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ments distinct, so that new arrivals may not go into contact 
with those that have already passed a considerable portion 
of their term in quarantine. 
Permission having been granted to erect the additional 
stables on the Island of St. Helena, the necessary steps have 
been taken for the construction of a building with loose- 
boxes to accommodate ten cattle. 
The island is admirably suited for the purpose, now that 
the jetty is in course of completion; and, if it can be ar¬ 
ranged that the stock be placed under the surveillance of 
Mr. Macdonald, importers may rely on their being carefully 
tended. The cost of the building is to he defrayed from an 
unexpended balance that has been standing for over twelve 
years to the credit of a fund raised under the Act, “ The 
Diseased Animals Act,” under which the restrictions on 
imported stock are imposed. I have, &c., 
P. R. Gordon, Chief Inspector of Stock. 
Brisbane, 16 th April , 1879. 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—REPORT OE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF 
SHEEP FOR THE HALF-YEAR AND YEAR, ENDED DEC., 
1878. 
Crown Lands Office, Adelaide, February 17th, 1879. 
The following report from the Chief Inspector of Sheep is 
published for general information. 
Thomas Playford, Commissioner. 
Inspector of Sheep’s Office, Adelaide, February 10th, 1S79. 
Sir—I have the honour to forward my report for the half- 
year and year ending December 31st, 1878. 
The flocks remain free from the scab disease. 
Neither fluke nor coast disease have appeared in a malignant 
form. The dry season which has been experienced in the 
south-eastern districts has not been favorable for the develop¬ 
ment of either disease. 
The flocks remain free from any other infectious or con¬ 
tagious disease, and although trifling losses have occurred 
during the year, such losses arise principally from local 
causes, and in some instances from the carelessness exhibited 
in the management of sheep. 
The inspector in the Wellington District reports having 
examined during the half-year the following travelling stock, 
viz.—67,850 sheep, 1397 cattle, and 1000 horses. 
Three persons were fined c €lO each at Mount Gambier, and 
two at Redruth, for introducing stock from other Colonies 
