S.P.C.A.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19176, 6 December 1927, Page 17

S.P.C.A.

IijiDLING OF STOCK ON RAILi WAYS.

Si committee of the Canterbury S.P.O.A. k!|ii( night. Present: Messrs A. W. MHllimy (chairman), B. Wilson, F. E. (Hill, t. flee, and Miss Williamson. Utile! were received from tho Otago and Million Societies regarding tho removal tatht streets of injured animals. The Otago Utj wrote that this duty usually is carttfnt by the City Sanger, but though the BCouncil had been approached from time they had sot been able to got anyaccept the responsibility of ottendiUjoMd' am'inMil fi tb6 -street. • The Inspector invariably attended to nw|llr bnt the Society was anxious to wKi|athorities to share the responsiW|MrWellington Society wrote that if iSlMjieea run over and seriously hurt nifttjuldered by the inspector to bo he destroys it by shooting it liber safety killer. He then rings j fofltiilkin yard, and a cart is sent | Stills the carcase to the destructor. Miijisa a collar on, tho owner is comfflWtith before it is destroyed. In the tones tho inspector (or police ■B rto also are provided with humane the corporation yard who Jjlhattue removed, the cost being ie- •»» Iwo the owner if known. "TO stated that the Canterbury Society MM.hpreientations on more than one to tie City Council, but nothing de~jj W been arrived at. Witt representations were left to the w4 the secretary. .®J Otago Society wrote, regarding the ■Wtttto# of monkeys for vivisection, that JJjjniHut, Sir George Fenwick, had in™P.W lie matter, tho result being that * WMMtoe waß of opinion that tho jweutrs were taking every care to see that «i cruelty was inflicted on the monkoys. Jw Ullor was received. # j?'"Wirt's Bay Society wrote asking ' W ttJtwbary Society had received any "•flints regarding the faulty handling of v Si • 'ailways. JO BuleliJ said -that most of the dam--SV*M tho result of shunting, and the ol Moating which resulted in damage 7">ot caused through lack of heart but u 11. **7"'' wss not intentional. As far UaS. u E M ' ,n c® went he had always found ®Wo«oial8 ready to help. i.p.™ 'Marked that faulty handling was Wrin, CMe ' es sness of shunters and taipector (Mr D. J. White) said that fell?? 1 Bo ' !0 muc b roughness on the railways as on tho North Island d' JM decided to reply that the Society Ii» o« tCe an y complaints rocently. tTn(._ Marlborough Progress Leaguo that the Society should be .in Kaikoura. hi .lifu 'd to reply that Kaikoura tirtS !■ Canterbury Society's disSoeloty "' et t0 1C e '" l? , J u Wclors' reports were received, lu J™ decided, following tho custom of j. bold no meeting in January ' to attend to all matters till mr °«? meeting.