PREVALENCE OF STRANCLES
HORSE TROUGHS TO BE DISINFECTED. ' At last night's meeting of the City Council Cr M arris stated that' lie been informed by a horfee-owner that many horses in tiie city were'_ jilst rf6w suffering from strangles. His-' ant had lost one horse, _ and ha'4'tvW> more down with it, while; there we're cases in other stables. He thought' the Council should immediately cledn Ottt ffind 1 disinfect all the horse troughs, as the disease was very infectious, and' was easily contracted at He moved that the troughs be immediately disinfected. Cr. Watson said the disease was highly infectious, p.nd the troughs should be disinfected. ' . ; V Cr. Gibbons objected to individual Councillors being approached. The horseowners should have written ■ "to the Council and thus brought the matter under the notice of the Council."•• " -He agreed that the troughs should be disinfected, and thought that anyone' 'slowing a horse suffering from strangle* to be on the streets should be fined. The motion, was. carried, 1 thei work of disinfecting the to bo carried out to-day.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 3 November 1917, Page 5
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175PREVALENCE OF STRANCLES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 3 November 1917, Page 5
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