BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13327, 29 July 1915, Page 1

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

• ■••.•■■■■ •". ■'" , -•" ■''-■■. LIVE STOCK MATTERS, ■.; | , '•• (Per Pro's! Association) , : " • WELLINGTON,. July: 27f ' 1 Tlic New Zealand Board of Agricul-V turo;,has cousidered a request byVthe iEngiislr Board:that,the Dominion''- re-, strictions- on the, introduction of live stock, owing to outbreaks of. foot-and-mouth 'disease 'iir.Great Britain,, should; | be.modified. It was decided to/recom- E nieud- tliat,the. iiiglr.'Conimissibiicr'fbe. [ to make inquiries 'in Britain' | as. to whether it is advisable to relax; | our, regulations in certain 'directions,; | and that .'inquiries; be inado ,as; to ; : -tlic | procedure adopted by;Au?tfalia.,;-; J It was resolved, tojiifonn .the, -'.New;..[ Zealand, Shccp-brccdcrsV;''A,ssoeia:tibir' j tliat ..there; .was no .]>rcyeut.the.export ;6f;,-inferior ; ';.p'u.ri;-;- J hrccl. sheep to Atislritlia; ;.tlic ; Ass^ia- ; i. [ be asked nicthod ordoaling. : .witli: : .'.'tlre;;niatt ! cr. : ': l v:;, '. i . It;was;reportcd,:t|at,- ; ; | highvprice : J earrieil'out \ 1 mos?; effective; ;oursiare.b'eing ; niado/tovpbtaiii?3uita^.lct: | .oxperimental '.areas,; p ■ i 1 ; p£--tlieDojiiiniou; f v'•■.• iiV.; i£ti^o&^,'\