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or any other infectious or contagious disease in stock, unless all 

 the Australian Colonies adopted similar measures and took simul- 

 taneous action ; for, as has been already pointed out, cattle may 

 be said to mix more or less from Carpentaria to Portland Bay, 

 and would cross the boundaries of the different Colonies in spite 

 of any number of boundary riders — travelling as they do by 

 night as well as by day. It is therefore suggested, with the view 

 of securing joint and simultaneous action by all the Australian 

 Colonies, that the Chief Inspectors for those Colonies should be 

 invited to meet in Sydney at as early a date as possible, on some- 

 thing like the same footing, and with the same objects in view as 

 the veterinary surgeons from the different Countries of Europe 

 met at the First International Congress at Hamburgh in 1863, 

 viz. : — 



1. To ascertain the extent of the prevalence of the different 



infectious and contagious diseases among our stock. 



2. To trace the manner in which these diseases are intro- 



duced and disseminated ; and 



3. To decide as to the most effectual means of preventing 



their introduction and spread, and to convey to the 

 several Governments interested the conclusions arrived 

 at, with a view to the initiation of uniform legislation for 

 the protection of our stock from disease. 



And in order to render the conclusions of the proposed meeting 

 as sound and practicable as possible, a veterinary surgeon from 

 each Colony should also attend to assist the Inspectors in their 

 deliberations. 



I cannot conclude my Eeport without acknowledging how very 

 much I am indebted to Sir Charles Cowper for so promptly 

 placing me in the best possible position, both in England and on 

 the Continent, to obtain information, and being always ready to 

 afford me the benefit of his advice and assistance in the prose- 

 cution of my inquiries. 



Sydney : Thomas Richards, Goyernment Printer. — 1S74 



