MILKING SHORTHORNS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 32, 1 November 1918, Page 8

MILKING SHORTHORNS

.i ANNUAL MEETING OF N.Z : ' ASSOCIATION. (Special Correspondent.) .-•■ . I'aimiTstdn Noitii, October 31. The, president, Mr. T. li. Wiudiey, prosided'over .the iiiuiiiul jneetmjf or the New Zealand lUilkiug bhorthurn Assocation heia last night.

The president siated-lhat 300 newmeinbers had. been added to the roll during the year, bringing the membership to 51)1,- and they nad received. 0500' entries for Volume ill of tho, Herd Book. The finances were in a very sound position,aud they had now J2IOOU. invested in War Loan Certificates and -C2OO on ij-wFco-: posit,'with a credit balance of -.'»-6l!ls'ut' ■the-.bank; He referred to ihe p'roposn.l6 for forming a New Zealand Federation ot Cattle Breeds' , Associations, and .urged their'support for same.' Ho-also refemd to "the increased number cf tows -that were being placed under semi-othciaLtest.-Tho association had donated- 21 guinea aa prizes for the Best certilicat.es .in t.io sevurai- classes. He .congratulated^-the members oh the great progress ; made'--by the association since its inception live, years ago. ..They were now in.a-posi-tion bbth-'oiu'mericalry. and'.'. financially that they might well feel proud,of.'Ho thanked the council and the inspecting judges for their valued assistance in ;carrving'on the work of the association. 'Cbnsiderable:-discussiou took-place on.the motion from Waikato executive 'that all iriiraals.'be bianded. • Eventually- it :was resolved/"That-all accepted animals in future be branded with the official brand of.the'associatton, and that it be optional for members.to have their cattle already registered in the first three.herd books branded-or otherwise." The question ol appointing a permanent' inspector for the Dominion to judge all stock entered was referred to the council for consideration. The' notice of motion".'that'no bulls which-are .dehorned 'be awarded prizes at A. and P. shows .was.. held, over till next general meeting. , ~ , , The draft constitution and objects for tlie proposed federation of Cattle Asspf eiations were ■ -considered and formally, approved. The election of two delegates to'(represent the association was referred, to the'council. - - _ ;' ' ■ 'The notice of motion to establish; a three-year-old heifer championship, to be supplemented by a sweepstake of the nomination fees, was, after discussion, 'left in'the'hands'of the council, with a 'recommendation to draw up proposed conditions for submission to a future meet- '•': Mr. ''J. Hodges Rapanui, was elected as president; Messrs. A. W. Green and S. Morgan, vice-presidents; council, Messrs. J. Grant, J. Parkinson, E. Law, J. E. Anderson,. J; Hearsey, -,D. Buick, jun„ R. Fisher, and R, V. Brown, i-.Eighteen new members were elected.