CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1428, 12 July 1883, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

:..i,^i:.^V":' : -!■..'■■■■ THE SHEEP ACT.' •:

[TO THE EDITOtt OF THE,DAILY. 1 Sir,—Tho eradication /.of] 'soajti!: jn. this district being a question of- paramount importance,; and a committee having be.ori: appointed to deal witli'ilfo subject, 1 venture, through; jura of your, columns to suggest, jthe follow-. ing clauses a's amendment 'oVaMtiohg | .to the present Sheep, Act ;—, : , , ■', I n^verjr.;owner, injected mib-diviiim'. tftuftlat times ■ be provided with a dip'with'other 'ap>' pliances and material requisite for the, so. Inspector.; This,;section, to,.,cbmei into force six months after becoming law. Ponalty for non-compliance not less; than ',£25, nor exceeding, 41,00, for, each week such owner shall delay; to provide dip (fee, i All.sbeep required to l ,be'dippe'din any infected subdivisitii shall''be dipped in a solution.of lime and, .sulphur,, in, the proportion of 'not less i/wu, lO.lba of lime and 20 lhs of sulphur to every 100 gallons of water and ,: to''be foiled to the satisfaction of the' the' said,solution.to,be used at a. temperature of not less than; 110 degrees,;, Any, person dipping sheep in a solution of less strength and 'heat, 'and hot prepared to the satisfaction' of'thp'Jnspector, to be liable to a penalty of not less than £2O oi .exceeding £SO, for,,eachoffenee. - : '.•'"', \» f /■, i In any sub-division in which infected sheep oxist, it shall be lawful for the Inspector to.Jßsue f .a r warrant, ordering all, or 1 cdy j&tirluuldr owners of shop, to dip all their sheep'twice' between shearing and 'Provided'further, that' the Inspector may if he deem fit, issue : a-warrant ordering any owner whose'run ad-' ■joins any infected' floeky to -dip' his'flock' or Hooks immediately adjoining ]at any' reasonable time of the year. In order that ■ the^,.lnspector may, determine whether such sheep have beenVdipped, ioper;«b;alliiJ)rand)::th6m when' Warded for dipping, with ■ti™ t offidal',brand.as ; he (t)ie may direct, and the fact of any sheep being without such branfy' B&ali be deemed proof that the warrant to dip owner who snail fail to comply with this section sbftll be liable to a penalty

of not less than 6d or exceeding 2s for each sheep he shall fail or refuse to dip.

When any owner shall have in his possession any infected sheep he shall be prohibited from increasing the number of sheep on his run by breeding or purchase until ho shall have a clean certificate for all infected sheep on auoh run. Every pwnerjnfcinging this section shall in the case of. breeding be liable to* a fineoi 3ssfor ivery lamb found on his run, and in the" case of purchase/sball be liable to have the sheep so purchased de?> Irbyed by the Inspectby,,.,-. ICj If upon any floflk? bMeep' being de,c.l|red infected, it shall appear to any -Inspector that such infected sheep ate .liable to, stray and cause damage to 'and spread infootioa ;among the flocks of any, adjoining owner,-it shall be lawful / 'for } j such' i inspeott?,! aftat pemmal examination of the fences*'

diyiding.the,properfcies,o|such owners ordering the owner of, the, infeoted, sheep ,to ; repair such 'fences 'if keep a

person; or.i porsonsi continually! along such fences '■ until andjinade shee^proofs }] j . WW inspecting Aeep, to granting a .clean cei'tifieatp, be lawful for the, inspector «.to ihave any sheep he may have examied' l retained in a yard, or other sheep-proof enclosure, the one o'r.'mofe paddock's m which such sheop have been depasturing. ..Ifanypertoa shall; ,byhimself, his agents, or servants, step.' ao'rosfi,! orupon 'riny)!ijarid not beihg ; tho : 'prbperty',h ; opentea'bl such : 'p(irsbh, i! or up'oh" or along'^ny','highway not being within the boundaries.of the run occupied "by the 1 owner of such sheep,, it shallbeilawful for the inspecdeem 1 l tKe'ni: No compensation to :be: allowed the owner for such destruction.

'.'<lt'.is'pretty! generally conceded that the Act, to be beneficial, should bt/s a; retuecllal character,' 'The'pYeseht one is riot, iior cslri it be pointed tb r a'B having, worked,; satisfactorily, for scab ex;iqta/ in. more 1 jfliatricts than thb. Efectual (lipping and muttering wwt be looked to ah the,means :of stamping the peat out—all the inspectors and Aote in thtai world' will, not do it without this, i Iu: .sketching - the amendments the intention is that they only apply to infected sub-divisions;,/,// . Clause 26 of the present 1 Mreijuirea > alteration. , Under itpjvnolrs'feay not mcrease''infeoM but there is no limit to their • doing so by purclme, aiulth'e : risk; oMnfection spreading from 'such 'sheep ! !' working ,back to their old couhtrVis'mn'ch;more dangerous.thah from jambs 'which are bred on a run. It may also bo 'found preferable to fine on .the of ta&j instead of on the iiumboi|of rams turned put. ; ' .;•; ;^|',', ',,'.■; "'t^y. Dipping appliances: shouldi be( provided for every flock even'if ;l hi>'Bcab ertists, : and as owners illprepared mixtures of lime and sulphur of doubtful strength it is de'sirable that the' Inspector should have power i to compel the use of a proper solution, Tt maybe urged that the owner who uses inefficient means to clean.his; Bheep will be fined and -punished by not getting a clean certificate. This is but poor satisfaction to neighboring owners,, whose flocks- may become contaminatedlm -the A interim from those ill-dipped sheep. . Most;practical.men advocate simul--tarieoußj - dippirigVahd there can be no doubt as to its good results, There is little or no, hardship, or;extr.as expense entailed by two compulsory dips;;-One after shearing costs but little/,''Without compulsion most' prudent,; o|nors (oven in some : clean. Uistrjicts)l in March or April, which is tliel best'time to destroy ticks; -■''"'■ i '!'i *v& The Governmentare, not taking up;, the' destruction; wild sheop oniCrown Lauds;; when ; Warned some years back'by InspebtpV; Telford to do so. t The result that officer The Government may,; think.thatf because thefte sheep 1 , originated. settlers' flocks setH&'shcnilde"|lejrminate them', ' Tho'answor'iß/tn'al the jsettlers' money—the insurance [Sheep do bo, ; - Eoferring to the location of Inspectors, (I think it would', be beneficial if ■the Ue.'iin-ihlrgej'ipf this district raided in ai central position—say, at also be .relieved of •the duties r pertaining w We 1 'Bftbit Department., <•■■■•'•) -m ■/*■■■ * W-fltol'l ,WM ; : :-„••! .;{;•(-:;.!.'/!, iMaOKAY. •' ' ; WKareama,'July 10th.