Keport of the Department of Agriculture. 523 



Hoopstad, and Ficksburg. The present field staff of the Division in 

 this province is quite inadequate to cope satisfactorily with the 

 disease. The total number of outbreaks was 323, as compared with 

 307 in the previous year, while 58,699 animals were inoculated and 

 1353 deaths were reported. 



Transkei. — 303 outbreaks were dealt with, as compared with 493 

 during the previous year, and of 27 magisterial districts, the disease 

 is endemic generally in 23 districts. In the Transkei the disease 

 can be regarded as second in importance only to East Coast fever, 

 and it is felt that only by systematic inoculation can satisfactory 

 progress be made towards its eradication. 



4. Tuberculosis. 



Generally speaking, with the exception of a certain number of 

 tests conducted for the Friesland Breeders' Association and other 

 owners, only actual outbreaks of this disease were dealt with. 

 Neither the staff nor the funds available for payment of compensa- 

 tion, render it possible to follow up the source of infection, and 

 there is little doubt that until the position is improved in these 

 respects little or no headway will be made towards the complete 

 eradication of the disease. 



Cape. — The restrictions imposed in the districts of the Cape and 

 Stellenbosch were removed, as it was felt that no good purpose was 

 being served by retaining them in such a limited area ; 13 outbreaks 

 were dealt with and 2574 animals tested, of which 138 reacted. Of 

 the latter number 118 were destroyed. The total number of animals 

 tested last year was 2319, of which 103 reacted. 



Transvaal. — Two outbreaks were brought to the notice of the 

 Division, while 75 animals were tested at the request of owners, 

 chiefly in the case of animals about to be dispatched to destinations 

 outside the Union. 



Natal. — Seven outbreaks were dealt with in the course of which 

 1574 animals were tested, of which 51 reacted. 



Orange Free State. — Three outbreaks were discovered, as com- 

 pared with 1 during last year. 



Transkei. — One case was discovered, namely, at Idutywa. The 

 animal was destroyed and the in-contacts tested, with negative 

 results. 



5. DouRiNE OR Slapsiekte. 



Cape. — 47 outbreaks were dealt with, involving 1155 animals 

 of which 102 either died or were destroyed, the districts concerned 

 being Barkly West, 26 outbreaks ; Hay, 5 : Herbert, 2 : Kuruman, 

 9; Taungs, 2; and Vryburg, 3. The outbreaks of this disease in 

 1920-21 totalled 39. ' 



Tran.rvaal. — No 'fresh outbreaks were reported, but one farm 

 still remains in quarantine. 



Natal. — No outbreaks were reported. 



