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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1992, 30 January 1907, Page 1

legislation as nmy bo nocessary to givo it proper effect.’ While in Wellington recently I had the honor of addressing an informal meeting of tlio members of the Farmors’ Union Conference, the majority of which expressed themselvos ir. favor of my scheme, but owing to tho fact that_ the Conference had closed its session and that several of the membors had other appointments before my meeting closed, I considered it would be unwise to try to carry a resolution at a meeting not properly constituted, and which could not be said to bo a fully representative one. Although tlioso wo remained to this end wore undoubtedly with me under tho circumstances I felt that it would not bo judicious to do other than I did. Later on I had the honor of presenting my scheme before the Parliamentary Stock Committee. At the opening of tho meeting a report was read from Mr. J. 1). 11 itchie, Sec retary for Agriculture, who reported adversely on my scheme, owing to tho fact that it took three punches to make the numbor 150. Absolutely no other objection was made to the schemo. When I had concluded my address the Chairman (Mr. Hogg) said: Undoubtedly my scheme showed that "it had been exceedingly well thought out.” When the committee reported to tho House it was to this effect, that owing to the adverse report of tho Secretary for Agriculture your committee has no recommendation to make. The reason of this is very plain. Mr. Ritildo has a scheme of his own, which he would like to see adopted, in order that his name might be handed down to posterity as the author 'of it, a scheme which embraces at least three ideas borrowed from me without any acknowledgment, as I shall partly show you by his correspondence. Kindly observe the dates (There are five letters from the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture to Mr. Maddison, as follows: —Jan. 31, 1905, replying to letter of Jan. 28.—“ Nothing can be done in the meantime in regard to instituting a new system of ear-marking. An amendment to the Stock Act will be required. If, however, you care to submit your scheme I shall be glad to go into it.” April 26, 1905, replying to letter of April 13th.—“It is impossible to make a promise as to whether any particular system of earmarking will be adopted'. If you care to submit your scheme to me confidentially, I shall be glad to give you my opinion thereon. I may say that' the Department is at present working out a scheme, and if it is considered workable, I shall try to embody it in a Bill. As to not making use of any portion of your method, I can only say that this would be rather a difficult matter to promise, as it may form part of the scheme now under consideration.” May 8, 1905. — “With reference to your letter of 27th ultimo, I have the honor to inform you that your proposals regarding an amendment to the Stock Act, in respecting to branding, will receive consideration.” July 8,1905. —“ With reference to your letter of Bth ultimo, in regard to your now system of ear-marking, I have the honor, by direction of the Hon. Minister for Agriculture to inform you that without the schedules it is impossible to express an opinion as to whether or not your system is workable. From the draft Bill submitted by you, I am afraid the method of dealing with sheep would not meet with tho approval of stock-owners. However, as already stated, without schedules no expression of opinion can bo given.” July 24, 1905: “I have the honor, by direction of the Minister for Agriculture, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 16th instant, forwarding' a copy of the schedules in connection with your scheme for earmarking sheep”) Now, the question of a code system, a district mark, and the Bex mark as an age mark were all mentioned in my correspondence to Mr. Ritchie, but I Was careful not to mention any patent matter to a man who refused to acknowledge or protect my rights, until I was fully protected by law. The results have justified my actions. Now, I want to oay a few words in regard to Mr Ritchie’s scheme. I have a diagram here, which is an enlarged reproduction of that issued by him. I may tell you plainly that I consider it a fearful and wonderful scheme coming from a man in his position. Now, what does it consist of? Leaving out the question of its being a code system, which anyone might suggest, we have the district and sex and age marks borrowed from me, and a marvellous selection of punch marks taken from a catalogue. These he has ground up into a system. I am not going to weary you with this matter, but shall deal with one number only, and shall take the number which he quoted against me, viz., 150, and we will suppose that number to be in No. 1 district. Now, one glance at the diagram will show you that the numbor of these marks may be obliterated by other punches cf the system Well, if Mr. Ritchie allows for the expansion of the country as I have done ho will require to constitute 32 districts—rather a big order by the way. Now, under these circumstances the registered number can be altered into 39 others, making 40 altogether. The district mark (1) can be altered to 25 other numbers, or 26 altogether. This means that the original number (150) in No. 1 district can bo made into 1040 different numbers by means of the approved regulation punches. Then in his accompanying circulars he has the coolness to make these remarks : “The present system of earmarking sheep is generally admitted by stockowners to be quite useless as a means of preventing sheep-stealing. . . . To place the earmarking if possible beyond the reach of persons with felonious intent, the following system is submitted for the consideration of stock-owners.”

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