N.Z. Sheepbreeders' Association

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1911, Page 4

N.Z. Sheepbreeders' Association

ANNUAL MEETING. DISCISSION OX ARTIFICIAL COLOI'RIXG. At ('hristehurcth, last Wcdiipstlay. the annual mootin.n of the New Zealand Shcepbroedor.s' Association wax hdd, Mr (.'. \Y. Reid. \w\\\a, m chair. Thoro we;is an attendance of about, lifty members. The chairman apologised l<>r the ahsowe oi' Sir Goo. CliffurcL the president explaining that Jus duties as a mein'bor of the .Racing v.'oinmission prevented li" 11 i' l ' ,,lll ' K ' in - 1 )1T ~ sent. hi submittino; the annual report and balance sheet for the year emir ■ing 31st December, ifllO. the council congratulated the members on the continued .success and ol the Association. The balance .sheet showed a profit of £107 l.s Id on the year's transactions. This had ..eon carried forward to capital account. lu the capital account the assets exceeded the liabilities .by CSO-I 7s lid. in accordance witih' the in«tnictk)ii of flt last- annual meeting, all now Hocks admitted had. undergone inspection previous to registration. •The council had also divided that an opoprtunity should'bo given to breeders about tK) disperse their thicks, to apply to the council to bare an inspector appointed: to inspect the. (lock prevknus to dispersal, and s;> obviate the individual inspection of small lots ofter t'ho sale. This had been availed of in several cases by breeders who had dispersed their flocks during the year. In volume (i, which was published -duriug t<l:e vear. there were .103 purebred flocks. Vifty eight docks ihacF been adniittod dui-i'ng the year, and thirty-one llock.s dispersed or withdrawn. The balance sheet for the revenue account showed:— Liabilities .CMoo 5s (Jd, assets £-l!i'2 0-s 10d._balance to capital account C'lo7 Is 7d. Tlie chairmivn moved iil.e adoption of the report and balance- sliced. In doing so, hr. said that the council liad been very partcutar about the inspection of all new flocks, being anxious that ihe florks should be worthv of the breeds they represented. " Mr Robert Reid seconded the •motion. Mr X. M. Orbell snid that in regard to the inspection nf sheep, he would move the following motion: "That it lie u roc-riiiimoiulation to the council that when nny uimv Hocks are ispected for dispersal outride the district be appointed. Mr G. Y). Grernwnn.l v.nnded the motion, which was carried.

The report and balance sheet were adopted unanimously. _ , Mr IT. D. Vavn«o.nr (Blenheim) moved :—''That no nienihr-r of ti'ie Association .shall exhibit sheep at any show in the South I*l and that are coloured, and rill shoe.p dipped within I'oi'r moulds of their heiiri exhibited shall he deo-mod to bo artificially coloured. This -n ■'' apply to Down breeds only." Iμ -;... rt]-iti■>■ to the .notion. Mr V-;.. ~■ said (hat the Association shun! i "•,'i into line -with the views oviv.vs.s.-'i ■; tho annual itir-olino; ol' the A. ■" ■ ' V. Association. Lasi- year that ' .viciaticii lint! issued a g.-'iioi-al that if judges nwnrdc.i a prize it was to 'he their opinion -that ihe she>p ■were not -ni-tilicinllv r-olcnn-d. If a sheep was not worilhy I;: , !- 1 , j; shown in its natural colour it v.\< nr.t \v?,rthv of boino: shown nt n'h He fir.isitlerod that colourin'.; , v. a- tantamount io dishoiio-;tv. :.n.: ir w-is rliv duty of tin' Shri'pbn cd-r-' A«--0.-in-tioii to help Ihe A. vid P. A-<>:.>> tion tn stop ti'ic practi';■' ihcci'thor. Mr Robert Reil scemd;--:! fhr r.iotioti pro forma. Mr Donald Grant a*V-:l v.-hal was io be duiio in v< wr • in :int,nmi allows. It w:iN to th;> .ihoop. Mr T. S. Liitb rrniendrd that Ihe dilution was outride f , .' 1 o! the Association aUo'.<vt : ' -\r. an' 1 vis a matter entirely eniiorrnm;j fh; , A. and P. Association. An annv of insppcfcors would 'v needr<l. and endloss both-.M , wnul'.l hr v.\vsr-<\. Tlio Chairnian said Mint w->:-l<l like to see ihe nvotion nuii'iidr'l in thr* direction of rejecting from tiie V!n-k Book any membpr of tV tion ponnaiu-ntly disf|i;ali f i(>d liyany A. and P. Association. Mr R. P«. Liisconibe <--iid it would be only fair to 'obtain the opiuiini or

Down breeders in the n:■liter. Mr TI. V. Fulton pointed out +bit aecon'imr tr> the RtocV A.'•■!•■ sho-'P must be dipped in certain months ui the year, and if tho prop.w.l were carried how vevo brooders to comply with the Act? 1 ~ Mr A. Mnrdnck. of Southland, said that -sheep inidit be received that wore, all different colours, and how were they tn tell whether l*hov were artificially coloured or not? He was opposed to the motion in any shape or form. 'Mr J. Sowden said that the cnlonr of the so'l would mak-o a l'i'j difl'crfiice to the colour of ;the sh^cp. tn replv to a tnicstion bv Mi - Or'hell. Mr Varasour said Unit ho liad seen ghirimx instances of (olonnnir. not only in the Old C'oiintry, but at the Christchiirch The Chairman then nut the motion, which was lost on t ! ';e yciccs.