During a thunderstorm last week a Wyndham girl on her way home from school was rather startled by lightning playing round the riins of her glasses (states an exchange).
A few weeks ago a Hamainn farmer found a strange insect on one of his cattle, which he sent to the Cawthron Institute for identification (says the Grey “Star”). Dr. Miller recognised the insect as a cattle tick, and Mr. Blair, inspector of stock, was sent to'Takaka to investigate. Mr. Blair subsequently stated that the infected herd had been thoroughly examined, and only three ticks had been found. Other herds throughout the district had been examined, but no further trace of the parasite had been found. This is the first occasion on which cattle ticks have been found in the South Island, although in some portions of the North they are common. It. is possible for ticks to be carried in clothing or straw.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 119, 13 February 1929, Page 9
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