LIVE STOCK IMPORTATIONS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 24, 11 January 1924, Page 4

LIVE STOCK IMPORTATIONS.

FURTHER PRECAUTIONS ADOPTED. Wellington, Jan. 10. This week’s Gazette contains two Orders-in-Council dealing with th© importation of live stock from Australia and from the United Kingdom respectively. The latest official information from Australia is satisfactory as showing that the drastic steps taken to deal with th© outbreak of rinderpest in Western Aust aba have so far had good results. No further cases have occurred since December 18, while all other Australian States have taken most rigid precautions to guard against the risk of infection reaching them, and the making of the present Order-in-Council is not the result of any duobt as to the thoroughness of the measures being taken in Australia, but is only done as a matter of special precaution. Under the previous conditions the importation of all live stock and fodder from Western Australia and Queensland and of cattle and fodder from other Australian States was prohibited, The new Order-in-Council makes it now necessary for the prior consent of the Minister to b© given before sheep and pigs can be imported from New South Viales, Victoria and Australia.

As regards the United Kingdom the Order-in-Council prohibits the impor tation of all stock, except horses, and fodder. As a matter of fact by arrangement with the High Commissioner all shipments of stock and fodder from the United Kingdom have been stopped for some considerable time past consequent upon the serious spread of foot and mouth disease and the present Order-in-Council is made in order to place the matter upon an exact footing, seeing that there appears reason to fear that some time will elapse before shipments can be resumed with safety.