AUSTRALASIAN STOCK CONFERENCE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9568, 26 October 1892, Page 2

AUSTRALASIAN STOCK CONFERENCE.

(Peb Unitbd Pkess Association.)

Wellington, October 25. J-ne Australasian Stock Conference was opened m Parliament Buildings to-day, there being present-Messrs Tabart (Chief Inspector of Stock in Tasmania), Park (Govern meat vetermary surgeon for Tasmania , Ccc WalS r StMk '■» X™ South Wales) Goalon (Chief Inspector of Stock in Queensland), John Roberts and Thos. Brydone (0 ago), Sir John Hall and Mr W. Boag (Can! knW'^f.- 1'1- LaWr^' M-H.H. ff(iuckf', J' D: Kl, tcaic secretary of New Zealand department ot Agriculture), aud J. M'Lcan (yfttennary surgeon for the New Zealand Government). Sir John Hall was elected chairman. Each colony will have three votes Ihe conference arranged that the following should be the subjects for discussion •- (1) Regulations regarding the introduction of foreign animals and foreign diseases— i c diseases not known in Australasia. (2) Regulations regarding the introduction of Austral asian stock-fa) l,y SC a, (/,) laud. (3) R egu . lations regarding diseaso-(«) scab, ((,) catarrfi, (c) fluke, (d) worms, ( f: ) foot rot, (/) anthrax (fj) plenro ■ -pneumonia, (/,.) tuberculosis (O.stnnghalt, (/) coccidiuin and actinoinvcosis, (A) iirurigo, (/) horse nnuigo. (4) Rabbit i"rA,JrL C:ia! ledmeatlrad°- (6) Stadb«*

Mr 1. labart read a paper on quarantine rogulatioua, which will be discussed wh,n prmled The remainder of tho sittin* £« devoted to considering tho regulations for the wportatiou of stock into the colonies ,H 5 p.m the conference adjourned till tho'following clay.