STOCK EMBARGO

Evening Star, Issue 22955, 12 May 1938, Page 22

STOCK EMBARGO

ABOLITION ADVOCATED [Per United Press Association.! WELLINGTON, May 11. “ There is absolutely no doubt that Australia is miles ahead of us in regard to stock, particularly beef stock,” said a Palmerston North medical man, Dr E. C. Barnett, who is also interested in farming and live stock, on his- return by the Wahganella to-day from a visit to Australia. He said he was definitely of the opinion that if the standard of stock in this country was to be improved, the embargo on importations, must be lifted. Dr Barnett mentioned that it was hinted that if the New Zealand embargo was not lifted New Zealand’s Home market for mutton and beef might be affected. Three representatives of breed societies in the United Kingdom were among the visitors to Australia, and he had been told on good authority that there was a movement on foot in England by stock breeders to bring about a reduction of New Zealand’s quota of meat. Dr Barnett expressed ■ the view that the quality of Australian stock was due to the freedom that breeders had to import stock. Breeders there had been importing stock since 1927 under the regulations proposed for New Zealand. There had not been a case of foot-and-mouth disease, and in Australia' the situation of the quarantine stations was vastly different from the New Zealand stations. In Australia they were on the mainland and anyone could walk on to them. The New Zealand quarantine stations, in his opinion, were far superior and, apart from that, the 1 quarantine period was longer.