CAMBRIDGE FARMERS' CLUB. [BY TELEGRAPH, FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER. ]

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1195, 24 February 1880, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE FARMERS' CLUB. [BY TELEGRAPH, FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER. ]

Cambridge, Last Night. A meetixo of the Fanners' Club was held this afternoon. The principal Imsines was the discussion re pleuro-pneumonia There was a full attendance of members, and the chair was occupied by Mr James Kunciman. Mr Fantham brought forward a series of resolutions, the following of which were carried :— " That the Government be requested (1) to ai>point Mr Geo. Naden, M.R.C.V.S., chief inspector for the district of Auckland ; (2) not to allow stock to be landed from other than New Zealand ports without having been quarantined at least 42 days, and inspected ; (3) to at once proclaim the Auckland, Waipa, Waikato, Upper Thames, and Piako districts an infected district ; (4) to at once have all railway platforms, cattle trucks, yards, &c, disinfected ; (6) any owner of cattle believing his stock to be infected shall at once call in the district inspector, and any owner knowingly not giving notice within 12 hours of the presence of the disease to be liable to a fine of at least £100 — any person giving information of such neglect to receive half the fine ; (7) any person exposing diseased meat for sale to be liable to a fine of not less than £100 — any person giving information against such person to receive half the Hue." It was alho resolved, on the motion of Mr Fisher, to request the Government to bring into opuution in the district

named, the 11th clause of the Diseases of Cattle Act, 1872 ; and sub-committes were appointed to carry out the intentions of the Club.