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J. L. C. RICHARDSON,
Superintendent.
Vol. V.] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1862. [No. 216.]
CORRESPONDENCE
Respecting the Withdrawal of Restrictions on the Importation of Cattle from Gipps Land.
12th August, 1862.
The Honorable the Superintendent of Otago.
Sir—
In accordance with a promise made to the inhabitants of Wetherstones’s, on the 6th instant, I now do myself the honor to forward for your Honor’s consideration the accompanying Memorial on the subject of the high and increasing price of meat, which has obtained on the Gold-fields, consequent on the restrictions which have been promulgated against the importation of cattle into this Province.
The Executive are unanimous in the opinion that the present stringent prohibitions should be partially released; and from inquiries which I have made, it appears to me that no possible objection could be urged against the importation of cattle from Gipps Land, a District of Australia, to which the suspicion even of infection has never been attached.
It might be said that this would open the door to their admission from other ports, but this could effectively be obviated by making it imperative on the Inspector to produce a certificate of the embarkation of the cattle from the Collector of Customs there. Mr. Logie, the Chief Inspector of Sheep, is in favor of this plan, and suggests, further, that they should be subject to be slaughtered at Port Chalmbers.
The severity of the past winter has had the effect of deteriorating the Stock in this Province to such an extent that there is a great fear even the present limited supply cannot be maintained. In this opinion also I am sustained by Mr. Logie.
For these considerations I would respectfully urge upon your Honor the importance of taking some immediate steps for remedying this most unsatisfactory order of things, and recommend the prayer of the Memorialists to your earnest consideration.
I have the honor to be, &c.,
(Signed) JOHN H. HARRIS,
Deputy-Superintendent.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1862, No 216
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🌾 Correspondence on Cattle Importation Restrictions
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources12 August 1862
Cattle, Importation, Gipps Land, Meat Prices, Restrictions
- John H. Harris, Deputy-Superintendent
- Logie (Chief Inspector of Sheep), Supports importation plan
- J. L. C. Richardson, Superintendent
- JOHN H. HARRIS, Deputy-Superintendent