CATTLE TICK PROBLEM.
■ —,—•«» WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT. [Br : raLEGBAPH.--pWN COHBESPONDENr.] /';'■'■•' WELLINGTON, Thursday., •'•'; The Director-General of Agriculture, Dr. C. J. Kcakes,-gave some interesting inj formation to the members of the New Zealand Farmers* Union to-day on the ques- ! tion of the life history the tick, a pest ! which has .been' for some time ■; affecting ! cattle in certain. Northern districts, particularly in North Auckland. Investigai tions made by "officers of the department / had demonstrated, - ' he said, that amended regulations were necessary . in respect to the periodical of; cattle. Amended ' regulations ;,, would probably shortly be issued. ;/ Stringent steps had boen, "and : » were still ; being taken, to 'prevent cattle affected by/the tick being taken from one district to another. ' It was agreed that the conference urge the Government to. continue a V vigorous policy to prevent the spread of ,: ticks to clean areas, and, if possible^to make the regulations more drastic in this respect. .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18468, 3 August 1923, Page 7
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150CATTLE TICK PROBLEM. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18468, 3 August 1923, Page 7
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