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tuberculous, and had found it associated with tubercle in the internal 

 organs. The disease was commonest of all among dairy cows. It 

 was hereditary, and he had satisfied himself of this by tracing 

 cases, and he had seen instances of congenital tuberculosis. This 

 latter ]3oint he had verified by examining calves which had been 

 dead born, and he had also found the liver and lungs affected, not 

 more than a week after birth. Calves of tuberculous cows did 

 better if put to a healthy foster mother, and he had known one do 

 well whose mother died of the disease very soon after its birth. 

 Tuberculosis was contagious and he had full knowledge in England 

 of a herd in which the disease broke out and proved very fatal after 

 a tuberculous bull was introduced into it. When questioned further, 

 he stated that in that case, animals had all been constantly housed 

 and under decidedly unhealthy conditions. He had seen calves and 

 pigs previously healthy injured by consuming the milk of tuber- 

 culous cows, even when supplied with other good food, and he was 

 satisfied that they acquired tubercle. He was not of opinion that 

 there was much risk of contagion when animals lived in the open 

 air, and had been puzzled to account for the prevalence of the disease 

 in this country where stock generally lived under natural conditions. 

 There was no connection between pleuro-pneumonia and tuberculo- 

 sis, other than the possible production of a predisposition." He was 

 of opinion that the disease might sometimes be spread by inoculation 

 by mistake for pleuro-pneumonia by incompetent persons, but had 

 known no cases. The chief cause of the prevalence of the disease in 

 this country he thought to be hereditary transmission from 

 affected imported stock. He had not had much experience among 

 dairy cows but had seen cases and thought the disease must be 

 common in the Melbourne dairies from casual observation of animals 

 feeding in the parks and other places. He has not seen any 

 authenticated case of children injured by the use of milk nor of 

 adults from consuming tuberculous meat, but he had seen tuberculous 

 glands still attached to meat exposed for sale. As to precautions to 

 be taken he would have dairies inspected and all diseased cows 

 slaughtered, as he believed there was risk from using the milk, 

 even when the udder was not affected. The sale of meat need not be 

 absolutely prohibited if the disease was slight. Even though the 

 animal was in fair condition, if there were large cavities in the 

 lungs from softened tuberculosis the meat should be condemned, and 

 if the animal was in bad condition, whatever the stage of disease, 

 it should also be condemned. There should be some freedom given 

 to a competent inspector. Tuberculosis should be added to the list 

 in the schedule of contagious diseases. All abattoirs should be in- 

 spected, and the expense need not be great as a constable or other 

 non-professional person might be instructed, so as to be able to 

 detect the disease. In large towns, the inspector might be and ought 

 to be stricter. If the disease w^as to be checked, it could only 

 be by killing off affected animals, this should be done at once 

 when the signs are unmistakable, and the doubtful might be kept 

 separate for a time and breeding from them prevented. Regular 

 inspection of all stock he admitted to be impracticable, but he 

 considered that all stud bulls ought to be kept under inspection. 

 He believed that the introduction of fresh stock into the colony was 

 desirable, but all animals should be inspected on arrival, and if 

 necessary kept in quarantine till the absence of disease was estab- 



