QUALITY OF STOCK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 110, 12 May 1938, Page 5

QUALITY OF STOCK

AUSTRALIA FAR AHEAD OF' NEW ZEALAND lifting OF EMBARGO URGED [ Per PrfM Association. ) WELLINGTON, May 11. “There is absolutely no doubt that Australia is miles ahead of us in regard to stock, particularly beef stock,” said a Palmerston North medical man, Dr. E. C. Barnett, who | also is interested in farming and live stock, on his return by the Wanganella to-day from a visit to Australia. He said he was definitely of opinion that if the standard of stock in this country was to be improved, the embargo on importations must be lifted. Dr. Barnett mentioned that it was hinted that if the New Zealand embargo were not lifted. New Zealand’s Home market for mutton and beef might be affected. Three representatives of breed societies in the United Kingdom were among the, visitors tc Australia and he had been roid on good authority that there was a movement afoot in England by stock breeders to cring about a reduction in New Zealand’s quota of meat. Dr. Barnett expressed the view that the quality of Australian stock was due to the freedom breeder: had to import stock. Breeders there had been importing stock since 1927 under the regulations proposed for New Zealand. There had not been a case of foot and mouth disease and in Australia the situation of the quarantine stations was vastly different from the New Zealand... stations. In Australia they were on the mainland and anyone could walk on to them. The New Zealand quarantine stations, in his opinion, were far superior and apart from that the quarantine period was longer.