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began to show, by the swelling of the tails only of some, and the swelling of the 

 riinijis in others ; these latter got into a very bad state, the swellings broke, and 

 omitted a most offensive smell, and most of the beasts so affected died ; we lost about 

 2 per cent, from the effects of the operation. During the whole time I was on the 

 road, however (three mouths), I never had a sin/jle fresh instance of pleuro, although 

 we passed through districts (the Darling Downs especially), where tlie disease was 

 raging. 

 15. Decidedly. 



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1. October and November, 1865. 



3. 3,500. 



4. Diseased ; 50 per cent. 



5. A few months. 



12. At least 10 per cent. ; no means were tried to cure the swellings. 



13. Those that recovered looked much improved in appearance and general condition, after 



they were restored to their usual health. 



14. I have known the yearlings and calves of a herd of cattle, not inoculated, nearly all 

 die, while the older cattle which were inoculated, had no deaths. Also, I have known, 

 a team of bullocks, where seven out of ten have been inoculated, the other three having 

 died at different periods from pleui'O. 



15. From my experience I consider an Act should be passed. 



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14. It is now several years since my cattle suffered from pleuro-pneumonia, and as I made 

 no memoranda of the results, I am not in a position to give the requisite information j 

 besides, any answers I might give would be valueless, as they woiild be apt to mislead. 



15. If practicable. 



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1. March, 1863. 



3. About 600. 



4. Cattle were dying daily of pleuro-pneumonia. About 15 per cent. 



5. About six months. 



6. Cannot ; did not see lung or animal when killed. 



12. Yes ; about 4 per cent of cattle died after inoculation. No steps were taken to cure 



the swellings. 

 31, Pleuro-pneumonia in a few weeks disappeared from the herd, and I have not since had 

 the disease amongst my cattle, though it was in this district and in this neighbourhood 

 for a year or more after they were inoculated. 



14. The above statement I think proves the efficacy of inoculation, but I am unable to give 



any information of cattle, after being inoculated, having been exposed to the infection. 

 So satisfied am I of its advantages, that if pleiQ'o-pneumonia was again to appear in 

 tliis part of the country, I would at once, or so soon as I coixld obtain the virus, inocidate 

 the whole of my herd. 



15. I do not think an Act should be passed to compel the owners of cattle to inoculate. It 



is the duty of every man to preserve his projDcrty, and it is only the cattle-owners who 

 neglect their duty by not inoculating who are likely to suffer from pleuro-pneumonia. 

 I do not like over-legislation, and fear we have too much of it already. 



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1. November and December, 65 ; January, 1866. 



3. 2,000. 



4. Diseased ; about 3 or 4 per cent. 



5. Uncertain. 



13. Unsatisfactory ; as the crushing, &c., to which the cattle were exposed, caused more deaths 

 than would have occurred had the disease taken its course through the herd. 



14. As we did not inoculate half the herd, and as the disease left shortly after we had 



finished inoculating, I cannot judge of its efficacy. I have never noticed any cattle 



attacked by pleuro after inoculation. 



As the season when we inoculated was very bad, a greater number of deaths occurred 



from herding, crushing, &c., than would have taken place had the cattle not been 



inoculated. 



15. Judging from what I have seen of the disease, I do not consider that such an Act 



shoidd be passed. 



