AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. STUD SHEEP EXPORT. SYDNEY. Jan. 13. The Tariff Board concluded hearing a request from the Federal Council Breeders of British Sheep for increased duty oil sheep of certain varieties, cabled on loth. December. Giving evidence in support of the application David McNaught said there was a good export trade between New Zealand and Australia, of what were known as flock rams, lint unfortunately it was not n genuine trade. He said when a New Zealand district had completed the season and if it had rams left over it could not sell those rams in another New Zealand district, because no other' district would have them at any price The result was dealers could buy them at their own price and ship them to Australia. Those rams would never fill their mission as rams to begin with, because they were scrubs and would not beget fat lambic. This was not the only trouble, because their progeny were good for nothing. They were inferior, and had not the power to fatten themselves. They therefore, were not sent to market, blit left here. The result was they were bred* from again and so the deterioration went on. Replying to a question, the witness said New Zealand looked upon Australia as its dumping ground. Furthermore there was a movement on foot over there to prevent stud sheep of the hotter class coming to Australia.