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in one report of the carcasses of cattle inspdcted the returns 

 were as follows : — 



" Out of 8,517 bullocks there were condemned for tuber- 

 culosis 62, actinomycosis, 26, cancer 4. Out of 2,573 cows the 

 rejections for tuberculosis were 39, actinomycosis 11, cancer 2. 

 Out of 11,030 tongues, the returns were tuberculosis 220, 

 unfit 127, actinomycosis 33, pleurisy 19, cancer Q." 



In another case the following statistics are given for 

 tongues. Of 11,703 bullocks there were condemned for tuber- 

 culosis 63, actinomycosis 185, ca?icercd J air 83. Out of 5,717 

 cows the figures were tuberculosis 36, actinomycosis 27, 

 cancered jaw 6. In another series of tongues and pharyngeal 

 glands condemned by the inspector the results were given as 

 follows : — 30 per cent, tuberculosis, 60 per cent, actinomycosis, 

 10 per cent, ordinary abscess. You will observe that there 

 is no record of cancer at all in the last series, and Inspector 

 Quinnell states in his report that since taking charge there 

 had not been a single instance in his experience of an animal 

 being affected with cancer. I shall return to this matter 

 again, but is quite obvious from these reports that there is 

 great need for uniformity and scientific knowledge. 



Complete and thoroughly scientific reports of meat in- 

 spection are of the highest importance to the State of Queens- 

 land which has to compete with the Argentine Republic and 

 other countries. In England and on the Continent of Europe 

 great importance is now attached to meat inspection, and the 

 country which can supply meat and meat products obtained 

 from carcases which have been rigidly inspected in a thoroughly 

 scientific manner will capture the markets. A reconstruction 

 of the Board of Agriculture has been suggested in the Press, 

 and, if this is carried out, I trust that a distinct Veterinary 

 Department of the Board will be created. This department 

 should be controlled by a scientific and practical veterinarian, 

 who would be responsible to the Minister of Agriculture for 

 all matters relating to the diseases of stock, meat inspection, 

 the control of public abattoirs, and the registration and inspec- 

 tion of dairies. Meat inspectors should be appointed, who 

 have undergone a special course of training. They should 

 hold a certificate as a guarantee to the public that they are 

 fully qualified for the work they undertake. To obtain this 

 certificate they ought to pass through a course of instruction 

 in anatomy, pathology, and veterinary State medicine. 

 Anatomy is of great value in training the mind and the eye. 



