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deaths (except these five or six cases, and those withhi a short period afterwards), I 

 consider the efficacy of inocuhition completely proved. The cattle inoculated were 

 expnsed to the infection if any arising from the hea'^ts which were diseased and 

 died suhsequently to inoculation. I may meutinn also, that I hought several cows and 



youn"- bulls from and which he assured me 



werdnoculated ; although running for months in the same paddock with infected 



cattle, none of them were ever diseased. In all the beasts killed, the lung was the 



one affected, and in naost cases it adhered to the ribs. I did not kill any inoculated 

 sound cattle for meat till perhaps six weeks or more after Inoculation, and therefore 

 cannot state what effect, if any, it had on their lungs. I am hi the habit of killing 

 three or four head of cattle every week for meat, since inoculation, except in two cases, 

 and in those very slightly. I have ivivcr found any sign of disease ; in these cases tho 

 lung appeared to be getting convalescent after being diseased. I bi-lieve pleuro to be 

 in the district, but the owners of the cattle, from interested motives, conceal the fact ; 

 many beasts have died in other paddocks than my own during the last rigliteen months, 

 15. I consider that cattle should, if possibh-, be inoculated previously to infection, as I 

 doubt whether it is useful afterwards, but as all the cattle on a run, or in a paddock. 

 do not take it at th'3 same time, an obligatory Act to compel inoculation as soon as 

 discovered should be passed. Also, another to prevent diseased cattle travelling. It 

 would be advisable that owners of cattle in the neighbourhood of diseased runs should 

 inoculate at the same time as the owners of diseasiid runs. 



200. 



1. Lastly, about 5 years. 



3. 8) head, more or less. 



4. 3 per cent. 



5. Immediately. 



12. No means were tried after inoculation, they having been turned out on the run. 

 About 29 per cent, died after inoculation. 



13. Losses. 



14. Any cattle surviving the disease never showed any symptoms afterwards. _ I consider 



the disease a very dangerous one ; but as for inoculation I do not believe in it, except 

 it is dealt with by a competent person. 



15. I do not, except dealt with by a competent person. 



201. 



]. We inoculated in June, 1SG3. 



3. Between 1,700 and 1,8')0. 



4. If we could notice anything the matter with them, we did not think it worth our 



while to inoculate. 



5. Dying six months before anyone commenced inoculating. 



12. I believe we had 5 per cent. 



13. I believe it done good to unaffected ones ; but, if affected, I don't think it done much 



good. 



202. 



1. June, 1864. 



3. 400. 



4. Slightly affected ; about 5 per cent, diseased. 



5. Symptoms appeared about three weeks previous to inoculation. 



12. No deaths occurred from inoculation; about 8 per cent, died from disease. 



13. In those cattle that appeared to have the disease latent it brought it out at once. 



14. Kunning amon.q;st these cattle were a number of strangers, whicii were not inoculated ; 

 and a great many of them died and kept dying for some months ; and the inoculated 

 cattle escaped, though exposed to actual contact with diseased animals. Working 

 bullocks belonging to station and inoculated, all escaped; and those belonging to 

 cariiers, also residing on station, and not inoculated, nearly all died. Have not inocu- 

 lated since. No disease worth speaking of in district since lbT)4. I should inoculate 

 at once if any symptoms appeared. I consider inoculation a preventive ; bnt it should 

 be done in cold weatlier, as little swelling takes j)lace then. Virus should be taken 

 from young cattle, not too far gone with disease, and clear ani free from blood, and not 

 kept too long. Seton or knife to be carefully inserted, so as not to injuie bones of tail, 

 and viri/s carefully inserted mider .skin. 



15. Yes; witii the ])rovisi(in that travelling cattle be exempt, till they reach their desti- 

 nation, as cattle may leave tlicir run apparently sound, yet with the disease latent; 

 and, if so, it immediately brejiks out on travelling them. 



