FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10414, 7 September 1911, Page 7

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

THE POSITION OF HOLLAND.

The Director of the Live Stock and Meat. Division has been ui oommluaiiciatikm ■with. Mr Grahb, Mi.R.O. V.S., New Zealand Government Veterinarian, London, regarding the existence of idiiisea.se among cattle in Holamd, the piairttdoiivliaa* object being to ascertain wlhether iit would b© juistdfiabl© to aiLlow .Holisitein cattle to be imflxxnted to this country from Holland. Advice ha® just been received to the effect (that foot and unoutihi disease is still prevalent to a comisiidieraiMe extent in-that, country. In tine month of February, 1011, 506 case® occurred; in March, 138; in April', 330. In> view of iih© great difficulty Which, is being experienced in England lot khe< present ttitne in dealing with (foot and mouth disease, repeated outbreaks occunrimg in spite of the. extreme care and vdgilanc©' exercised by (the Board of Agriauiittwe, it Is highly necessary that mo risks -whatever 'be taken in the direction of allowfaig this disease to gain entrance to New Zealand. So fas* \as. tihe existence of it in Great Britain is concerned, the- Board of Agriculture enforces strict quarantine in the ddistrriote in> which outbreaks occur, allowing no movement of cattfce or sheep, out of tihiem; ooni sequently existing precantiions are sufficient so far as th!e introduction of tlie disease from England) is con- ■ oeraed at the present tiime. At this same tiinie, the New Zealand Governmeaiifc. offioersi in. London are keeping a close watch over- the. matter, and steps will be taken should it ,be- ] come necessary for any additional precautions. Ife case® of foot and mouitlh disease in Holland reported during the earlier monfths of the pcrel- - year were, distributed over a large portion of the- country. i