THE TICK MENACE.
The assurance given by Colonel Young, head of the live stock division of the Agricultural Department, that the dreaded cattle tick has not been found in Taranaki will be regarded with relief and satisfaction throughout the ' province. The reported presence of the 1 / tick in the Oaonui district had caused a ; good deal of concern among stock- ■ I owners, but immediate investigation by 1 ■ Col. Young and his officers showed I that the vermin was other than the 1 cattle tick. At the same time the • veterinarians are taking no risks, and are quarantining the farm on which the ; alleged outbreak occurred. No one realises the danger of the spread of the 1 tick to the fruitful ground of Taranaki ’ more than Col. Young, and the ad- - vice he gives to local farmers to co- ' operate with the Government officers in ' keeping the tick out is timely, and, we 1 hope, will be acted upon generally. ' Col. Young appears to think there is 1 no need for a dip at Mokau wherein all animals coming from the north into ’ Taranaki can be treated before crossing 1 the river. The danger of infection is s,o great and the consequences of intro- ! duetion so dire, that, in our opinion, no precaution should be neglected. i Knowing wliat the spread of the tick ‘ has meant, and is meaning, to North ' Auckland, the Bay of Plenty, and certain parts of the Waikato, we would, if necessary to keep Taranaki clear of 1 it, absolutely prohibit the importation ' of cattle from the north into Taranaki. ' The regulations are, of course, designed to prevent the spread of the tick to ’ clean districts but, as we know from what happened in the city of,Auckland, where a man had a "dog, brought from ’ I the north, that was found to be alive 1 with ticks, regulations are often quite ’ I ineffective. The tick is in districts ' practically alongside Taranaki, and un--1 less drastic action is taken we are ‘ frankly afraid we won’t long enjoy tie present immunity.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1922, Page 4
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342THE TICK MENACE. Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1922, Page 4
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