Stud Stock Embargo

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1935, Page 2

Stud Stock Embargo

PROMISE TO BLEDISLOE NOT PULFILLED (By Telegraph-Press Assn.--Copyright) LONDON, Dec. .11. Lord Bledisloc, addressing the Royal Agricultural .Society, revealed that he received an unconditional promise from the two leaders of the late New Zealand Government that the emoargo on British stud slock would be lifted. ‘‘lt has not yet been done,” lie said, “and 1 have every reason to believe that the Labour Government is at least sympathetic, perhaps more sympathetic, to the claims of Br.lish agriculture than its predecessors. There is not the slightest danger of foot-and-mouth disease being transmitted from Britain to the Antipodes on live animals.”

Mr Forbes Explains CHRISTCHI'KCH, Last Night. Rt. lion. G. \V. Forbes, in a telephone conversation this evening, said that it was true that before Lord Bledi.-doe left New Zealand Mr. Coates and he (Mr. Forbes) went so far as to say they were in favour of lifting the embargo on live stock but they found that the Minister of Agriculture (Horn C. E. Macmillan) had promised to consult tanners' organisations before anything was done. Lord Bledisloe was informed of this and he was aware that, the Government was waiting for the Minister's advice after his consultations with the tanners. When Mr. Coates and he returned from England all thought of the embargo was smothered under pressure of work which had to be done. He believed Mr. Macmillan never had been able to complete his consultation with the fanners organisations. Mr, Forbes repealed that the statement made by Mr. Coates and himself that (hoy favoured lifting the embargo had to be qualified by their promise made to fanners ami that Lord Bledisloe was aware of this.