120 

 217. 



1. January, 1868. 



3. 1,200. T "^ 



4. Thriving, in condition. 



5. One month. 



6. 20 per cent. 



7. February, 1868. 



8. 5 per cent. 



9. In good health. 



10. January too hot. Did not inoculate till weather got cold ; in the meantime disease 



gone. 



11. Yes. 



218. 



3. Uncertain. 



9. Sound and healthy. 



10. It would be impossible to fill this form up satisfactory. I have seen no disease on the 

 run while in my possession. 



1 1 . I consider inoculation should be compulsory where cattle are infected. 



219. 



3. 2,500. 



10. Our herd has never been inoculated. We cannot say the exact time that the disease 

 appeared, nor when it left the herd ; neither can we state what per-centage were 

 affected by it, but we can confidently assert that if we had inoculated the herd after the 

 disease made its appearance our losses would have been much greater — for the fact of 

 passing them through small yards, and a crush, together with the inoculation itself, 

 would have killed more than the disease. We do not consider inoculation to be a pre- 

 ventive against pleuro-pneumonia for any length of time, and when the disease makes 

 its appearance in a herd of cattle we are of opinion that the less they are disturbed the 

 better. 



U. We consider that it would be most mijust to compel the owner of any herd, in which 

 the disease makes its appearance, to inoculate his cattle. 



220. 



e 



the st3 



221. 



10. There were no infected cattle on the when I took delivery, and as far as 



I know there are no infected cattle on the station. 



3. About 600. 



4. Not infected. 



9. Not infected ; clean and healthy. 



10. The disease to which these returns relate seems vei-y strong in its progress. Mr. 



cattle which adjoins, and are constantly mixing with Mr. cattle, suffered great 



losses from pleuro ; and Mr. , on the upper side of the nm, suffered great losses 



also ; both these herds were constantly mixing with Mr. herd, and both had heavy 



losses from pleuro-pneumonia ; whilst Mr. cattle were not infected at all. 



11. I have had very little experience with cattle suffering from pleuro, but what I have 

 had has led me to believe that there is no necessity for compulsory inoculation, and 

 that an Act to render it so should not be passed. 



222. 



Eelative to your inquiry regarding pleuro-pnemnonia, I have to note from infonnation 

 received, I believe that the principal remedy is inoculation, which, I think, should be 

 compulsory as soon as the disease is proved to be among the herd, but not sooner. 



223. 



1. February, 18G4. 



3. 2,500. 



4. In good Condition, 

 o. Six or eiglit months. 



6. Cent, per cent. 



7. February, 1805. 



8. 7 per cent. 



9. Nearly all fat ; no disease. 



10. Same remarks apply here as in the other page. 



11. No, no. 



