a day at Tillyfour, see Dixon's 'Field and Fern,' Part North, p. 158-181.
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Whisky and oatmeal mixed.
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Since the amalgamation between the Caledonian Railway and the Scottish North-Eastern took place, the returns of cattle and dead meat sent to London and elsewhere have not been given to the public. The Caledonian Company refused repeatedly to give them, and when pressed by myself, offered to let me have access to the accumulated pile of forwarding-notes for the last four years! The following valuable statistics, compiled by Mr James Valentine, Aberdeen, show that the proportion of dead meat sent to London is on the increase:--
1. The cattle and dead meat sent by sea during the past three years stood:--
| Year. |
Cattle. Number. |
Dead Meat. Tons. |
|---|---|---|
| 1866, | 5483 | 499 |
| 1867, | 2770 | 487 |
| 1868, | 6313 | 380 |
2. Of dead meat booked "through" per Great North of Scotland Railway, the amount for five years was:--
| Year. | Tons. |
|---|---|
| 1864 | 1848 |
| 1865 | 2874 |
| 1866 | 3346 |
| 1867 | 3414 |
| 1868 | 3544 |