98 



11. I do not tliink that there is any one in the Colony who can say for certain at what 

 stage of disease the virus should be taken to inoculate with safety. Disease is some 

 six or twelve months in cattle before it appears in what is commonly called the first 

 stage ; tliis I could give my reasons for knowing, if necessary ; I know that stock-owners 

 diafer in their opinion on the subject ; I took particular notice of how the disease went 

 through my cattle, and got virus from five diflerent cattle, still I feel doubtful as to 

 whether cattle can or not be properly inoculated, until further knowledge is gained on 

 the matter. I never tried how inoculating with matter taken from the swellings on a 

 beast that had been inoculated with matter from a lung would act. 



93. 



10. The cattle upon tliis run have never been infected. 



94. 



I. 1867. 



3. About 300. 



4. Middhng condition. 



5. First appearance, 1867. 



6. 5 per cent. 



7. It has not left those uninoculated yet, taking an occasional beast oflr now and again. 



8. Not known. 



9. Uninoculated cattle dying with the disease. 



11. I do ; nothing but inocidation will prevent the disease from spreading. 



95. 



1. 1866. 



3. 2,000. 



4. Fair condition. 



5. Six months. 



6. Twenty-five. 



7. 1867. 



8. 400. 



9. Good and healthy. 



10. I have found inoculation to be both a cure and prevention, having introduced diseased 



cattle into the herd without any bad effects. 



11. I am in favour of an Act to compel cattle-owners to inoculate all cattle. 



96. 



1. In 1863. 



3. 1,800 head. 



4. Cattle in fine condition at that time. 



5. On or about four years, and has finally left. 



7. In 1868 finally left the herd. 



8. On or about 800. 



9. Good. 



II. I do not consider that cattle not infected should be nioculated. 



97. 



3. 600. 



10. In the year 1864 the herd adjoining to nic, which was often mixed with mine, were badly 



affected ; also, the herd on the opposite side of the river. Up to last year I could not say 

 that any beast of mine had died from pleuro ; since then five or six have come imder 

 my notice supposed to have died from that cause, as the herd on my south side were 

 very bad. The first and second I refer to were iuocidated. The disease has died out, but 

 I believe it would have done so had they not been touched. The operation of inoculation I 

 have never seen, but many that havc'had it done believe in it, but I have never heard 

 of an instance where it has been done on the Avholc herd. In my own case, supposing the 

 deaths I spoke of have been from pleuro, I co>dd not now find but one beast any one 

 could say was sick. In such case how could virus be obtained ? I would suggest that, on a 

 proper complaint of a neighbour's cattle being airccted, made to the Sheep Inspectors of 

 the lUstrict, he shoidd ascertain, the truth, and if i)roved to be true, they should be 

 inoculated— taking the time of year into account, for I beUeve dm-ing the summer 

 here it would be quite impossible. 

 A penalty for any person laying an unfounded information of disease. 



11. I tliink it would be most unjiisl to ]niss a law, compelling o\A^lers to inoculate, and 

 believe it would be quite impossible to carry into cH'cct such a law for the reason that 

 it would be quite impossible to ever collect" the herd of any station to one place. 



