PREVENTION OF HYDATIDS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26263, 7 November 1950, Page 8

PREVENTION OF HYDATIDS

COMPULSORY DOSING OF DOGS SOUGHT

WAIMATE FARMERS WILL APPROACH PARLIAMENT From Our Own Reporter WAIMATE, November 6. The Waimate branch pi the Nev/ Zealand Federated Farmers intends to carry its campaign for the compulsory dos.ng of dogs for the prevention of hydatids on a national scale to Parliament. This decision was made at the monthly meeting. Mr A. C. Begg, reporting on a branch deputation which waited on the Waimate County Council, said that some of the councillors seemed very dubious that the scheme would be implemented. It would cost an extra £BOO in aimate County alone, but if other i ounties came in it would reduce the cost considerably and they had been promised that it would be brought before the Levels and Mackenzie County Councils. When Mr Begg suggested that the federation report to the South Canterbury executive and ask them to aporoach other South Canterbury local bodies. Mr W. J. Fletcher said that the matter had already been fully discussed by the executive. They could only get power to force farmers to dose their dogs by law. and they could only get a law by creating a public awareness. Mr G. Barclay said he thought the meeting should pass a remit asking the national executive to approach the Government. Mr Begg said that a hydatids committee had been farmed by the dominion council of Federated Farmers. The chairman of the Meat Section in Timaru had been fighting for several years in the electoral college and on the dominion council to grt something dene, but the hydat : ds committee had decided to ask for more research. The whole life cycle of hydatids was established years ago. Mr Begg said, and there had been repeated research all over the world. If they sent a resolution from the Waimate branch it would go to the hydatids committee and thev would take ho action. Thev had had resolutions again and again. Mr Fletcher suggested that South Canterbury members of Parliament should be asked to introduce the subject on the floor of the House. Mr A. J. Mcßae: Mr Hayman has already done so. On the motion of Mr W. Scarlet it was decided to send a letter to Mr D. C. Kidd. M.P. for Waimate, asking him to support compulsory legislation from the floor of the House, that the South Canterbury executive of Federated Farmers be recommended to approach other South Canterbury members of Parliament suggesting similar action, and that a letter be sent to kmdred organ ; sations asking them to do the same. On Mr Beeg’s motion it was further resovled that the Waimate Pprough Council be aporoached. and that the South Canterbury executive of the Federated Farmers be asked to approach the Timaru City Council to support the compulsory scheme.