No Move To Weaken Stock Remedies Act

Chronicle (Levin), 14 July 1949, Page 7

No Move To Weaken Stock Remedies Act

WELLINGTON, July 14. "We are not endeavouring to weaken the Stock Remedies Act or its administration, and.we are convinced that the propos'als we have submltt'ed will ih the long run bovh strengthen the Act and give fair and equitable treatment to farmers and manufacturers alike," said Mr. A. D. Boyd, president of the New Zeaiand Agricultural Chemical Manufacturers' Federation, in_ a statement today. He. was replying to yesterday's statement by Mr. W. N. Perry, Dominion president of Federated Farmers. "Meantime," added Mr. Boyd, "we wish to be assured that the farmers are not deprived of the standard, universially-accepted, of proven and tested reme'dies. We hold no brief for quack remedies, if such exist, any more than we would expect Federated Farmers to do." Mr. Boyd said the Act was welcomed by reputable manufacturers in its origiiial form, as it ensured that undesirable and "backyard" reme'dies -would be eiiminated. The Act, however, he said, had recently been amended giving wider powers to the board and resulting in over 60 remedies being refused registration for the current period, and consequenlly these were no longer available -to the farmer. These, he added, were not backyard reme'dies, but had all been previously registered under the Act, and many of them were' used throughout the world. "Our federation has merely protested against 'the refusal of the board to re-register these remedies and asked for the reasons, together with the right tp appeal, which at present does not exist." Mr. Boyd added that the farmer-customers were puzzled by the board's attitude. £