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14. I am quite of opinion that until inoculation is carried out to its full extent, that the 



herds of cattle iu tliis Colony will never be free from the disease ; and I think that too 

 much care canuot be bestowed on keeping stockyardsj paddocks, &c., as dry and free 

 from mud and as roomy as possible. I tldnk penning a large number of cattle in small, 

 wcl, muddy yards, for a length of time, will bring on the disease as quickly as any 

 other cause. 



15. I do. Nothing but iuoculation will prevent the disease from spreading. 



112. 



1. 1866 and 1867. 



3. 1,900. 



4. 25 per cent. 



5. Thi'ce months. 



12. 2 per cent. — removing part of tail to cause bleeding. 



13. Perfect cure. 



14. In some instances odd ones have taken the disease, but I have not observed any of 

 such die. 



15. I am in favour of an Act to compel cattle owners to inoculate all cattle. 



113. 



1. September, 1865. 



3. 500, more or less. 



4. None were inocidated that the disease could be noticed on. 



5. Six months. 



12. I have had only two die. 



13. All the cattle that were inoculated showed no symptoms of disease since they were done. 



14. I consider if inocidation is properly done it is a preventive of the disease. Take the 

 vii'us from a young beast (say) half gone with the disease, and get it as near as possible 

 straw colour— not 1 o be used when tainted. 



15. I consider that if inoculation were done properly it would be a preventive to the 



disease. 



114. 



1. 14th December, 1868. 



3. Seventy head. 



4. Were diseased — four head ; one died before inoculation. 



5. Two months. 



12. Three head died, one working bidlock and two cows, all of which had been driven about 

 a good deal ; the worker had gone with a dray one very hot day, and began to swell up 

 at once afterwards. 



13. All dry cattle got into better condition, and never seemed thrown back by the operation ; 

 milking cows that were driven in every day were the only cattle that showed swellings 

 and twisting in the tad almost all of them losing the point off it. 



14. Two cows were much affected with the disease at time of operation, and both quickly 



recovered ; one of them being in calf had a miscarriage but is now fat — being always 

 in paddock they were not mixed with any others. One old bull running in the mob 

 not inoculated has shown no signs of disease. 



15. I am decidedly of opinion that all cattle infected with the disease should be inoculated. 



115. 



1. January, 1865. 

 3. 437. 



12. About 5 to 6 per cent. 



13. After six weeks the herd in perfect condition. 



14. I highly approve of it. 



15. I do consider it qiute right that an Act should be passed to iuocidate diseased cattle. 



116. 



1. About June, 1866. 



3. About 300 head. 



4. Many, comparatively, were dying of disease at the time j most of those which look the 



disease died — about 4 per cent. 



5. Several weeks. 



12. None of those inoculated in the iail died ; no means were tried to cure the swellings. 



13. After a short time the disease left the cattle. Several weeks after, three of those that 



had been inocidated took the disease in a mild form ; I bled them, and they recovered ; 

 I am inclined to think they woidd have recovered even without the bleeding. 



