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through it, wc hoped to be able <o isolate our stock, at least from travelling cattle — 

 but unforttinatcly, our neighbours on the western boundary, having bought and 

 brought a nuniljcr of diseased cattle into close jiroxiniity with ours, introduced the 

 disease. Watching the course of events, wc observed our neighbours wlio inoculated, 

 suffered to a far greater extent than oiuselves ; wo therefore followed out our original 

 idea of disturbing the cattle as little as possible. 

 11. Our opinion, founded on experience and a tolerably wide observation, is decidedly 

 against the passing of such an enactment. 



119. 



1. Not infected. 

 3. 1,000 head. 



9. Healthy. 



10. I have no remarks to make that will aid the present inquiry, having had no experience 

 amongst diseased herds. 



120. 



1. The end of 18G4. 



3. About 1,500. 



4. Healthy. 



5. About eight months. 



6. All less or more that was seen. 



7. Uncertain ; in 1865. 



8. Uncertain ; supposed a third. 



9. Healthy. 



1 1 . No. Should inoculation prove eflfective, owners of cattle will look to themselves. 



121. 



1. September, 1866. 



3. 450— about. 



4. Principally good, some fat ; but about 160 poor just brought on station. Disease 



showed about same time in all. 



5. Perhaps nine months. 



6. Probably 40 per cent. 



7. About May, 1867. 



8. Somewhere about twenty-five, 



9. "Very good and healthy. 



10. I have answered above questions as accurately as possible. The dates may be 

 depended upon, but I am not certain as to number of cattle affected and deaths ; 

 nearly the whole of the latter was among the 160 poor-conditioned cattle. 



11. No, no, no, no. 



122. 



1. In the year 1865. 



3. 2,000. 



4. Poor weaners. 



5. About three months. 

 C. 100 out of the 2,000. 



7. The disease has not left yet, but I never see more than one beast affected. 



8. 100. 



9. There may be one beast diseased, but not more. 



10. I do not consider that it will ever leave. It may be seen from time to time, but I do 

 not think it will ever attack the cattle as lad as it d.id at first. 



11. I consider an Act altogether unnecessary. 



123. 



1. Not infected. 



3. 300. 



4. Not infected. 



10. About five years since my cattle became diseased, and were dying very rapidly, before I 

 made ixp my mind to inoculate, being prejudiced against it at the time. However, I 

 made a trial, and inoculated about 200 head ; none of which died, except four that 

 showed STOiptoms of disease at the time. This herd I have long since disposed ot. 



11. My opinion is that compidsory inoculation is most necessary. 



124. 



1. May, 1863. 



3. 1,500. 



4. Rather low in condition. 



5. Three months. 



