STOCK EMBARGO

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1936, Page 6

STOCK EMBARGO

RESENTMENT.. IN BRITAIN.

HAAIILTON, November- <5

The opinion that the embargo on the importation of Jivest am from Great Britain was causing. considerable.. resentment among ijritish clad stock breeders,, as firjns , engaged- in -general/ and -fiaanciffLlbuStnesg was expressed Miller, of. Hamilton,! , buyer, ofstock "for /expbrU,rwh'cPißas ;TO • cently. returned, Horn v a !and. " . . j.'l'*-. . ;■ - General opinion ’in ; A. -iPQ'iiV demned the stock embargo because'of./ of introducing fqqt-andrmoputb" the feeling of resentment) USebni'g'.Amcreased- by New Zealand’s, 1 .. poHations of . stud ■ stocks ca, Mr Miller said. As-fan-aS.bp,ffWi.be gathered' from prominent &Wth.oijties"m England, there/was absplfirtely:: nbjf ear -of .the"disease beingi ihyNtho->*> importation of livestock frjqm 'Brjßgin. Not only the foremost ist.iiduv.stoek breeders, but also the authorities connected with .the [meat-'.trbdc* were unanimous' in..criticising .tnie ex.ist:rigfetdck.embargoi'he Jgcldedy. A;fea^-/.:.' : ture . of. ..Britain’sy antagonism -j j;p,;;fhe .... embargo,, was the mncomjl'-^omistrig-.at--' '■ titr.de - (if business / men viTioj h ad'ho" in- / •teres't'.;in livestocks-'‘Just. •Miller’s, denartnre 'froff| Jhiglapd*' * T lr®- • land; ; had •lifted, an, ■ stocky i-arid;, it Avas Vpoifite'd quit tfia.f j.it -•. Ireland Mvas not - afraid -of l tlbe 'disease, surelv; Now ■Zealand,Up the' Avqrld, "Migd: lie j- j the .introduction of disease'jthi’oufgliAm? -. portations of’British stock. | r -• . •. Referring to trade in chilled, beef, •iMEiNfairor/i-Sliid' L ibe had- seen, several i..B}«pm!e4ts;'-.fconi - the ■ Dominion , landed', iff showing a ’/great | improvement over previous .shipments- .nfid being very well ’received by ttbfi; trafie. The bulk o? the cattle in |be sfiip- ’ hients - were•; join)". lighKweigi.'tfjftncK", 7 and this was the class of beef I 'British consuming publicireqt)ired„; j *