ARGENTINE MEAT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16914, 1 April 1929, Page 11

ARGENTINE MEAT

PRASSBBING B.EPOBT POX POX. Feb. 10. Three members of Parliament who recently visited the Argentine have presewted a reassuring repon to the

Coisevv.-it ive I*a rliameai av\ A gwn! tnral i\mimii;ec as to the sanitary conditions nnder which moat is sent from Argentina to Great Britain,

The deputation consisted M' Captain rVrsm Craham, J*wrd Cawley, ami Mr, CT, Caaqdwlk They were invite.; to Inapect stock raising in the Arsentine and the precautions taken afjabfrM the risk of infection being introduced into this country, The deputation came to the cmciUsion that, on the whole, there is Utile danger of an fnfeete»l earoaae heing shipped to Groat Britain from the can 0 which are stent straight from the camps to the tYigoittieos. At the same time they call attention to the need of ensuring that the railway trucks nsod in taking cattle from the camps re the frigorifleos do not constitute a possible source of infection. This matter is understood to be receiving the attention of the authorities, in conjunction with the vail-

\va\ > ompanies. At a farewell hsuqnel given to the Parlianentary delegates, Captain Graham laid stress on the fact that there was a real fear among stock-raisers in this country of a risk of infection .from imported moat. Re expressed admiration at the precautions that had been taken to ilisipe! suspicion, but made one or two suggestions for tightening up the system of inspection of moat before its. exportation to England.