89 

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10. I am a rosidcnt. in tlie districl about 25 years, and, thanks be to Providence, 



my cattle liave never been diseased by any complaint except tlic red water. Whatever 

 may be tlie state of the cattle in tlie interior of the Colony — for my part, I think this 

 part is all right from disease of that kind. 



47. 



1. About three years since the disease broke out. 



4. In good condition. 



5. About three months at a time, 



6. About 6 per cent. 



7. Still amongst them. 



8. Three head during the three years. 



9. Two head diseased. 



10. Travelling cattle are most liable to the disease ; from them my cattle have always taken 



the disease. 



11. No, I do not think that any such Act should be passed. 



48. 



1. October, 1864. 



3. 300 head. 



4. Store to fat. 



5. Two years. 



6. AH were alTected, and about fifty died ; say 17 per cent. died. 



7. December, 18G6. 



8. Say fifty. 



9. All sold out as fat. 



10. I believe a compulsory Fencing Bill would be the best preventive against pleuro or any 

 other cattle disease. I had a frontage to the river of 5.j miles ; the river serves as a 

 fence on that side, but on all other sides my run is fenced in with a good substantial 

 fence. The enclosed area is subdivided into four paddocks. In No. 1 paddock I had 

 300 head, in the other paddocks I had 700 head. I attribute having the pleuro in No. 1 

 paddock, from the lessee, across the river, driving diseased cattle into the river and 

 shooting at them. If he missed hitting the beast, of course the beast landed on my side ; 

 if he mortally wounded the beast, equally of course the wounded beast swam to my 

 side to die, so that in this No. I paddock the pleuro prevailed for two years, but in tho 

 other paddocks there was no pleuro, although travelling cattle, on Port Phillip Eoad, 

 used to camp alongside my fence, and leave one, two, three, or four dead beasts in the 

 morning, yet my cattle inside the fence did not get the pleuro. So between No. 1 

 paddock and adjoining paddock I have seen a sick beast close alongside fence, and 

 clean cattle close to fence ou other side, yet I have never known infection go through a 



fence. 



11. I think such an Act woidd be a most outrageous and unwarrantable infringement of the 

 liberty of the subject, besides it would often be impossible to inocidate. Being inex- 

 perienced in the plem-o, I became frightened, not knowing how it woidd end ; I tried 

 several times to inoculate, but could not get virus ; I liad several beasts shot, but they 

 contained no virus. If I had the pleuro again, I should let the disease take its course ; 

 If it broke out in one paddock, I would endeavoiu* to confine it to that paddock ; I 

 successfidly did this for two years. 



49. 



1. No infection. 



3. 3,000 head of young cattle, uninoculated at present. 



10. The 3,000 head above referred to have been bred since the 6,000 head mentioned in the 

 other sheet were inocidated, and have not been inoculated or diseased. I have had 

 cattle very badly infected in one paddock, and cattle not inoculated in an adjoining one, 

 merely separated by a 2-rail fence not take the disease. 



11. No, I do not consider the disease is contagious, and, as a rule, owners of cattle inocxilate. 



50. 



1. 1865. 



3. Don't know what number infected. 



4. Don't know. 



5. About four years. 



6. About one-half affected. 



7. Not left yet. 



8. 30 per cent. 



9. Slightly afieeted. 



11. No ; let every owner please themselves. 



