. ARGENTINE SHEEP EXHIBITS;

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 582, 10 August 1909, Page 8

ARGENTINE SHEEP EXHIBITS.

DISCUSSED AT PALMERSTON. ", ■ THE FREIGHTS AND THE JUDGING. '. ■The sub-committee of tho New Zealand Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders' Association met at the A. and P. Offices, Palnierston, yesterday .morning. Present: —Mr. S. 11. Lancaster (chairman), Messrs. G. C. Wheeler, W: Perry, P. Mungavin,. E. Short, and E'. J. Wackrill. ' C'orresi>ondonce was received.as follows:— From Mr. M, O'Neill, Wellington, relating to the shipping of sheep and the care of same on board; from Mr. H. 'Bromley re same;: from Mr. D. : Bishell, expressing willingnoss to take part, in.:; sendiifg . sheep to 'the Argentine; from Hon.- Thomas . Fergus (Otago)i Vioa-Consul for the : Argentine,* stating that,stock. wouldbo admitted 1 for'; show purposes at Buenos Ayrcs under special', (juarantino conditions.' Mr., )Vkeeler, speak-: ■ing with' reference to Argentine exhibits, stated that lie had waited on the shipping companies with reference to' the cost /of; transport' and they had asked for inforiiia;tion as to how many sheep and how many.' jjeoplo would- bo. likely" to go. Hey held; out; little._ hope' of; a ship returning /here di r <&t.' and if . pcoplo had to go on to England in' order to .iriako the trip it would shorten the number going. • Mr. Short expressed the, opinion that, •[ 'they could get a subsidy from the Government, they'might charter;a vessel, and make, 'their own arrangements, ' Mr. Mungavin said : that they 'could not tell'what the cost would be until they knew how-many sheep would be sent, and. also how many people would go. The more there were the more they would be able to' reduce the.cost. ' Mr. AV]ieeler._ stated that he had inquired from the shipping companies as to tho cost of cliartoi - 'of a ship, but he could not set information: It would be a; large sum, be-, cause there was! no back freight. .' •:,Thc. chairman .thought, that they should endeavour to'get a largo number of passengers, ; and then tliere would ho back freight. ' . ']' . Mr..' Perry pointed . out that there ■' was no provision for. placing'sheep on "exhibition 1 only" at the show. He thought, that this should be; provided for. ~ ; Mr., Short 'thought- tliat there should a'so, be provision ■ for 'colonial judges. ' . -The secretary, raised the; question as' to whether the'sheep would bo admitted to the Argentine under the same quarantine regulations a-s others;-; - ' ' ; '. " l '. ■.

Eventually, • Mr. Perry movod"That -,the Consiil bo -.written to, pointing out ~th'i. disadvantages .under..'which :coloiii-al sheep ■would be.- competing ■'• against.' locally-bred ! sheep,''•aM..askirig' 'that'; provision be'made' for allowing colonial sheep 'on- exhibitioh only.' " If this were - not allowed, ' lie vins afraid that it .would make n'. great difference •.in the number -of sheep'; sent to-the show:' "Mr; Wackrill said that all the' South Island ..breeders.had; He did not knoiVj, however, whether:;they . were : taking' the' matter up. ' ' V. ! • -'Mr.; Short saidt-bat, if Australian; breeder's would join, they could easily chal'ter a iship. He thought that-they should also'ask that colonial " judges' should be; Appointed,\-.asyi, iftheir sheep were; left. to English judges ionljy they would havo no. chance at all.; . The ;ohairman. pointed out 1 that-there .Wiis ."only; one -class' for Leioesters,' arid'. English and.-'Border : breeds v'wouldi, be competing against each other.. Ho, for one, .would not care, to' send 'sheep-;: on'', tlioso;' conditions: 1 With, reference to .expenses, ho took,',it that the. two brooding association's woujd-,bear an equal share. ; : ; .'. ■ . .... : y Mr; Short thought-'.that'they, should ''point out that : New'Zealand breeders wero under tho impression that only English judges .would be:.appointed', ; with tho:''object . .'of - : -getting others iappointej : -MrV. Perry's, motion.was';carricd;..' . Mr. Short. of .the. Buenos; -Ayres; show:',bo. written';: to, -pbintihg out- tho. (iis'adyantages; : ;whie}i Australian and. New Zealand sheep .would bo under ifonly..[English judges- are-,appointed, and, urge that. New: Zealand-.'and Australian- judges,! should 'alsos beappointed- to i'eo-opeiqrte with' tho 'English "judges." , ;Vf ' , .Tlie'..secretary was ; - to' 1 ' get -d 11 the information'possible, from the.-Australian .breeders' associations,.A. and! P. assoejations, and Agricultural tiiero, and also to in'ciuiro 7 ijf the Federal Government, would assist' in'.'the [matter.7-: Mr. WJieeler read a clause from t-fye conditions'of .the .Argentine; show. This stated ; that;. the oxhibitor ; must . set. j out;; what was to be done with'; his'exhibit; at tho'closo of the show, otherwise it would ! be understood that the exhibits/would -be'eeded to', the 'clauso .'which'-- provided:-" t^at-34e-'judgßS-^ould [reforonqo',- to 1 :.tbp; I^^'!^F-s^si^.I ;i)i(iok'' to Bueirios Ayres; he ;thpngh't, th'atTthfe;:cbndltions on present: .occasion - ; -vrould!-v:M.W very different to . v.-hat, theyc breeders who' had;pren6uslyjseiit;;sh^'p..; : Tho sheep would dhubtless- bo . judged; on; English linos, and; all.aiii'nals would ' '.out, which would.; mean ; that more' would bejnccossary; ■ '; " '■".' Short thoughtl'tha't; they-'would' : only'need extra attendants while; the judging was. proceeding. ■'-.- >; I''