85 

 28. 



1. 1865. 



«. 7,000. 



4. Died fust. 



5. Is not entirely free at present time (1SG9), although nearly free from it. 



8. About one-third. 



9. Heahliy. 



10. I have tlic control of three large herds of cattle for years, for the above-named owner, 



and have never inoculated a beast, but have lost quite one-third of our cattle. I do not 

 think there is any cure for it. My neighbours have inocidated their cattle, and I have 

 noticed them die quite as fast as ours, after being done. With all duo respect to you 

 and the Committee, I believe you might as well stick a straw in their rump, as inoculate 

 them, and I have been among cattle all my life, and am now over forty years of ago. 



11. No. 



29. 



1. 1864. 



3. 1,500 



4. Good condition. 



5. Off and on uj) to the present. 



6. About 20 per cent. died. 



10. The pleuro first appeared in my herd about five years ago, but did not do much harm. 



It again came amongst them about eighteen months since, and I think has carried off 

 about 20 per cent. The herd were not inoculated, as I was in hopes the disease would 

 leave them as it had done before ; and I found, from experience, the less they were 

 knocked about the better. I believe my cattle to have become infected by cattle 

 travelling from Queensland. I am of opinion that all cattle should be inoculated. 



30. 



1. About July, 1863. 



3. 2,100. 



4. Bad generally — first stages. 



5. Three months. 



6. Nearly all were affected. 



7. Two months after inoculated. 



8. In the whole of the cattle, before inoculation, about 10 per cent. 



9. Good. 



11. Yes, decidedly. 



31. 



3. We have about 200 cattle not inociilated. The reason why I did not inoculate tliese 

 was, because when purchased they were nearly fat, and I thought to be able to sell 

 them at once. These cattle have not improved as others that were inocidated. 

 11. I do not. I feel certain, before long, every owner of cattle will see the advantage of 

 inoculation, and will inoculate without the necessity of an Act. Inoculated store cattle 

 find a readier sale, because piu'chasers of such kind of stock, with few exceptions, 

 inoculate. 



32. 



1. 1866. 



3. From 2 to 3,000. 



4. In fair condition. 



5. About two years. 



6. Small ; 2 to 3 per cent. 



7. 1868. 



8. Hardly 1 per cent, ascertained. 



9. Healthy. 



10. Disease disappeared without remedy. 



11. I do not. 



33. 



3. 100. 



8. None. 



9. All healthy. 



11. I think cattle should be inoculated when disease first makes its appearance in the herd, 

 but not without. 



