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The number of cases of contagious 

 disease in other parts of the Colony is 

 less, and it is gratifying to note that no 

 fresh cases of glanders in horses have to 

 be recorded. 



The work in the Laboratory has been 

 of the usual routine nature. Post-mortem 

 specimens have been examined for the 

 various District Veterinary Surgeons, and 

 reported upon. The usual work in con- 

 nection with such preparations, as 

 quarter-evil, anti-venomous serum, etc., 

 has been undertaken. A further supply 

 of mallein has been elaborated ; examina- 

 tions of samples of locusts, urine, etc., 

 have been made. Seven hundred and 

 ninety doses of the vaccine for quarter- 

 evil have been sent out. Of locust fungus 

 17i) tubes have been issued ; of mallein, 

 3,010 doses have been sent out, besides 

 small orders for anti-snake serum, anti- 

 tetanic serum, etc. 



H. Watkins-Pitchford, 



P.V. Surgeon. 



GREYTOWN— D.V.S. CORDY. 



Scab.— One fresh outbreak has occurred. 



Ml". was fined three pounds 



for contravening the Scab Law by not 

 giving notice to the Stock Inspector of 

 an outbreak of scab among his flock. 



Lungs/ckness.— Eight head of cattle on 

 Mr. E. Bentley's farm, Sproxton, York, 

 were placed under their fifth license on 

 the fourth of the month. This is due to 

 the fact that a cow which has been suffer- 

 ing from the disease for several months 

 was still showing symptoms of lungsick- 

 ness. 



Glanders. — None. 



General.— Hovsesickness has been pre- 

 valent. I was called to a case of horse- 

 sickness of the pneumonic type, the 

 animal having to be brought home after 

 being driven a short distance, the owner 

 finding him to be unwell. On arriving, I 

 found the animal to be in the last stages 

 of the disease — dyspnoea, very marked — 

 in fact, the breathing could be heard at a 

 great distance from the stable. Although 

 tracheotomy was at once performed, and 

 a solution of iodide of potassium injected 

 into the trachea at intervals, with the 

 administration of small and repeated 

 doses of diffusible stimulants, the animal 

 died about six hours after treatment was 

 commenced. 



MARITZBURG— D.V.S. ,WOOLLATT. 



On April 21st I proceeded to the Lower 

 Tugela to arrange and mark off the bound- 

 aries in connection with the Proclamation 

 of Zululand as an infected area under the 

 Lungsickness Prevention Act. I returned 

 on the evening of the 23rd. I attended 

 six cases of horsesickuess during the 

 month, with no success, however. Two 

 Volunteer horses have been examined, and 

 three horses tested with mallein. These 

 horses were not suspicious of being in- 

 fected with glanders ; they were tested at 

 the request of the owner before going into 

 his stable. They were recent purchases. 

 In the camp for discharged Military trans- 

 port oxen at Matowan's Kop, Elandslaagte, 

 there were only 228 oxen, belonging to 17 

 owners. Fifty of thes3 oxen were under 

 license for lungsickness, belonging to 

 three owners. In the clean quarantine 

 dopot for cattle at Pieters there were 1,403 

 head of cattle, 330 being admitted during 

 the month. Permits were issued for the 

 removal of 337 oxen from the infected 

 area during the month, belonging to 20 

 different owners. 



NEWCASTLE— D.V.S. HUTCHINSON. 



Lungsickness. — Thirty - three fresh 

 licenses have been issued in the Newcastle 

 Division, eight in Umsinga, five in Dundee, 

 and fifteen in Ladysmith. The majority 

 of the cattle licensed have been taken 

 from the Military during the month, in 

 exchange for horses. 



Scad. — Eleven fresh outbreaks have 

 occurred in Newcastle Division, and two 

 in Ladysmith, besides the various flocks 

 purchased at the Imperial Government 

 sales, all of which have been placed under 

 license. 



Horsesicknees. — This disease is ram- 

 pant throughout the whole of my District. 



DDRBAN-D.V.S. AMOS. 



Glanders. — All the remaining horses of 



Mr. have been examined weekly, 



and again tested, with the result that only 

 two horses did not react. These two were 

 shot by the owner, so that every horse 

 now has been shot or has died that was 

 in this extensively diseased stable. A 

 special report deals with this. I am glad 

 to eay that no cases have come under 

 observation on the market. 



