GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVI, Issue 152, 24 December 1903, Page 6

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

♦ ■ ■ [press association.l AUCKLAND, This Day. In connection with tho supposed caso of anthrax at Bombay (twonty-nino miles south of Auckland) specimens have been taken by the police from animals suspected, and forwarded to tho Chief Government Veterinarian. CHRISTCHUItCH, This Day. The Hon. Mr. Duncan, Minister for Lands, informed a deputation from the Dairymen's Association to-day that he would have the Stock Act amended in tho direction of raising the age to ten years at least up to which compensation should be paid, also that tho value of cattle specified in the Act bo raised. He stated that tho Department? had lost £50 in rogard to cattle condemned in^ Christchuroh and district. Ho intends giving instructions that owners of condemned catllo bo supplied with tho weights of beasts destroyed and with tho amount received for the "carcases. Ho -was of opinion that in addition to the compensation allowed under tho Act owners should receive half of the price got by the Department for the carcases. Tho Minister stutcd to a press representative that the Department intended to obtain tho services of more veterinarians as required, but nobbing dofinito had been decided upon as to tho number to bo engaged. Mr. Duncan added that ho hoped to be able to have tho ballot for tho Rosewill settlement (Levels estate) in February. _____^____