10. I believe we arc never entirely free from plem-o ; symptoms on run at various times o 



odd beasts being infected. 



11. I consider every owner of infected cattle should inocidate the herd, and if this were 

 compulsory there would be more chance of the disease dying out. I consider inoculation 

 t« be a preventive, but not a cure. 



;; 23. 



1. About 1st May, 18G7. 



3. I then had about 600 head. 



4. Very healthy. 



5. About three months. 



6. I believe all the camps of cattle in which the disease appeared were infected right 

 through ; and when the disease left those camps, that they were safer from disease than 

 if they had been inoculated. I believe every one of the cattle in the affected camp had 

 the disease more or less. 



7. About August, 1867. 



8. About 25 per cent, or 30. 



9. Very healthy. 



11. I cannot see that an Act should be passed to insist on owners to inoculate, for I believe 

 that if tlie disease once appears in a camp of cattle, that inocidation among that lot 

 would only hurry and increase deaths ; and to inoculate other portions of the herd 

 you must have diseased cattle close at hand to get virus from. 



24. 



10. In answer to your circular of April, accompanying forms to be filled up concerning 

 pleuro-pneumonia, we beg to say that it is totally impossible for us to give any 

 information in the matter. It is now only eleven months since we received possession 

 of this station, during which we have had no eases of this disease, so far as we know. 

 Possibly the former owners might be able to give some useful information on this point. 

 Wo may niention that last year a number of cattle carrying this disease passed through 

 this station, and others fiu'ther down the river, but certainly witli no result so far as we 

 are concerned. From what wc can gather in this portion of the chstrict, there is disease 

 somewhat resembling pleuro-pneumonia, in a veiy mild form, shows itself during the 

 months of January and February, but it is rarely indeed the mortality exceeds 1 per 

 cent, of those cattle attacked. 



25. 



1. 1864. 



3. 800 head. 



4. In ordinary condition. 



5. About ten to twelve months. 



6. About 7 per cent. 



8. About fifty head. 



9. Healthy. 



10. If it be established that inoculation is beneficial at all, I think it shoidd be done while 



the cattle are healthy, as a preventive. 



11. No ; I am of opinion that inoculation would be injurious after plcuro has appeared in 

 the herd. 



26. 



10. The cattle on this run, whilst in my possession, for the last six years, have not been 



diseased or inoculated. Travelling cattle dying from pleuro have passed through fre- 

 quently, and on one occasion 600 liead of diseased cattle, on their way to Adelaide, 

 daily dying of plcuro, wei'c stopped for six weeks on this run, previously to being allowed 

 to cross the border into South Australia, but my ( attle never took the disease. From 

 this, and other circumstances, I think that this disease is not, strictly speaking, con- 

 tagious, but is conmiunicable to cattle in certain states of health ; and if any of my 

 cattle were attacked, I should certainly- inoculate the remainder of tlic herd, because I 

 have heard of no better remedy, and because I believe the irritation, consequent on 

 inoculation, might alter the morbid condition in which cattle must be before they take 

 the disease. 



11. Yes, if it can be framed so as to be effective without being oppressive. 



27. 



3. 400 head. 

 9. Healthy. 



10. Not understanding the disease, I can't give anv information on the matter. 



11. I do. 



