FARMERS’ VIEWS
LIVE STOCK EMBARGO. (By Tcleijraph—Per Press Association) MASTER TON, April '-0. After hearing an address of Mr David Jones, chairman of .Meat Board, to-day, a largely attended meeting ol farmers voted decisively against the proposal to establish a new third grade for export lamb. When a. motion recommending the Meat Board to establish a third grade was put. not a single vote was raised in support. The same meeting, somewhat lessened in numbers, discussed, the lilting or the embargo on the importations ol live stock from Britain. The principal speaker, Air 'William Perry, des r i hod the safeguards taken at Home. He saidthat foot and mouth disease had not been taken to any important country by stock exported Iron) Britain, In one ease, cattle taken to the Argentine was known to bo an infected territory. In another instance, cattle going from Britain to South Africa jeontracted the disease at sea. The explanation was they had been landed on route at Madiera, which was full of foot and month disease.
After a.n animated discussion a motion protesting against the lifting of the embargo was defeated by 22 votes to 12.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1931, Page 3
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192FARMERS’ VIEWS Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1931, Page 3
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