LAMBS AND BOWLS

Opotiki News, Volume X, Issue 1043, 4 November 1947, Page 3

LAMBS AND BOWLS

A' PROBLEM SOLVED (By “Arrissinio”) On a bowling green if one keeps his mouth shut and his ears open he oftens gains quite interesting topics giving (pod for thought. Last week-end I happened to run across “Robson”, ail old friend, on his way to the morning tea pavilion. With him were other members of his team who. incidentally had just been badly defeated in a “rubber of bowls”. One member of the team was. inquiring after a lamb won prior to last Christmas in a similar bowling tournament. Being an interested listener the following dialogue was heard : “Just what happened to the lamb ?” queried one of the party. “Well you chaps,” replied Robson, “left it to me to collect the trophy from the Tablelands and on arriving at. Reg’s place I was duly informed if I wanted the lamb I would have to catch it. Looking over the flock 1 picked out the best and duly trussed it up and dumped it in the back of the car . . . . ”

“You really got the lamb?” interrupted the first speaker. “A quarter belongs to me, I suppose you know!”

“Maybe,” replied Robson, “I was supposed to slaughter it and divide it up. When I duly arrived home it was a bit late so I let it goamongst my own flock and being particularly busy around that time it. simply slipped my memory. Months afterwards .it came back to me, but in the meantime the lamb thrived so well it seemed a shame to end its career. A couple of months ago it produced fine twin lambs so now I don’t know exactly how we all sand.” ,

“That’s better still,” was the rejoinder, “I practically own a whole lamb now!”

“Not so' fast ;” replied Robson, “how about the grazing, and my time looking after them.”

“How do we stand?” queried Number One. After considering for a while he went on, “Say, Robson, how’ did you come to pick out a ewe lamb in the first place

“Leave that to me,” was the reply, and he gave us a knowing wink. They turned to me and asked my opinion on the matter. Just then the bell went for the resumption of play.

“I. reserve my decision in the meantime,” l replied “and will let you knew later.”

After a couple of days’ serious thought and taking into consideration the legal aspect—Oh, yes, there is the legal side to look into; lamb is a rationed commodity, and as such requires -a certain number of coupons. Ask any of the local butchers. Then again we are in an abattoir district with its technicalities to be observed. Taking all these into consideration I have come to the conclusion to let “Robson” keep the now mother ewe (which was the original lamb), the progeny (the twin lambs) to be given to the “Food for Britain” campaign by the other members of the team, and so that Hobson won’t be getting off light that all future progeny for the next, four years be donated to the same worthy object. I must ask Charlie Gordon if he will sec that the decision is carried out. Of course l won’t charge for the advice.