S.P.C.A.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1934, 17 December 1913, Page 11

S.P.C.A.

GRANT FROM MACAItTHY FUND. , ■ Tho fortnightly meeting of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held yesterday. Mr. ] It. H. Web!> presided. . J A comiminicrttion was received 1 from the Board of Trustees of the late Mr. T.. G. Macartliy intimatiiiG that it had heen decided to grant a sum of £100 as a contribution in. aid of this general purposes of the society. In making tho ; grant the writers wished it to be (lis- J tinctly understood that it was a cotttri- s lmlion for tho ensuing year only, and , must not Ire regarded as a permanent i annual grant. o Inspector Seed reported that on Do- i 'eember 5 lie had observed a dog lying I in a fitter on Lnmhton Quay dying from starvation. Ho had hired a conveyance- ami had taken it to the corporation Yards. There the man in ehargo of' the kennels had stated that they were "not taking any more, dogs in is it was too near Christmas." Tho , ■inspector had eventually destroyed the animal. The inspector also reported that the horse of si special constable which had been injured by a shaft had died, although it had been .treated by a vctcnuair surecon. . The 'following subscriptions- weru .ticl-nowlcdscd Thomas King,' IDs. (id •'• Mrs."Joseph Joseph, 10s.; Dunlop Rubber Co., 10s.;. Messrs. A. Neilson, ; 11 .A. Holmes, C. M- Banks, Ltd,, Bank of New South Wales,- us. each; .Mrs. Port, Miss Kcskins, Mr. N. A. "Stevens, and "A-Friend, 2s. od.; Miss Gruar, &. ...