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THE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



measure, being due to the large move- 

 ment of transport during the past two 

 months. In the Divisions of Dundee, 

 Umsinga, and Upper Tagela, the outlook 

 continues more encouraging. Only four 

 outbreaks are reported from Dundee and 

 two from Upper Tugela. 



Scab. — There ia a considerable falling 

 off in the number of cases of this disease. 

 Only six outbreaks have been reported 

 during the month throughout the whole 

 of my District. 



DURBAN.— D.V.S. AMOS. 



From the 17th of September to the 18th 

 of October I was on duty with the Natal 

 Volunteers as P.V.O., being called out for 

 active service for the second time. 



Since my return I have examined per- 

 sonally all incoming ships with stock on 

 board, military or otherwise. In one 

 military ship (the " Custodian " from 

 England) I found two cases of suspicion 

 which afterwards proved to be glanders. 

 These horses were tested at Lord's Ground 

 and were immediateiy destroyed. 



Horsesickness. — Horsesickness has pre- 

 vailed during the month, but no cases 

 have come directly under my personal 

 notice. 



I beg to draw your attention to the con- 

 dition of the compound. It is a very 

 serious matter indeed that the fence 

 should be allowed to remain in its present 



condition. The sand is level to the top 

 of the fence on the inside and outside, 

 and anyone can with ease walk into the 

 compound from the shore ; and, again, 

 the fence is being very badly strained 

 the whole length. 



HOWICK.— D.V.S. BYRNE. 



I have been absent from my District 

 doing duty in Durban from October 1st 

 to the 21st, when D.V.S. Amos returned 

 from the Front and took over his District 

 again. 



During that period the arrival of 

 animals by sea were : — Seven stallions, 86 

 horses, 2 mules, 11 dogs, 44 goats, 2 pigs, 

 2 cows, 1 calf, .5 heifers, 2 bulls, 3 oxen. 



Th« 5 heifers and 2 l)ulls arrived with 

 a tuberculin certificate from England. 



I resumed duty at Howick on October . 

 22nd. 



There have been two fresh outbreaks 

 of scab in Upper Umkomanzi Division. 



There is no lungsickness, glanders, or 

 rinderpest in this Division. There have 

 been several cases of sickness in cattle 

 during the month from gallsickness and 

 tulip, but most of the cases recovered. 



In Lion's River Division there have 

 been five cases of scab. 



There is no other contagious disease in 

 this Division. 



In the Umgeni Division there are four 

 cases of scab and two of lungsickness. 



Return of FruHs, Plants, and Vegetables, &g. 



Examined under Proc : 57, 1900. For the month of November, 1901. 



Date. 



Description. 



Quantity. 



Imported 



FROM. 



Ship. 



Remarks. 



1901. 

 Nov. 1 



„ 12 

 „ 1:5 

 14 



„ 24 

 I) 11 



27 



Potatoes 



Ornamental Plants 



Apples (Sul, hure 1) 



Potatoes 



Onamcntal Shrubs 



Lemons 



Oranges 



Grapes 



Potatoes 



100 Bags 

 1 case 

 39 casks 

 1,494 cases 

 20 tins (p'fRn) 

 230 cases 

 25 „ 

 390 barrels 

 900 cases 



Melbourne 



London 



Hobart 



Melbourne 



Oape Town 



Malaga 



»» 



'1 



London 



Australasian 

 Inyati 



Gulf of Anend 



Pembroke Jastle 

 Umsinga 

 J) 

 J) 

 J) 



Free of Pest 



)» »J 

 JJ )) 

 )» M 

 )1 1) 

 1) )» 

 T) )» 



JI ' )» 



C. B. JONES, Examining Officer, Agricultural Department. 

 Custom House. Durban, 4th December, 1901. 



