IMPORTED STOCK.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1665, 4 February 1913, Page 10

IMPORTED STOCK.

■•; ; .SHIPMENT'BYvREMUERA. : A shipment of pedigree stock arrived : from Loudon by tho iiemuera yesterday. ;Mr. A. E. Short,, of, Paorangi, imported • a yearling,, Hereford' bull and a two-year-Void heifer of-the samo : breed. These ani- ' inals were bred by Mr, J. H. Price, Tie';'castle, j'Brecon, .'Wales,; and were shipped .'•; by Daige'ty' arid Co'; .-'.■'■.■!■ ' Messrs. Pyno/and..Co., of .Christchiirch, importeil two Southdown rains from Mr. . ■:' F. K;- Atfebb, : of tflabraham,, Cambridge. •, ■ 'A'.thoroughbred: mare, ..Six .years old, :' came consigned ■to Gould,. Beaumont, and ' i'.Co'., -Christchurch. ■: The • mnro was '.bred ' ;by Sir E.,'J: .Griffith,-of. Kelso,• Scotland. ■ ' During , the : passage-*.: foal'' was b0rn..... '•'•.'.'./■.'.■..■'• '•:. '.'.!■' —;■ '■''■yj ) MASTERTONI A. & P. '. SOCIETYM [ ;■ V^j; ' '~ ; - A meetingof .'the General Committee of :, : the-Mastei'tou A. and P. Association,'.whs', held' on Saturday last, there being,'pre-.- '.' sent: Messrs; H. 'Morrison (preei- ■'": *lent,:' 'H. ' Dasg,.' vE. C. -Verryi■■i G. . H. v r Shawr.:'K. _Gray, ,: E.v. &. ~ Allen, AVV S.i Welch,; J. Strang, J. H. / .Hnyner. T --;0.- - Donald, D.vForcman, O. C. CooperiJ. B. '. Moodie/D...M , Gregor, .E f Harper,. &.. C. . • Suminerell, and-A. G.'.Pilmcr.. _'.; , '■■■ :: show Arrapaamenis.,;', :,; :':'.': : ■' : :The,Ground Committee reported having rnet on the Solway ground on Wednesday, January J5.: It: was resolved that an ':: experiment-, : be;tried in -the. direction of ■ ~ installing wire-netted: feed 'sacks in the .. show pens,; and : the --caretaker was; iu-. ■ "■-'sfrhcted to .proceed.with the work in two /sections of' pons.' : It ,iyas decided,' (tHii,t-motor-cars'for exhibition bb allotted-space .'' between the show ring and sheep pavi- "' lion, v'lt--was fuTtber decided Hhat: two '•'. cattle-jud'ing ringsbe provided; that" a :r lawn-niower.be. procured:for. uso on tho. : ; grandstand entrancc.'ahd' .'•Scomnxittebset'up to-arrange,'hurdles.in tho show ring be asked to meet members v'of the Ground' Committee and finally de'cide ui»'n\ the position of.hurdles. -'.•.•;.' ':, 'The Luncheon Committee reported hnv- .'■':- |ng- given an . order for, three -milk, vats, ;' and instructed' the .secretary, to;, .invite' ■!; tenders for tho .supply '.of. groceries,. crock:^ery,'.etc;':"':'>''' ( '•:' <'.'.''•• >.-V:i-:':-'-'V- : ■'■'■' ;;;;,; .w^Ground, jCprnmittee;;; ;. ; .-,t...,;:..;-,■ ,'■; The report -of .the-ordinary meetihg ; .of ■; 'the Groiih(t'Committee,'.was.Mad;' It wds, ■ : ,' resolved 'that* the use*, of- the .grounds ;]be : ■: granted the Friendly. Societies'for'a picnic, ;>' on Easter that'tho .'. ;caretaker..act as.supervisor, and'that the :-• charge-be £5 5sl ; :. An offer of Miss;H.. V'Gillespio,*'lndy superintendent of the St. , John Ambulance Brigade, of six'members to : attend. the ■ show, was accepted, and .;'' it was.dedded.that arrangements be made :/ for the e'rectioh-.of'.a sbelter." It was ii- ; - - oided thnt'"atrial: be made'with covering ■:.viwo dozen'icattle ; pens. Mr. Gray" was ', deputed ttf arrange with the caretaker for ;",,the jereotion .of a stand for the purpose ',: of taking 'photographs' during the' show.' • The. caretaker's report was adopted.- •■ y :;' : -;'': ; cV - ; Society's Finance, ;, v :;,,,;; /. . -/The report; of; the . meeting, :of. the' Fi-. ''). nance : }. Cbmtnittee.'-i ..adopted;; ..The ' ■'-. trcasurer>"'siibmitted"a financinl.statement, .'•' which . showed receipts for,: -the I :'amounting to .£399 125.,'/and: expenditure' '::~'/£3s ,35.; lOd., A debit..bnkneo,of i 183165; -'.' ildrfwas'shown,at date.*!'lt': was'decided ■ that' the Jlasterton Municipal 'Band bo ': engaged;for the - ;show;'On' the .same,terms, ' .;:ns/last: year .'■■•lt'.was;: decided-:that,-:the' j.■ payraent-of'Earn'Tair 'Coinniitteo b'e/'iES' ■ ' .ss. obtain ,a leg^al ; opinion, ; ./: on the I queslion :;tho -tssde -of taxi-car ■■ licenses withltt'Hne borough.',, The opinion ',;.'. was. expres'seiK that -in'suffieient "'publicity ' v.jrdi giveii to'train'.'orrangementi 'lor the .show, ;; and' tho ■ secretary ,>vas",instructed ;:-:'(to confer _ with the :pKesideht'-and ■ -'Mr. : : M'Gregor'as to ti'means of bringing rail- ■; way facilities mora prominently under the; . ;'uotice : of. thepnblic. : > : .-• •-••'■*"■

; ■-&:.-. PJ her Business. '; > ",' /' ; ',. '.. -;,..The.seflretary of ; his Excellency. the GovV «nor expressed, regret that, owing to a prior enga'geuient,'"'his'.'Excellency,:would' hi unable- to, bejpr^sent.at the'ahnual show. •:■;".': 'i..ij;> :-VS. ■M' : '- ; '.-' ',i.y''rj : '- 'i : 'y''y '' - A sub-Qbhifaittee^;. consisting'; of .Messrs, Morrison,;-'p..'M'6regori % :JV.\Perry,; and 8.-Eaynor,: was set up to co-operate with the. Masterton- Chamber: of •Commerce,and. local 'bodies in ' extending a fitting .welcome to tlie;Minister, for Public Worts on the. occasion./of * his.forthcomingYyisit.■■to' Masterton. '' : 'j ;,.:. ■'■:'> ■';''■".'.'•: '•'!,: r.'

: i The North Otago 'A.;and P."Association .Baked: for' certain, information in regard . toi privileges, etc.,: for submission.to .the, A.i and' P. Conference.—The secretory Iwas instructed tb;'furriish' the.information.', The .'Borough' Council wrote .in' reference .'to - the.' licensing''.of . taxi-cabs 'and' motor-cur^fpr^shbiif',daj'S.;" The opinion was expressed, that;the 'Borough Council was adopting a narrow course iifirestrict--in'g tlie.fl'umbar of motorjcars plying for hire; ,to. those already .licensed in ■ the ; town; : A consistinf' of- Messrs; ■MoodieV, Cooper; Caselherg, 1 M'Greg'or.'.and Sumnierdll,' was'set up to interview the JSorough.Council on.;the,'question..''