STOCK EMBARGO

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22090, 22 April 1935, Page 5

STOCK EMBARGO

DANGER OF REMOVAL FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE BRITAIN'S STRINGENT LAWS The following letter has been received from the Hon. C. J. Carrington, M.L.C.: Those who are acquainted with the dire results of foot-and-mouth disease in England will view with alarm the published advice that a movement is on foot to remove the stock embargo at present protecting the primary industries of this Dominion from this virulent disease. It is a well-known fact that for some time past a concerted movement against the embargo has been fostered by some breeders who have been put to extra expense in importing stud cloven-hoofed stock into this country from Britain. If, as the Minister of Agriculture states, stock breeders and others are to be consulted in the short period between now and the end of this month, particulars of the official system for the control of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain, as given in the New Zealand Journal of Agriculture for October, 1931, should bo sent by the Minister to all associations of farmers, so that those most vitally affected may have the question put fairly before them. The Salient Points The following are the salient points of the British official control of foot-and-mouth disease, taken from the journal mentioned: —The law states that if disease is suspected to exist, a telegram must be sent to the Minister of Agriculture, the police must be notified, the police must inform the local .authority, and the local authority must cause a veterinary inquiry to he mad<s forthwith. If the veterinary inspector reports that the disease exists, a fivemile radius prohibition ring is put round the infected place or premises, the movement of animals in or out of this area is prohibited, and the inspector has power to extend the prohibited area to 15 miles' radius or more under the same conditions. If the existence of the disease is confirmed the Minister makes an order declaring the 15-mile radius to be a foot-and-mouth disease infected area. Difficult to Control

The results are that no movement of animals from the area is permitted; the movement of animals into and within the area is permitted only under licence; the marketing of stock is prohibited, except fat stock, which may be sold outside the five-mile radius; all dogs must be under control; hunting is prohibited; affected animals and animals recently in contact with or directly exposed to infection are immediately slaughtered, the slaughter generally being completed within 24 hours of report; a patrol staff of veterinary inspectors is put into the area; compensation at full market value is paid by the Government for stock slaughtered, this item alone having cost Britain millions sterling during recent years.

One dreads to imagine the results of the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease into this country. It would be infinitely harder to control here than in closely-settled Britain. Our herds would be quickly decimated, because the disease would spread rapidly by stock contacts and carriers, such as deer, wild pigs and dogs. Our farmers would be ruined and, consequently, the whole country. The meat and butter quota question would not interest New Zealand if foot-and-mouth disease is introduced by the lifting of the embargo. It would be the last straw, and the back of primary production would be broken. LUSTRE HOSIERY, LTD. NEW ZEALAND SUBSIDIARY Speaking at the annual meeting in Sydney recently of Lustre Hosiery, Limited, Mr. J. M. Forsyth, actingchairman of directors, said that it was the intention of the directors to form a subsidiary company, to operate in New Zealand. It was necessary, he understood, that a certain proportion of shares in such a company registered in New Zealand should be held in the Dominion. Apart from that necessity, the whole of the shares in the new eompany, which was in process of formation, would be held by the parent company. Lustre Hosiery, Limited, has a capital of £250.000." It pays a preference dividend of 10 per cent, less 22J per cent, and the ordinary dividend last year was 73 per cent.

NEW COMPANIES

REGISTRATIONS IN SOUTH

Registration of the following new companies in Southern centres is reported in the Mercantile Gazette: —

PRIVATE

Cardiff Coal Company, Ltd., Hofeitika. Capital: £2400 in 2400 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Seddonville — J. Dymond <3OO shares, M. U. Forman 300. A. Mulholland 300, J. Boyd 300, ,J. Simpson 300. Denniston —W. Boyd, jun., 300. St. Helens—W. J. Mumm 300. Westport —W. T. Slee 300. Campbell (J. D.), Ltd., motor and cycle dealers, Invercargill. Capital: £2500 in 2500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Invercargill —J. D. Campbell 2400 shares. D. L. Campbell 100. Henderson (M.), _ Ltd., _ hardware merchants, Invercargill. Capital: £3OOO in 3000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Invercargill—M. P. Henderson 2800 shares. E. C. Johnson 100, B. Henderson, 100. Petone Steam Laundry Company. Ltd. Capital: £4OOO in 4000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—K. E. Shaw, 1250 shares, F. H. Harris 1250, A. E. Macfarlane 1000, I. D. lie id 500. PUBLIC Central Construction Company, Ltd., builders and contractors, Wellington. Capital.: £SOOO in 5000 shares of £l each. Subscribers: Wellington—J. C. Bradley. G. C. Simmors, N. 1). Griffin, D. A. Wilson, L. E. Duncan, E. R. McConkey, E. M. Goodman 1 share each. Hura Gold Prospecting, Ltd. Capital: £2OOO in 2000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Greymouth —J. W. Callwell. P. G. Willis, H. Herring, S. Stewart. Kumara —S. Haines, F. W. Wise. Colxlen—A. 11. McKane, 1 share each. WHEAT IN AMERICA (Received April 21. 5.5 p.m.) CHICAGO. April 20 Wheat. —May, 1 dollar li cents a bushel; July, 1 dollar i cent; September. 1 dollar lj cents. The New York price for cash is 1 dollar 19ft cents. COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE, ETC. (Received April 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. April 20 (Quotations on April 13 in parentheses). Cotton. —Spot, 6.63 d (6.65 d) a lb; May delivery, 6.40 d (6.38 d). Rubber. —Para, 4 j ]d (43d) a lb; plantation and smoked, 5 11-16 d (ssd). Jute. —April-May shipments, £l7 12s 6d (£l7 15s) a ton. Linseed Oil. —£23 (£22_los) a ton. Turpentine.—49s 6d (47s 9d) a cwt.