Sheep Bill

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 29, 23 August 1890, Page 4

Sheep Bill

This iBilF- waVdiscussecTat some length in'Oorumittee in the House of Kepresdntaiivea on Wednesday last. The principal discussion was on clause 54, prohibiting (under penalty of not less than?' £5 or 'more than £50) the driving of aheep between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.* 7i The Minister propr-aed to etrike the clause out iv deference to the wisb, r ofr,a r to umber ; of mecnbeia, but Mr J. r AlcKenzie and j others obi'ecfced tp t this Joeing done Mr J. ilcKenzjj^uioved to alter the period to from daylight to dark. Lost by 3 » to 18. -The clause was- then stiuck out on the voices. The clause providing^ that sheep should be wool ,orande I;, immediately af'er shear ing also evoked a long discussion. As :the North- Island members* opposed the clause, while the Cantbrbury- and Otago members supported it, Mr tJeymour'' moved that it should not apply to the North Island and Mailborough. — Lost by : 18 'to 17.— 0n division the was passed by 19 :to i 7. :/■/,{. )ri )" j , , ■ A lengthy ; discussion r topk place on clause 72,' 'tatt'do' marks 'and' earmarks on sheep. Ais thW 'claus^' provided f< r earmarking being made by a (niub, Air l;Uchauan nioyedlitoianiVnii the cliuse byQ«-d;vidirig 'that: the ! mark' shall be made hy cutting or punching. IThis aueii-;meQt was" agreed 'to, but liie' clause* was struck out on the voices.. . I'he .amendments made the Bill by* the Stock Committee were agreed to.