272 Transactions.—Z oology. 
Mr. Reginald Foster, of Amberley, writes to the Christchurch papers in 
July last, in reference to a mortality among sheep in some districts of 
Canterbury, supposed to have been caused by worms. He says: “On 
Friday last, at the farm of Mr. James Guild, of Ohoka, I examined some 
hoggets which had apparently died from scour. I found that the lungs were 
in a highly diseased state, and opening the bronchial tubes I discovered 
several white thread-like worms about one inch in length. I also found a 
considerable number of these parasites in the air passages of the lungs. 
With the exception of a little inflammation in the intestines, caused no 
doubt by the diarrhea from which all these hoggets had suffered, the rest 
of the internal organs were perfectly healthy. Mr. Guild has recently lost a 
considerable number of hoggets, and there is little doubt that these worms 
were the cause of their death. So far asI can learn, this disease, well knee 
in England, has not as yet been noticed in New Zealand, but I think +s 
highly probable that it has been one of the causes of the heavy mortality m 
young stock, especially in hoggets and calves, from which stock-owners hate 
suffered for several seasons past. The remedial treatment recommended : 
turpentine, in doses of a quarter of an ounce, given in oil. A simple an 
more direct remedy is to make the sheep inhale fumes of sulphur in @ shed. 
In advanced cases, where diarrhcea has set in, some medicine to act on the 
stomach would also be necessary.” : 
The remarks of Inspector Reginald Foster, in the concluding part of bis 
report are worthy of notice : fie 
“I think that future investigations should be directed towards noticing 
the earliest stages of the disease, by watching the young stock on farms 
known to be infected, at what rate the disease progresses, so as to psn 
opinion as to when is the best time to use remedial measures. Se 
breeders of stock who have taken some trouble to investigate this disease 
agree with me, that when the cough is bad and is accompanied by diarrhea 
the malady is in too advanced a stage to hope much from remedial measures: 
So far as my knowledge of the bronchial disease goes at present, I a 
strongly of the opinion that breeders of stock in low-lying districts, to Wh 
the disease appears to be almost entirely confined, should put their _ 
through @ course of inhalation of the fumes of sulphur about the mo" 
of April; this remedy is known to be effectual and is very inexpensive, *W° 
men could put 400 or 500 hoggets through in half a day.” abel 
Mr. Charles C. Boyes, in writing to Mr. R. Foster, Amberley, says: ; 
writing you I am glad to say my sheep are fast recovering, and I have ; 
one death to record. I have persevered in the sulphur treatment, in W2* 
I have great faith, and I am now quite certain that it will eure the brovel 
_ disease in its earlier stage. I tried the oil and turpentine in a few ce 
