STOCK EMBARGO

Southland Times, Issue 25306, 8 June 1935, Page 5

STOCK EMBARGO

RETENTION SUPPORTED.

(Per United Press Association.) Christchurch, June 7.

A remit favouring retention of the embargo on the importation of stock from "countries where the foot-and-mouth disease is prevalent, was adopted to-day at a conference of the North Canterbury Farmers’ Union. Mr J. Dunlop in moving the remit said that, if anything, the regulations should be strengthened. “Take no risks,” was the advice he had received from an English breeder to whom he had written. He maintained that breeders from other countries came to New Zealand for stpck because it was the best that could be bought. There was enough good stock in the country for another generation or two. Mr J. G. Fecken in seconding the remit spoke of enormous stock losses in countries where the disease occurred. Farmers, he said, must not allow the Government to relax the regulations. Other delegates spoke in favour of the remit, all contending that the question was one which should be left to farmers to decide and that the opinions of farmers were preponderately against any easing of the restrictions.

The committee of inquiry in Britain reported that during the Great War 340,000 people increased their wealth by nearly £3.000,000,000.