P-NG Cattle Indus
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This Plan Is
Realistic
Administration Aid For P-NG Cattle Indus
A BOOST to the Papua— Guinea cattle industry shr follow the announcement m in Port Moresby, in early Oct«d that the Administration will up to £55 subsidy on impo bulls, £4O for mature female c£ and £3O for young beasts.
The subsidy is designed to o freight charges from Australia the Territory.
Prospective importers have as six weeks in which to make their minds as to their reqq ments. All persons wishing to advantage of the subsidy offer ! to lodge their applications the Department of Agriculture, Moresby, by November 19.
There are a number of condi’i attached to the payment of : subsidies.
Cattle must be of suitable fcl for territory conditions and purchase price must be £lOO im case of mature bulls, £5O for ynj bulls, £3O for mature cows and) for heifers. Prospective impoc must show that they can runr cattle efficiently and undertake do so on one property.
In addition; • Subsidies will be paid onl;I lots of 50 or more breeding fern of beef breeds: 20 or more bree females of the dairy breeds; on one or more registered where the breeding herd for wi they are required is no less the above basic numbers. Miniii importations must be intended pasturing on one property onl;I • But subsidies will be paioi smaller lots where the impc already has herds of, or abov<\ or 20 minimum numbers seti above, and pastured on one projc only. • Subsidies will be restrict© stock which has passed the r veterinary test required fori Territory importations of cic and be inspected and approves an Administration officer, or s of the Administration, prioic embarkation in Australia.
Importers mav bring their o in by air if they wish, but! subsidy paid will be the same the beasts were imported by S 3 Papua and New Guinea large areas suitable for cattle— beef and dairying. Since the £ however, the initial cost ofi beasts plus very high freight chr. has made it possible for om few private individuals to goc the industry. Under the scheme, with an outlay of less i £2,000, a man should be ahc establish a satisfactory bre-s herd.