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14. The most of my di'y cattle, after inoculation, were exposed to the infection, but none 



were affected by it. Some fifteen head (mixed eattlc) were left uninoeulaled, i.e., 

 eould not be found at the time, also some neighbours' cattle were mixed with mine, but 

 not inoculated. About two years ago tlie disease made its apjjcarance amongst those 

 cattle, the most of wliich died, as also some four or five that liad been inoculated but 

 not affected by it. I believe had my cattle been inoculated in the spring, when the 

 grass was young and rich, I should not have lost the 50 per cent, named above. I 

 believe inoculation to be a preventive to disease. 



15. I do so consider. 



129. 



1. 1865. 



3. About sixty head. 



4. Not more than six. 



5. The greater portion were not diseased. 



12. About seven head died from swelling. Wo tried bathing with hot water and keeping 



on warm cloths. 



13. I am under the hnpression that most of the cattle died from disease and poverty. 



14. In my opinion a beast should not be inoculated. I have seen it extensively tried in this 



district, and believe it has kdled more cattle than the disease. I have upwards of 100 

 head of cattle which have always been healthy, and which have never been iuocidated. 



15. I believe such an Act woidd be injurious, and cause great loss to breeders generally. 



130. 



1. 1866, and the increase of 1867 and part of 1868. 



3. About 9,000 or 10,000 in the three years. 



4. Two camps showed symptoms of disease in February, 1866 ; about 15 per cent, on one 



camp, 2 per cent, on the other. Store cattle purchased in 1868 showed 10 per cent, 

 symptoms. 



5. Cattle inoculated immediately symptoms showed. 



12. About 1 or 2 per cent, died from excessive swelling ; some were saved by bleeding and 



cutting their tails off. 



13. The disease disappeared within three weeks of inocidation on the camps affected, also 



with store cattle piu-chased. An odd one that missed inoculation showed symptoms, 

 and was at once slaughtered as virus was wanting. 



14. The store cattle I pvu-chased were put into a paddock with others. Wlieu the disease 



appeared, some of the young cattle of my own breeding uninoculated became affected, 

 but none of those that had been operated upon except one. I then inoculated all the 

 cattle newly purchased and the young cattle through the rim ; the disease disappeared, 

 and I have seen no more of it. 



15. I think that an Act compelling owners to inoculate would prove beneficial. 



131. 



I must first apologize for not attending to your request, as it was quite forgotten 

 till now. As I am not owner of more than 100 head of cattle, I thought it was not neces- 

 sary to fill up the form, but will give you a little information on the subject. At the 

 time pleuro-pneumonia was prevalent a few years ago, and inoculation was being per- 

 formed in different parts of the Colony, I had from thirty to forty head, one or two of 

 which were dying weekly wdth the "disease. I inoculated them all, but no indications 

 of the disease at the particidar time appeared. None died after ; but a bullock that 

 did not belong to me was in the yard at the time the others were inoculated, and not 

 being able to keep him out of the paddock I turned him again into my paddock 

 with the inoculated cattle — of com-sc I did not inoculate him. A few days afterwards 

 he took the disease, and, being very bad with it, I had to send a man to shoot him. 

 From the foregoing, inoculation must be a preventive of the disease. The virus, I 

 think, was taken from a beast that had had the disease from three to five days. I can- 

 not remember which lung, but one was too far gone, almost black ; the other lung 

 diseased, the virus of which (wliich was used) about the color of sherry wine. It was used 

 the day after it was taken. It was applied to the lower part of the tail by di^jping a 

 piece of twine in the virus, then drawing it through the skin leaving a little of tlie 

 twine in. I think the tail dropped off one. I think that an Act should be passed 

 compelling owners to inoculate their cattle or herds when infected. 



