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Qi/, — How long would the viinis keep good, if candle cotton was saturated with, aud kept 

 in bottles hermetically seuled, the cotton for use passing through a gutta pcrcha 

 capsule ? 



15. There can be no doubt in my own mind that an Act should be passed, making it com- 

 pulsory on ownei*s whoso cattle are infected, or within so many miles, that they can get 

 the virus fresli. 



63. 



1. 1865. 



3. 600. 



4. Diseased ; 10 per cent, showing symptoms when inoculated. 



5. Three months. 



12. The deaths were about 5 per cent, from swelling ; no means were tried to cure the 



swelUng. 



13. The cattle have shown no symptoms of disease since. 



14. Cattle properly inocidated, I am convinced, wUl never take the disease after, as I have 

 had working bidlocks running ^vith infected cattle, and were not the least affected. 



15. I think all persons having cattle infected ought to be obliged to inoculate, to prevent 

 the spread of the disease. 



64. 



1. There has been no cattle inoculated on this run during my time of managing ; and if 



adopted here before my time, there is no account of it here. 



2. I am not possessed of any information from any persons having cattle inoculated. 



3. On this and the two following questions I am not informed. 

 12. Of this I have no knowledge. 



14. I can afford no information from my own experience, and have never heard any person 

 in this neighbourhood speaking in favour of inoculation, though I beheve it may be of 

 service if properly understood ; but who is there in the bush that does imderstand it ? 

 and to pay for it being done, we miglit be paying an impostor who knew less about it 

 than ourselves. 



I am told the disease was vciy bad in this herd some few years ago, but there is no 

 account kept of the damage done by it ; inoculation was also tried, but did not seem 

 to have any good effect, as the cattle died as fast after it as they did before. 



15. My experience with infected stock has not been sufficient to justify me in giving an 

 opinion on the last question ; but as the question requires to be answered, I must say 

 that I do not. 



65. 



1. 1862 ; when the disease fii'st appeared among my cattle. 



3. 500. 



4. Grood condition ; aboixt 30 per cent were diseased. 



5. About a month, and had they been inocidated when the disease first appeared, the 



deaths woidd have been less. 



12. None. 



13. It is my opinion that where healthy cattle are rimning with diseased cattle, and they 

 are inocidated, it will prevent them from taking the disease — I found it so in my 

 own herd. 



66. 



1. June, 1866. 



3. About 1,200. 



4. Diseased ; about 5 per cent. 



5. About three months. 



12. None. 



13. Satisfactory. 



14. Nothing more required. 



15. No, but I consider it to cveiy cattle-owner's interest to do so. 



67. 



1. January 1st, 1869. 



3. 294. 



5. Twelve months. 



12. One died from excessive swelling in the thigh, aud when opened was found decayed 

 around the thigh bone. 



13. If taken in time, will prevent the effect of disease. 



