STOCK EMBARGO

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 10, 27 January 1937, Page 3

STOCK EMBARGO

l Our Own Correspondent.)

Waipukurau Supports New Proposals THE PRESENT DANGERS

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Wiu.i'UJi.ui.tA.u, J^asc -LNignt. Tbe provincial executive of tbe Hawke's Bay brancb of tbe Farmers' Union decided to support tbe proposals for tbe regulation of tbe importation of live stock, forwarded for their consideration by the Wellington central provincial executive, to its meeting in Waipukurau to-day. Tbe cbairmau, Mr 0. R. Edgecombe, said tbat tbe present regulations were lit'tle more than farcical. Only recently be bad beard of a case wbere an animal coming out of quarantinq was conveyed by tbe same vebicle tbat bad juet brought anotber animal from sbip .to quarantine. Anotber member quoted tbe case of a bull, imported under tbe present regulations, wbicb was found to be badly infested with warble iiy and remained so for some months. Mr Averill was of tbe opinion tbat tbe embargo on Australian stock should not be lifted on aecount of tbe diseases' prevalent tbere. He ako suggested that all stock coming to New Zealand from England sbould pass tbrougb tbe London quarantine station because of tbe very tborougb prosautions adopted tbere. Regarding tbe proposal to send all fodder from New Zealand, be tbougbt it would be found necessary to send root fodder from some ceuntry nearer England, and be suggested Canada as being auitable in tbat it was a clean country. « Anotber member tbougbt tbat New Zealand buyers migbt object to tha proposal tbat all stock for export to New Zealand should be selected by experts tbrougb tbe breed societies in England, New Zealand buyers probably preferring to select tbeir ow». Anotber suggestion was tbat tbe quarantine period in New Zealand should be lengtbened and tbe period of quarantine in Australia decreased. This would be likely to prove less expensivo to tbe buyer. Another member said that it was possible under tbe present regulations to import an animal from Australia witbout any quarantine period in New Zealand. Mr Talbot urged that tbe restrictiona regarding tbe disposal of garbage, bay, straw and so on from foreign countries sbould be rigidly enforced. He pointed out tbe potential danger to New Zealand in tbe packings in wbicb electrical power boards' insul'ators and otber fragile materials were packed being scattered over tbe countrysid®. He also tbought that tbe Government should take tbe responsibility of lifting or not lifting tbe stock importation regulations, beeause any sucb move would bo «ne of grave importance to tbe wbole community and not merely to tbe farming section of it. Mr Edgecombe expressed himself as strongly in favour of supporting tbe suggestions put forward by tbe Wellington provincial executive. Tbe meeting decided unanimously to support 'tbe suggestions.