ENGLISH STUD SHEEP.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 244, 12 September 1940, Page 12

ENGLISH STUD SHEEP.

“REFUGE” IN DOMINION.

CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 11. A proposal to enable English stud sheep breeders to send their best blood to New Zealand for safe keeping during the war was set on foot by Mr R. C. Todhuntcr at a meeting of the Canterbury A. and P. Association executive. ... Mr Todhuntcr said other countries had lost their fine stud stock altogether. “Take Spain,” bo said. “They were famous once for Merinos; and what about Denmark and Holland ? Where aro all their stock ? Ht’s going to bo a huge job to restock the world after the war. England is the world’s greatest stud farm, and her stud stock are in danger.” Mr Todhuntcr said that while the demand now was for quantity after (he war it would be for quality again.' It, would benefit New Zealand to graze stock free of charge, keep up or improve the standard of its own stock and then return the sheep to their owners. The question of sterling exchange would not coilie up, as there would bo no money changing hands. The only question would bo for the British Government to arrange shipping. Mr T. A. Stevens said that the British Government was alive t,o the danger and was removing stud stock to safe places. There was the Channel Is’ands .tragedy to serve as a lesson, lie said. Jersey eattlo were now in German hands and probably in their stomachs. “It involves the lifting of the embargo, said Mr E. S. Taylor (president), Mr Todhuntcr said that every precaution could be taken. He had forgotten to mention “foot and mouth.” Hie idea was that the appropriate breed society would look after the stock of _ each breed. On his motion it was decided to draft a cable and suggest to the Prime Minister that lie send it to the British Government if he saw fit, the cable to contain the conditions suggested.