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 108. 



1. About four years ago, bj former proprietors of station. 

 3. 1,000. 

 15. Yes, we consider that an Act for such a purpose should be passed. 



109. 



1. From June to October, 1863, inoculated at various dates. 



3. About eighty head. 



4. Did not inoculate until disease appeared amongst cattle. Only five or six showed 



symptoms when I inoculated the first few. 



5. Saw first beast of mine diseased in February, 1863, just before I inocidated the fii-st 



lot. I tliink disease may be in cattle on a run six or even twelve months before what 

 is called first stage becomes apparent. 



12. Several died from swelhngs caused by the inoculation being too severe ; some, I think, 



died through the swelhngs extending along the region of the kidneys, and others died 

 through the swelling stopping any passage from the intestines. Did not try any cure, 

 but think some of them might with proper treatment have been saved. 



13. Lost about as many from swellings after inoculation as would have died had I left 



them to the mercy of the disease. The same answer appUes to all the herds I had been 

 through that were inocidated that season. 



14. I have a few cattle that by chance took the infection from inoculation properly and 

 effectually. Those cattle, I feel confident, wiU never take it again. They were inocu- 

 lated in 1863. In the latter part of 1867, I bought fifty head of store cattle. They 

 were diseased, but the disease did not make its appearance for six weeks after I pui'chased. 

 The store cattle were put to graze in a paddock with about 100 head of cattle that I 

 bred myself. Fifteen head of the store cattle died of the disease, and four head of 

 my own breeding died. On examining the four head I found them to be the increase 

 of cows that were not inoculated, and never had the disease. Any of the cattle that 

 were inocidated in 1863, nor any that had the disease and recovered, nor any of their 

 increase, did not take the disease from the store cattle though running with them the 

 whole season. 



110. 



1. During the last four years. 



3. From 2,000 to 3,000."^ 



4. About 10 per cent. 



5. From two to three months. 



12. An old one died from excessive swelling. If I saw the tail swollen very much I cut 

 it ofi". 



13. I believe it to be a preventive, and that cattle will not take the disease if properly 

 inoculated, as I have travelled in company with cattle that were inoculated and not 

 one of them died or was sick, and my cattle were not inocidated and were dying 

 daily. I had about 20 per cent, die out of a mob of 400 head, and they were yarded 

 in adjoining yards at night frequently. 



14. The greatest thing in inoculation is to get the proper vu-us, or vu'us in a proper stage 



of fever ; and very few persons know how to take virus that wiU have the proper 

 effect. If a beast is properly done it wiU cause the beast to be a little sick and feverish, 

 and the hair on the neck to rise ; and wiU not take the disease afterwards. I have 

 inocidated thousands, and closely observed its progress and results. 



15. I consider an Act should be passed to compel owners of cattle to inoculate when the 

 cattle are affected. 



111. 



1. Latter end of 1867, early part of 1868. 



3. 150 head. 



4. Some ]Joor, others middling condition ; a few diseased, say five in every himdred. 



5. A few weeks ; but tliose tliat were diseased eventually died, death being accelerated by 



inoculation in nearly every instance. 



12. I had one die from excessive swelliiig ; I tried bleeding by scarring the swoUeu parts, 

 hind parts especially, but I was too late in commencing operations. I believe if I had 

 bled earlier she would have recovered. 



13. A perfect preventive against tlie disease ever afterwards. Although the inoculated cattle 



may be running among diseased cattle where they arc dying very fast, I never knew an 

 instance yet of an inoculated beast taking the disease, and I have taken a great interest 

 in this one matter. 



