"Blackieg."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 234, 7 October 1904, Page 2

"Blackieg."

QUARANTINE RI'X.I I'LATIONS IN TARANAKL % (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Oct. (5. A deputation of Taranaki members, accompanied by Me./irs Willis, Remington and Buddho, M's.il.lt., waited on the Minister for Agriculture to-day for the purpose of discussing quarantine regulations imposed for the purpose of stamping out the disease in cattle known as "black leg." The speakers were Messrs Jennings, Symes, Smith and Major. They pointed out the possibilities of hardship bung inflicted on fanners owing to these regulations. They supported the department in its desire to coj>o with Lhe disease by tile inoculation of calves, and suggested that the regulations should be modiliod to the extent that after a time, to be specilied. the calves should be allowed, after inspection and having a certilicute issued by the stock inspectors, to lie sold outside of the area proclaimed. Messrs Remington and Willis spoke strongly against the inclusion of the district from Pa tea to Wanganui in the proclaimed area, and stated that "black-leg" was unknown in the area me.otioJi id by litem, and further that great hard.hip would be inflicted on the large breeders of stock. in answer to a complaint that stifficicnt notice had not been given to farmers in regaid< to the quarantining of the district, Mr Oilruth, Chief Veterinarian, said the inspector® had heeu dealing with the question tor the past two years. Pamphlets had been circulated amongst the farmers, stating what t,o do in regaid to burying stock after notifying the inspectors.

| The .Minister, in reply, said this j was a troublesome matter to deal i with. After carefully considering the report of the responsible ollicers of .the department it wan decided to quarantine a certain urea for a time as ail experiment. Protection and inoculation were the preventives for the disease sipreuding. lie thought there was unnecessary fear over the matter, as-, the quarantining" in m,ost cases meant only six months' delay, as the bulk of the young cattle was not driven awuy any great distance under nine or twelve, months of age. However, the department Would semi Mr (Jilruth as soon as possible to meet the formers in Hawera, Stratford, Inglewood and other Taiuuaki towns for the purpose of investigating and conferring wilh those int.eresUd in tihe matters submitted to him by the mouthers. He assu-ed the deputation {hat it was not i-iUemJed to do anything that would tend to the disadvantage of the formers.