AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1984, 3 July 1880, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Mr Andrew Duncan (president), Messrs W. Norman, J. Anderson, junr., J. K. Hill, B. Sutherland, Murray-Aynaley, J. T. Matson, Mcßeath, J. Deans, A. W. Money, S. Qarforth, Henderson, and Gilmonr. Mr David Eiddell, of Blackball farm, Paisley, wrote, expressing gratitude at being made a life member, and ha believed the only one outside the colony of the Canterbury Association. He had shipped for them a second painting of his celebrated Clydesdale stallion “ Darnley,” in lieu of the one lost by shipwreck. The painting, handsomely framed, was hung in the room. The Secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Society wrote, enclosing the following resolution: — “ That the secretary write to kindred societies in the colony, asking them to forward a list of gentlemen willing to act as judges |for horses, sheep, and cattle at the annual show, to be held in October next.” It was agreed to forward the names of those gentlemen who are suitable judges in classes horse!, sheep, and cattle, and to ask the Hawke’s Bay Society to confer a like favor. The Colonial Secretary wrote, stating that Government were not prepared to make any immediate legislation with regard to the destruction of sparrows. The communication has already been published. The Colonial Secretary wrote, stating that the question of prohibiting importation of cattle from Australia was now under the consideration of Government. Mr Matson said he was in receipt of correspondence from some of the most prominent breeders in Victoria, sending a list of pedigrees of short-horn cattle, which they proposed to ship at oneo to Canterbury, for exhibition at the coming show, and to be sold. Without looking at it from a pecuniary sense, or as any emolument of their own, they should encourage the introduction of pedigree cattle. He could understand the action of Government with regard to certain cattle breeders in the North Island, who had imported diseased cattle from Queensland or Newcastle, and put them on the Piako swamp, but it was no reason that some of the best cattle in Victoria, and amongst which no disease had been known for twenty years, should be prohibited. He moved that the following telegram bo sent to the Premier forthwith : “ Eindiy use speed in deciding quarantine regulations. Several Victorian breeders have written to exhibit at our show. It is a pity to prohibit clean cattle of high degree from province. Suggest pedigree cattle should be landed on production of surgeon’s certificate and owner’s declaration that herds have been clean for six months.” The motion was seconded by Mr Sutherland, and, after a brief discussion, carried unanimously. A list of special prizes to be given at the next show was road, and the committee proceeded to revise proofs of catalogue for the earns,