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15. I do not tliink that an Act is reqiiired to meet the case ; because I believe every owner 

 of stock, for his own benefit, would take the precaution to try and preserve his property 

 by every means in his power, without being compelled to do so. 



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1. As far as I know, all cattle in the Wellington district were inoculated in June and July, 

 1864. 



3. 4,000 head were inoculated by , and in 1868, about 1,000 young cattle were 



inoculated. 



4. Diseased. At least 25 per cent, were showing symptoms of disease. 



5. Immediately on appearance of disease, inoculation was resorted to. 



12. In cases where cattle were travelling, I have kiiown the loss to be fi'om 5 to 7 per 



cent. ; quiet has a great deal to do with it. If properly inoculated, the loss is very 

 trifling. 



13. To inoculate tends to give the beast the disease in a milder form, and no doubt is attended 



with less danger than if taken afterwards ; and in all cases where inoculation takes 

 properly, the same symptoms are visible as in a diseased beast. 



14. In September, 1864, and about two months after inoculation, I started 400 head 



of fat cattle for the Melbourne market, and amongst them were sixteen head of 

 uninoculated cattle, the whole of which showed more or less symptoms of disease, 

 whilst the inoculated cattle were to all appearance totally free from disease. This I can 

 vouch for, and I think is a good proof of the necessity for inoculation. 



15. It is my opinion that all cattle should be inoeidated. But not one case came under my 

 notice in this district where the owners refused to inoculate. 



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1. May 9th, 1864. 



3. 1,500 head ; about 400 head at present left. 



4. 5 per cent, showing symptoms of disease. 



5. About a week from the time the symptoms of disease were first observed. 



12. Scarcely 1 per cent. died. Means used to reduce swellings — lancing had desired eflTect 



in all cases after a few days. 



13. All the herd in perfect liealth in one month from the time of inocidation. 



14. The herd has been exposed to the infection ; not one of the beasts were afi'ected by it ; 



cattle fatten a great deal better after inoculation than before it, which is a proof of 

 their being in perfect health, and not injured by the inoculation, as some suppose. 

 Think cattle should be inoculated on the fij-st appearance of the disease in the herd, or 

 as soon as a beast is sufiiciently afi'ected by it to obtain the virus. 



15. Do not think it necessary, as owners would be at a heavy loss, in some cases to the 



extent of two-thirds of their herds, who neglected to inoculate them. If neighbom-ing 

 herds were infected, and their owners neglected to inoculate them, should have no anxiety 

 respecting my own ; for on its first appearance in the herd, should inoculate them, feeUng 

 convinced by doing so tlie loss by deaths would be very trifiiug, and if properly 

 done there would not be the slightest fear of their being afiected by it, if exposed to 

 the infection. 



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1. 6th October, 1865. 



3. About 1,800 head. 



4. The disease was in the herd, but a gi'eat number of those inoculated were free from it ; 



the percentage I cannot say, but believe it was very small. 



5. About three or four months. 



12. Some deaths occurred, but cannot state percentage, but believe it was small. No 

 means were taken to cure. 



13. Beneficial as a preventative. 



14. I believe that the catllo operated on were tiu'ned out on the run, and those which were 

 not diseased at time of operation, altliougli exposed to tlic infection, were not affected ; 

 of those known to be alTectcd at time of operation, the greater part, if not all, tiled. 



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14. In the month ol March, 18G6, I started with a mob of cattle from a station on New 

 England, en rotde for Broad Sound. The herds from which the cattle (1,300 in 

 number) were taken were siifl'ering severely from pkniro-pneumonia. Two days before 



r_ starting the cattle were inoculated with virus of a light shem- colour, taken y)-o>H the 

 limgs, and rotmd them. About the ninth day after starting, the cflects of inoculation 



