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inspection showed marked clinical evi- 

 dence of the disease, and was destroyed. 

 All the necessary precautions were taken. 



Visits were paid to the clean Quaran- 

 tine Depot at Pieters during the month, 

 all the cattle tliere being in a most satis- 

 factory condition ; 657 oxen were ad- 

 mitted, and 959 ozen diseliaroed durini.'- 

 May. 



At Elandslaagte, the area for dis- 

 charged mihtary transport oxen, 2,377 

 head of transport cattle have been run- 

 ning. Eighty-five deaths have occurred 

 from lungsickness and inoculation, and 

 two deaths from other causes. Tlie mor- 

 tality has been chiefly from lungsickness; 

 few cases have died from inoculation. Of 

 the 2,377 oxen 964 have been inoculated 

 for lungsickness during the month. 



IXOPO.— D.V.S. VERNEY. 



Seal). — This disease is much more 

 prevalent than I would like to see. 



Lungsickness.— Another outbreak of 

 this disease has occurred in the Boston 

 district, on Mr. Lewis' farm. The disease 

 broke out in an ox wliicli had been used 

 considerably for transport purposes be- 

 tween Boston and Pietermaritzburg. Mr. 

 Johnstone's (Ixopo Division) cattle have 

 been released from quarantine. These 

 cattle have been under license for eight 

 months, and the loss from disease has 

 been somewhat heavy. 



Influenza has been very rife this 

 month, but for the most part horses have 

 made good recoveries. 



Horsesichness was fairly -prevalent at 

 the commencement of the month, but 

 the advent of frost has fortunately 

 stopped further disease. 



Vegetable Poisoning in cattle is still 

 quite common. I had an opportunity of 

 examining some cattle suffering at Boston 

 from what I consider to be vegetable 

 poisoning. The animals affected showed 

 tremors of the muscles, salivation, champ- 

 ing of the jaws, pupils contracted, 

 knuckling of hind fetlocks. When made 

 to move the abdominal muscles were 

 moving involuntarily, like a man with 

 hiccough. Temperature normal, water 

 discharge from eyes and nose. Appetite 

 lost, and constipation marked. 



The postmortem showed most intense 

 congestion of the lungs, pericardium full 

 of blood-like fluid, and brain congested. 



MOOI EIVER.— D.V.S. WEBB. 



Stock Inspector Wilkes, in his report, 

 says : — "Over 4,000 sheep have been 

 lu-ought into the district during the 

 mouth ; tliey had previously been dipped, 

 but still are anything but clean. People 

 are dipping, but as the weather is in- 

 tensely cold, they will probably lose half 

 by doing so." 



TJorsesiclmess.- — Numerous eases of 

 this disease occurred during the first part 

 of the month, but since the frosts have 

 set in the disease has subsided. 



Contagious Ulcerative Stomatitis. — A 

 large number of horses in various parts 

 of the county have been afflicted with 

 this disease in many instances of a severe 

 character; like horsesickness, this disease 

 has disappeared now that cold weather 

 has arrived. During the month I have 

 been called in to attend 21 cases, which 

 have necessitated 32 visits ; these are 

 apart from cases brought to my head- 

 quarters for advice or treatment. 



GREYTOWN.— D.V.S. CORDY. 



Seal). — Three fresh outbreaks have 

 occurred during the month, two in the 

 Western TJmvoti Division, and one in the 

 Krantzkop Division. 



Lungsickness. — An outbreak has oc- 

 curred among a troop of 95 head belong- 

 ing to Mr. E. Boast, "The Avenue," 

 York. Thirty were drenched, and the 

 remainder inoculated. Three others have 

 shown symptoms of the disease since the 

 beginning of the month. 



Glanders. — An outbreak occurred 

 among a troop of nine loot horses, the 

 property of Messrs. P. and G-. Reiche, of 

 Noodsberg Road. These animals were 

 bought in Pietermaritzburg, at one of the 

 military sales. One of the number was 

 showing clinical symptoms of farcy, and 

 two others suspicious symptoms of the 

 same disease. These three animals were 

 destroyed, and in each case the nodules 

 of Glanders were found to be present in 

 the lungs. The fittings of stable, with 



