GRADING OF TOW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 2

GRADING OF TOW.

TOO EXPENSIVE. WHAT THE HARBOUR BOARD THINKS. : m ecting of the' Wellington Harbour VI Jjoaid yesterday the correspondence was read in respect of'.suggestions, made .by/tHe: Airi- • °!" tu ™l Department for the' tor j shipment,., and the facilities /required ' 4 £ "onrd to allow of this being done. , ■ 1 lie Department's letter stated that the' ;; '' question of the Department undertaking tho grading ofton;, ; y'as under , consideration; A}l ls . recognised, to be a very desirable 1 thing; tlie only difficulty being hbw.'tb do, thieV.,'- 1 work .'without loading the toiv with.too-heavy " a . charge. The. Department wished, to.know .whether the Board could place the necessary.' ,'■ , facilities:;at their disposal- for currying out the,, work,- 'and. if, so,what ..their .charge per' '" ' bale to tho' owners of., the' tow would be for opening - awl- repacking. ;V'•Y; '. f.'/ V- ■ ,'To, this/the. Acting, Secretary of the Board ' had replied regretting, that*that' body could'/ not see its way at present to grant the faci-"" 4 -' lities, recuircd. ..Tho Board.had, however, authorised ;the preparation' of plans; for a ' : ' large wool and tiax store at the foot of the/ Glasgow wharf, and it was possible that when , this building .was; .erected, room could be ■ found there for the purpose. Meanwhile, in the opinion of the wharfinger and the wool .clerks, it;, would bo quite impossible,, taking •the- present, volume, of trade, ;aiid.. assuming!, ; 'one'bale in every ten to be graded; to spare the shed room necessary, as all bales would > have to be fully, opened,, and even •if thero . were, floor, spaco available, the cost,-'■ it wasr j 4 ' feared,-would bo.'prohibitive. Quito lhtely a wet bale of tow was opened out, dried, and 1 repacked: in: one of the Board's- sheds, and \tlie men's.actual time, anart fromi any chiurgo. • for shed' room, etc,, amounted, ..; i might..po.t.,Jap.vo:;.bcen-..a,. fair, averago .case, .i- ---; biit' eyenv.putting the,ordinary-' cost- at. half- . .]. , ■that,j.mqunt/;it, was clear that the tow couldYv; not stand/the charge. ... . Y /.... ~//"; ~/ ; CERTIFICATED STALLIONS.' /■•'<-Y Y:Y": - VICTORIA S CLEVER SCHEME ' Xow best-.way;in which soundness in stallions tail be ■ guaranteed;;will. bo.; interested--'in: what -is'. (lone ill- Victoria, as desenbed by Sir. Cam&> ■rpn,Vthp'chief .ycterinarian'.of that, State.'!/ . .' "Wo! Introduced 4 - last year/V said Mr.' ■: Cameron; to a Domimo.v representative, "a . .system;for tiro 4 ;free: Certificatibn by. tho.Gov-. '" eminent of ;'stallions as to soundness..; .We requested the agricultural': societies thrbugh-V out the State to'arrang'o a parade,- at-whichf / !. one of tho Government Tet^ . exaiiiino all tho stallions, voluntarily 'submit- V-' tod, by tlio" o'iniers. - Fifty-six societies sponded, and/.932 stallions' wei'e- submitted. 4 . . Qvw-700.'vverb.;passed,as sound,:, and the I'e-'.'i 2i." per" refused - Y certificates. Of that '24 per cent:, 16'we-ro" >■ refused on-the ground ol unsoundness,-and' 4 the remaining- eight' for. being below a rea- 4 ,sonable standard- of'type,,conformation, i'fciidl..' ' quality.'', y;;,'.. ' YyyY/,;' '-.US Y/' : ■ /That.was/a .'rejection ?.\' " v .'.."Well,.the success' of the first year was so ma'rked-r-between 70' and .80' per- cent. 1 of ,a!l;Y the stud Horses .of tho.'State being submitted ' Y that' -iff." .'.making. it; compulsory, by-establishing a rulo that no stallion of,three years or over shall compete for a prize at any subsidised show, unless it ptwsesscs tho Government 4 certificate ■for:.'soundness'.;Hitherto, all societies have received subsidies in proportion to the priz'o- 4 ■ moiicy.'-':. : . ;•-! -'."1,Y 4 '.',- 4 -,' a - . Optional compulsion? -v. ■ - /"Nominally voluntary, 1 but'.-really: as-; com- ' ' ■' pulsary as an 1 Act; of Parliament. Owners ' arc".torced:- -public • opinion to • obtain tho: . oiircificates; 4 :-aITtl 'owners-; of Vniarcs:'now do- 4 mand -to soo the certificate, when ■ obtaining• service.'' :. , 4 ! ; ' " - You'llvproduce gcod- horsesj in Victoria for / tbo future. . ■■ ■ • : "'Yes.! •Although-ltheie'is no,prohibition'put, V upon" tho uso 4 of' an ■ uncertificated 'horsei, "it'<. ; v is the public's; own fault "if they patronise it. Tho Eystom has given tho' owners of mares ■' s : guide—'a -hall liiark'- of' soundness—ahd.' /v' they' aro loyally, patronising the oi>i-tificated"v: ■. Bases." 4 . .- •New Zealand farmers who aro anxious to ■ v . ; ensUfe"'p'rbofj,bf soundiicss'iii-this cburitry'a harses. will "surely recognise in' the ■ VigtoHah;;'' I.' metiiod,:. a■ beautiful tliiri-ended wedgfe.' Wet .anticipate that; it-will have a place in thodiscussions, when tho subject conies up again' : 'at tliq' next aiinual conferenco of-agricultural- 4 societies." 4 ■" : • •;;'-^'i■ " 4 '>, 4 " b6rax in butter. . Sir,—Your claim will hardly, hold good this morning that ! because ' information has.-not , been' instantly";planked down ; the last:' Word' has been said. It is very probable that tho -. \ true requirements would not bo'admitted to? I '-:-' without pressure;'as they will be ;found-'to ' exact a total reversal of alltthe official teachings, and therefore will involve much humiliation .of improperly.:;-■constituted;''.experts. Y Tho whole of the ground cropping up out of the :been gono over by. mo ill my .various distensions, from expert teach- . .ings, sonie of it in direct controversy with . tho late Premier, himself. ' Tho proper time for a renewal of the campaign will lie when tho pirich .of tho trouble is being felt, not,' when it': is merely; foreshadowetl, and for that,. -', point cf ..time I intend t-d pationtly wnit.—l am, etc., - ' •' •■ 1 V"; ■■ '■ ■ " HENRY BODLEY. April 22, 1908. . ... '. '.';rv.:- ; ,Y'.; [Wo cannot find the place where we-said that "because;information' has not been in*'-.'' ! stantly planked down the last word has' been said',' on this question. However, we shall,' bo very glad to give publicity to Mr. 'Bod- 4 ley's solution whe.u.he thinks it is the right : timo to strike.] ■■ - -