VETERINARY GUARANTEE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 53, 20 December 1912, Page 4

VETERINARY GUARANTEE.

Proposed for Pukekohe District. Xwinty-oie farmers ar.d others interestid were s-.t the meetina in the Oddfellows' Hall. The gatheiing was convened by Mr D It. Hamilton, Ecctetdry of the Fukekohe Farmers' Uniun, to discuss tr.e advisallei.esn of providing a guarantee to secure the servicer of a veterinarian tor this district.. Mr J Wyhe, of Buckland, was voted to the chair. Mr Hamil.on explained that the people of Ma.ku, 'iu kau and others hau sdvocau'd a guarantee, as it was understood tnat Mr CostelUi had an offer from WaiukU and was thinking of le*virg thh cistrici. lLe gpeaktr did rot kn w whether Mr was leavirg or not. He had circularised the other branch.s of the Union about the matLr but lo far he had had no rrply. In answer lo a question Mr Hamilton explained that if Mr Ccstello went to Waiuku he would have an eight-mile ra.iusupon which to work. Here it was thought that from Drury to Wlmrgarata might be worktd. Mr U. Bilkey thojght they c ulcl easily raise £4OO to keep Mi Costellc here.

Mr Schlaepfer: Dia Mr Coatello give you any information as to what guiran'.ce would r.e required? Mr Hamilton: That would have berfi a delicate questl n, ai.d Mr Cistello, ui.clcr the circumstances, woulJ not say. But he (.Mr Hamilton) understood fr- m outside sources that Mr Costello might consider staying if h; j were offend the tame guarantee as Waiuku. This was not from Mr (Jcstdlo, 2nd if h° would not consider a proposal they WGuld have to consider the qustion of securing the services c;f tome other properly qtialili d Viittrinariar. Referring to Mr (,'osiello, Mr Schlaepfer said he must have saved some thousands of pounds north of stock in the d'Strict, so that it was not so muih a matter of what they paid as what they would save. Dairy cows and horses were getting more valuable every year, and the stock would have to t.e con-idered, After some further discussion it w:;a decided, en the motion of Messrs Schlaepfer and McCormick, that steps be taken to canvass the district and sec what support cojld ba obt-iined to provide a guarantee for a veterinary surgeon in the district.

It was decided thai the basis of the guarantee be £\ for the first 2U coab or hor ; ee, or part thereof, and 10s for every additional ten horses cr cow 9, or i art thereof. The minimum guariirtes would therefore b= £l. Mr Schlaspfcr was eiecttd chMrman and Mes-rs F. Shipherr, J. Wright, C. McCo rnick, I'. McGough,

J K. rinmilton ar.d F. Graham were elected ?. eummitree with power to art.) ard power to act. PuUkohe, bur.by, Bucklanri, Tuakau and jlrusv districts are to be canvassed t> see wliat guarantee can be secured.