674 SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—-REPORT OF SHEEP INSPECTOR. 
without giving notice to the inspectors, under Clause 10 of 
Regulations of February 20th, 1878. 
The staff have inspected during the half-year 540,000 
sheep, 25,000 cattle, and 2 horses, and travelled oil duty over 
11,000 miles. 
The past year has been favorable for stock, although in 
isolated cases the rains came too late to give a heavy clip of 
wool. The clip has, however, throughout the province, 
generally been good, sound, and clean. In the far north 
and south-east feed has been abundant, but since the end of 
the year there has been great destruction of both grass and 
sheep, in the latter district by fires. 
Pleuro-pneumonia continues to prevail in the north, but 
in other districts the reports note no more than isolated cases. 
In the northern district numerous cases have come under the 
notice of the inspectors, and a number of deaths have oc¬ 
curred in various places. A few diseased animals have been 
destroyed under Sections 12 and 14 of Regulations of February 
20th, 1878. One diseased animal was destroyed by order 
of the inspector at the border, and seven others of another 
drove were also destroyed under instructions from the 
inspector. The mortality has not been great in any herd 
that has come under the inspector's notice, with one excep¬ 
tion, in which a loss of over 50 per cent, occurred; but a 
small percentage out of a large number of small herds have 
died. 
A much greater willingness has lately been evinced by 
small stockholders to inform the inspectors of the existence 
of any disease amongst their cattle, and in nearly all cases 
the instructions and advice of the inspectors have been care¬ 
fully and cheerfully carried out. 
In consequence of complaints from the north of the pre¬ 
valence of pleuro-pneumonia, printed circulars have been 
issued, including Sections 12, 13, and 14 of Regulations of 
February 20th, 1878, and the inspectors have been instructed 
to take action against any person infringing such regulations. 
The northern inspector reports that since this has become 
known greater care has been shown in the removal and treat¬ 
ment of any animals suffering from pleuro-pneumonia. 
During the year there have been more losses than hitherto 
from pleuro-pneumonia, and the disease has extended over a 
greater area than previously, although no such losses as 50 
or 60 per cent, have occurred, as in former years, in large 
herds; still many small holders have suffered what to them 
is a serious loss. Having only one inspector stationed in the 
north much of my information is derived from private sources, 
