70.2 
Extracts from British and Foreign Journals. 
REPORTED OUTBREAK OE PLEURO - PNEUMONIA AMONG 
THE CATTLE IN THE VICINITY OE MELBOURNE, 
AUSTRALIA. 
Extracted from ‘ The Argus’ Sept. 17 th } 1859- 
A meeting of stock-owners was held on September 12th, 
1859> at the office of Messrs. Dalmahoy, Campbell and Co., 
Melbourne, for the purpose of ascertaining the truth of the 
reported appearance of pleuro-pneumonia amongst cattle in 
this colony. A committee was appointed to make inquiries 
on the subject. 
“An adjourned meeting of gentlemen interested in the breed¬ 
ing and sale of stock in Victoria was held yesterday, Sept. 16th, 
at the Port Phillip Farmers’ Society’s offices, Elizabeth Street, 
to receive the report of the committee appointed to inquire 
into the reported appearance of pleuro-pneumonia among 
cattle, and to collect particulars. 
“ About twenty-five persons were present, and the chair 
was occupied by Mr. Rawdon Greene. 
“The Chau man , after reading the advertisement convening 
the meeting, called upon the committee to produce their 
report. 
“Mr. A. Skilling stated that he and Messrs. Brock and 
Creighton, in accordance with their instructions, visited, on 
Wednesday, the places where rumour had assigned the 
breaking out of pleuro-pneumonia, and to make their report 
more complete, the}^ had secured the services of Mr. Mis- 
camble, the veterinary surgeon. 
“ The following report was then handed in: 
“ ‘ Having been deputed by the meeting held on the 12th 
instant, at the office of Dalmahoy, Campbell and Co., to 
ascertain and report the circumstances connected with the 
recent appearance in the colony of a fatal disease among 
cattle, we have to submit the results of our inquiries, and the 
information and facts which we have been enabled to collect. 
“ ‘ As the symptoms of the malady were reported to be 
precisely similar to those attending the disease well known 
in the United Kingdom as pleuro-pneumonia, we deemed it 
a matter of primary importance to have reliable and con¬ 
clusive evidence on this point, and therefore procured the 
