OF FARMING INTEREST

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 27 September 1933, Page 8

OF FARMING INTEREST

BILLS FOR. THE SESSION.

POULTRY AMENDMENT AGAIN

Several Bills affecting the primary industries of the Dominion, will he dealt- with during the session of Parliament which opened on Thursday. These will be in charge of the Munster of Agriculture (the Hon. C. E. Macmillan). .. ~ n u. . As litis been indicated the _L oul.tr> Amendment Bill will he reintroduced and proceeded with. The broad object of the measure is provision for the registration of poultry runs used for the production of eggs- for sale and the payment of registration fees to Provide funds- for the organisation and development of the poultry industry. An amendment to be introduced by Gov-ernor-General’s Message will seek to more clearly define the purpose of the main operative clause, the functions of the poultry board and the payment of allowances. It- is understood that the proposed alteration will go a long way towards nteking the Bill more generally acceptable, to the . House. Passed bv the House last session, the Hill was killed in the Legislative Council. . . It is proposed to reintroduce and pass the Orchard Tax Amendment Bill, the purpose of which is to exempt from the special fireblight tax orchards containing fruit trees, other than apple, pear, and quince trees, as the latter trees only are susceptible to fireblight. Another Bill which did not see the light earlier in the year and which Mr Macmillan will bring forward this session is the Stallions Bill. This will require the licensing of stallions of heavy breeds- intended to be used for stud purposes if found on examination to be free from disease or hereditary unsound ness. A new measure, the Dairy Industry (Pig Marketing) Bill will make its appearance. The object is to extend the scope of Part 111 of the Daily Industry Act, 1908 to include co-opera-tive pig marketing companies in order that they may, on becoming registered under the section, exercise the same powers as to the surrender, of shares as are now conferred on registered cooperative dairy companies. Mr. Macmillan is taking charge again of the Stock Remedies Bill, which aims to make provision for controlling the sale of proprietary medicines and preparations for the treatment of diseases affecting stock, by requiring the registration of .such preparations before being offered fqr sale. Under his care also is the Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Amendment Bill, the design of which is to empower associations to make by-laws requiring tbe licensing of side-showmen at A. and P. shows.

Providing for the dehorning of young cattle, other than stud stock, the Dehorning Bill is ready for submission, but it is not certain yet whether the measure will proceed

The final Bill of which the Minister of Agriculture will ho in charge is the measure adopted by the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand and which aims to provide for the improvement of livestock by regulating its sale in certain cases.