IN REPLY TO MR GROVER.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 May 1911, Page 3

IN REPLY TO MR GROVER.

To the Editor Sir. fi) r:;.so right-thinking oeople mny take notice of Mr f!rover's lcttoi , ' in vour Saturday's issno, it is advisable that the corn'ci position should 1)0 placed before your reader". Anv fnnnor or man who knows anything about stock will toll yon that there is no crnoftv in leaving shpci) or cattl" in a yard all niurht. if thev are let "ut earlv next morning. Tt i<; done in every snloyard in Xow Zeal ,ll ! ,l . T quite agree that if it is possible it is better to get them pwnv to a paddock. But our sales are hardlv ever over until almost dark, and stuck that has "been bought by outride buyers must of npcossitv be left in the vards. ri« the law prevents the driving of stock after dark. We always see that thov have pleniv of room. <=o as they can lie down, and T repeat that there is no ernoltv in tl\r> course whatever. Oenerallv .speaking. f he only cattle f-hat are left in the yards are "hull 1?. Tn most oases these are bought by on I side bnvers. and as one of the main reasons for selling hulls is fhoy are fence breakers. onr onlv course i=; to keen them shut up in vards where it is impossible for them to jumn out. Xnw. as rozr.rrh. noise, if Mv Grovpr will invent wn" i''"n to «-top cows 'bellowiiwr , when Ilioir calves are taken riwav fmio thi-m. w« shall '"■■> Eflad if he wi'l ""•■,•<> n< (!•<> secret Our paddock* am >itu.n + e'! next to the vards. and tho'"di we- ouite :v_ r voe that it must be rather unpleasant t" those people who liv<- olrse fo the vards. we do n'-t s ao -':"w wo can. it-eTn it. We not, - .-.- that Vr Orover refers tu a councillor w!h> liv , " ''los; , to ti'.e yards. Thi« we r> resume is Mr Ait-is. Probablv it would br> as well if Mr firover left others to make tb"ir own complaints. Tn any case, wo are quite sure that Mr Areu.s. being a sensible man. would not 'mid himself ::p to ridieulp bv wriliutr ;i !i>tt"'' nu ;i s'lbicf h" knows nothing n'-..--(- ] int-nd f*\h to b« luv :vnd 1.-ist letier. n< T am simplv yv r <\ hv?. i , '■■> nninj ouf the true pn*;f♦ "r»n. Yn"! , - - , e'e F. E. AmiAMW. For Abraham and Williams. Ltd.