The Outbreak of Anthrax.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 51, 28 August 1895, Page 2

The Outbreak of Anthrax.

Mr Flatman has asked the Minister of Agriculture if he. will take steps to prevent any further shipments of sheep, or cattle" from the North Islaud to the South Island until a clean certificate can he giveu to the North Island to the effect that anthrax has becu stamped out. The Minister of Agriculture, replying, said he could not carry O7it the request. Every precaution was taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and it was absurd to think of doing what was asked simply because anthrax had broken out on two farms in the whole of the North Island. In answer to Dr Newman the Minister at a later stage stated that he had had under consideration the question of taking steps to prevent the importation of manures from any country infected with anthrax. It had been pointed out to him that any action in that direction would raise the price of manures, and having had the advice of an expert on the subject to the effect that the disease was uot likely to be spread through the manures, he had taken no action. It now being alleged that the present outbreak of anthrax was elite to hhe importation of manures from an infected colony, he would have the matter very fully inquired into. — Times. '