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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16797, 9 November 1928, Page 5

New Zealand farmers are exceedingly, afraid that, the dreaded foot and mouth' scourge amongst cattle will enter New Zealand, ibid the Agricultural Department, has been urged over and over again to take every precaution to prevent stock from landing m New Zealand from countries where (lie disease' is 'prevalent (writes » Palmerston North correspondent). Restrictions have been onfdi'ced and further, all products such as straw, plants, etc., that arc likely to act, as carriers, have to he destroyed. Recently a Palmerston North firm received goods from Home packed in straw, and they were prevented from unpacking them until ail officer of the department was present to see that all the packing was 'carefully gathered up and b'trnt. Apparently the. dcifartmcfU is leaving no loophole for the scourge to enter Now Zealand, and farmers should be relieved that, vigilance is being observed. The latest addition to the Wellington Eire Brigade, a 36 Ji.p. Lcyiami motor ■jfi'o engine and escape, which arrived from the Old Country a few days ago, was given a trial at tin* l aranaki street, wh'avf on Tuesday, and came well up to expectations. It is to be, installed at the Thermion Fire Station and will he kept for city calls. In undergoing the tests it drew water from the sea, at a depth of 12ft., into the pumps in nine seconds, file best displacement, of water was through a l£in. nozzle, delivering approximately 423 gallons per minute. Other tests ' were equally satisfactory. Afterwards the engine Was taken over various city roads to test t on the hills, this test also proving satisfactory. Tim '’Wellington Brigade lias five motor tire engines, and Superintendent J. Greeki.‘stated that it was now the best equipped brigade in New Zealand .is iegauds engines and men. '1 he neu nraehine is a very powerful unit, and "at the same time a very simple one.