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I have repeatedly tried to explain to the Chinese
cattle dealers that it is no use to bring lean cattle
to be slaughtered, and that to bring them here is to
lose money. If they kept them at home and fed them, and
brought them back, they would then be worth money.
There is a patch of ground close to the Slaughter
House which Inspector Watson and I dug over and plașted
with guinea grass, and Inspector Watson boʻght the
cattle and fad them on that guinea grass, which was
planted there, and then they were brought back into
the Depot and sold.
17042
Q.
That was done by Mr Watson ↑
A.
Yen.
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A.
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That was his om private speculation ↑
Yes.
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17043
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Dont you think it would be very much better that such a
system should not be allowed to continue ↑ You understand
that a Chinaman bringing dom lean cattle would be only
too glad to get $10, rather than have a beast left on
his hands. At the same time, it might be a matter that
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might be very much abused. There might be some hanky
panky, that some animal might not be passed, and they
might bring it back and make $20 or $30 on it.
A.
Yes,
45 Qo
A.
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A.
it would.
Dont you think it would be better to discontinue the (7045"
system?
The system has bean discontinued.
Since when ?
17046
I think last year there were two, and I think this year
there were two. The animals were fed round there, and
they were brought in regularly, and weighed. It was more
or less an experiment, and the dealers themselves took
an interest in the actual weight these cattle were
gaining.
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