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the great proportion of his stock were affected with the same disease. The 
first time I ever knew this disease of lump in the throat was in Victoria.%,To 
the estate I was on, the manager brought a bull from Twofold Bay, which was 
then a celebrated herd. A great number of that bull’s stock had lump in the 
throat. So I have always considered it was hereditary, although, of course, we ~ 
bow to the opinion of scientifie men. I think Mr. Pound would tell us that, 
although it may not be hereditary, yet the stock bred from an affected beast 
would be predisposed to that disease. With regard to horses, I know of one 
case where the stock of a particular mare were all affected with fistula. It 
seemed to come naturally. They all used to get the disease, and finally I had 
to destroy them altogether. We ought to be very careful what stock we breed 
from, and I think if tuberculosis or actinomycosis shows in a cow, she ought to 
be destroyed at once. 
Mr. J. McPurrsoy (Rockhampton): Iam one of those who hold that 
scientific men are very good sometimes, but I think practical experience of a 
number of years is very much better in many cases. I have had a good deal of 
experience, extending over very many years, with regard to lumps in the throat. 
T knew a squatter, who, twenty years ago, got a very valuable bull which 
cost him £1,000. About twelve months afterwards, he developed lump in the 
throat. The squatter had some stud cows, and he kept the young bulls from 
those cows. The consequence is there are now more lumps in that station 
than in any other in that district. I have seen two hundred cows put in a 
paddock for the purpose of being sent away to the boiling-down works with 
Jumps, and those lumps owed their origin to the bull I have referred to. I 
would advise every man with a lumpy bull to shoot him. IJ am certain that it 
is hereditary. I have had it amongst my own stock. I once bought a bull 
with lumps, and his stock developed the same disease. 
Mr. T. Bureess (Forest Hill): I have not come here with any intention 
of trying to give information. On the contrary, I have come to find out certain 
information. There is one aspect of this question that has not been touched 
upon by any of the previous speakers, and that is, What effect has diseased 
milk on the human system? Our family has always been fond of milk. We 
live in a country district, and, until very recently, I had never heard of tuber- 
culosis. I had never heard of the tuberculin test. We knew nothing of these 
diseases that we now hear so much about. We were all fond of milk; we 
drank it hot and we drank it cold from as long as I can remember. We have 
all grown up, but I do not think any of us have ever shown any symptoms of 
internal disease. I was lately speaking to a doctor, and he assured me that 
medical science had found out no less than 2,000 diseases during the last 
few years that were dangerous to the human system. We all know the value 
of milk on small farms. We know if we do not give calves new milk that they 
will not thrive. So I want to know whether in drinking this milk from our cows 
that have never been subjected to any examination, and that are running in our 
pastures, we are running any danger. I like milk, but if I hear much more 
about its danger I shall be swearing off.. 
Mr. P. Bropuxs (Tiaro): It has come to my mind that about fifteen years 
ago, when pleuro was very prevalent, a lot of us started to inoculate. There 
were two in my district who were very particular in this matter, and I think they 
inoculated from between 16,000 to 20,000 cattle. At present those two 
gentlemen have found that they have ruined the constitution of their herds. 
The constitution of their herds is not equal to those whose owners did not 
inoculate. I do not know whether the tuberculin test would have the same 
effect as that, but it is a question that wants looking into as far as cattle- 
breeders are concerned. 
The Hon. D. H. Datrymere: Mr. Burgess has put me a question. I do 
not know whether he intended me to answer it, or whether he looked upon me 
merely as a channel. However, I shall endeavour to give my opinion upon the 
matter, and Mr. Poundis heretocheckme. It was asked what effect was produced 
upon human beings, or calves, or pigs, or other organic creatures if they drank 
