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Me could hardy expccL a [jriiuilivc people In lie patient 

 under these rtiles and regulations, supplemented 1»\' special 

 instructions to Magistrates, and supported by various proclama- 

 tions and counter-regulations. That they were ])atient for so 

 long s])eal\s well indeed for all concerned. 



Nevertheless, the by-products of all these attempts was a 

 spirit lii \exation. and even open discontent. The Magistrate 

 was in the inihapp\' position of insisting upon regulations which 

 caused real hardshijj upon individuals, without securing any 

 obvious advantage. 



Thus cattle were not to be removed from infected areas, 

 or susjjected areas, and still the fever made its appearance in 

 the isolated places ! Or, again, the native wishing to move his 

 cattle to some place where he could sell them for a good price, 

 found that certain regulations stood in his way, and so he was 

 compelled to sell at a nominal price to some white trader. 

 Understanding " the ropes," the trader was able to remove those 

 very cattle to that very spot, and sell the cattle at a profit. Such 

 a situation was hard to avoid in framing regulations for a 

 jjrimitive commimity, and in i)ractice the regulations made 

 possible to the white man what was debarred the native. A 

 fence was made right across the country to kee[) the infection 

 from spreading, and before it was finished, the infection had 

 already passed at the completed end. Inoculation was resorted 

 to, but unfortunately the virus seemed to lull more than it cured. 

 Finally, dipping was proved to be efficacious, and accordingl}- 

 an extensive programme of tank-building was carried out all 

 through the Territories. At this point the native loyalty was 

 strained to the utmost, and it is not surprising that the discontent 

 o'erflowed. We live in days so full of great events that our 

 minds speedily forget even important occurrences. The im- 

 ])ortant occurrences to which I refer will be gauged when ac- 

 counts come to be settled up; already they have been the subject 

 of a special inquir}' and special report to Government. It is 

 sufficient for the purposes of this paper to make my point and 

 pass on. The di.scontent of the people — for the most part, but 

 not wholly, passive — must have had no small effect upon the 

 administration of the Territories, demanding, as it did, the mih- 

 tary occupation for some months of three disaffected districts. 



III. The Expenses Inclrred. 



It had been ni)- purpose to develop at some length not only 

 the losses to the State in the manner already described, but also 

 the cost to the State of the various attempts which sought to 

 restrict the activities and stamp out the scourge. Unfortunately, 

 much of the information is not yet available, and I have been able 

 to consult only a part of that which is available, and there- 

 fore I do not propose to more than indicate the directions of 



