TBt! AOntCtJLTVttAL JOURNAL. 



651 



Veterinary Departmental Report for October, 



1901, 



ABSTRACTS FROM REPORTS. 



Minister of Agriculture — 



MY time during the month has been 

 chiefly occupied in the official work 

 of the office. 



Lungstckness. — This disease has in- 

 creased again in the Klip River County 

 owing to the military authorities exchang- 

 ing young stock for oxen, which young 

 stock was affected with the disease and 

 was distributed about the county, more 

 particularly round Ladysmith. Outside 

 of the infected areas, that is in Natal 

 south of theTugela, there were only eight 

 cases under license. Three thousand and 

 one head of cattle were admitted to the 

 clean depot at Spionkop during the month, 

 and 1.602 allowed to leave that depot and 

 come south of the Tugela ; 36 deaths 

 occurred in the depot, the majority from 

 gallsickness ; two, however, died of lung- 

 sickness amongst Mr. Piccione's troop. 

 This herd was kept strictly isolated. At 

 the depot at Pieters 415 oxen were ad- 

 mitted, and 402 released and allowed to 

 come south of the Tugela. 



Scab. — This disease appears now to be 

 on the decrease. 



Rinderpest.— M.&nj cases of rinderpest 

 have been reported during the month, but 

 upon investigation have been found to be 

 some other trouble. A case occurred, 

 however, on the farm Doornhoek, near 

 Van Reenen's Pass, amongst a troop of 

 150 head of cattle belonging to three 

 natives. Special report upon the out- 

 break has been sent in to you. 



Horsestckness.- One case reported from 

 Durban. 



Glanders. — Some cases were found 

 amongst military horses arriving per SS. 

 " Custodian " from England. The animals 

 were tested with mallein, and those re- 

 acting to the test were destroyed. 



S. B. WOOLLATT, 



P.V. Surgeon. 



IXOPO. -D.V.S. VERNEY. 

 Scab.— Lambing having finished and 

 shearing having commenced, associated 



with a good supply of green grass, there 

 should be considerably less sheep scab in 

 the districts. 



Lungstckness. No fresh outbreaks 



of this disease. 



Binderpest. — No fresh outbreaks of this 

 disease have occurred in East Griqaaland, 

 which certainly indicates what a valuable 

 agent bile is when properly handled. 

 Rinderpest is said to exist in the Bazana 

 District, Pondoland, native cattle being 

 afl:ected. 



As per usual I have been very busy 

 doing a large amount of castration in 

 horses. 



A case of threatened red water occurred 

 in an imported bull, but under my new 

 treatment for this disease the animal made 

 a good recovery. 



GREYTOWN.— D.V.S. CORDY. 

 Scab. — One fresh outbreak occurred in 

 the Western Umvoti Division. 

 Glanders. — None. 

 RinderjK'st. — None. 



General.— K few cases of quarter-evil 

 were reported from the Western Umvoti 

 Division. 



I resumed the duties of District Veter- 

 inary Surgeon on the 19th of the mjnth, 

 after having been with the volunteers 

 since the middle of the previous month. 



NEWCASTLE.-D.V.S. HUTCHINSON. 



L?<r2.5rsicA:/;f'.ss.— Twenty-three outlu-eaks 

 have been repoited during the month 

 in the Klip Kiver Division. A large 

 quantity of young stock was brought into 

 this Division by the military authorities 

 from Orange River Colony some time pre- 

 vious to the issue of the recent proclama- 

 tion prohibiting the entry of cattle from 

 the Orange River Colony, and bartered by 

 them in exchange for trek oxen, with the 

 result that the majority of the animals 

 so disposed of have since had to be placed 

 under license for this disease. Eighteen 

 fresh outbreaks have been reported in the 

 Division of Newcastle, these, in a great 



