STOCK FOR SOLDIERS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3442, 23 March 1920, Page 3

STOCK FOR SOLDIERS

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IN'I‘ER.Ef:"I7S SAFI:}G UARDED.

There is one bl*:lnu.ll of G0v(11‘11111e11t activity in the way of assisting returned soldier settlers of which a gl'ua.t; (10:11 is 110 t hczll'd except in a gcllel'al W8)’; Ul2l’. 'ls, the 11121111101’ ill which shock is }lul'chasc-('1 for the man who has been placed 011 a suitable section. Tom Smith for instance, may want to buy a herd of dairy cows. H 0 l<llm\’s 01° 2111 ad_'joillillg f:11'n101' who has some cows to sell, and tlmso, he tllillk.</, 011;;l1t to suit him. But TOlll ::‘~lnitll, 1-11t11011gl1 he has had some cxpcl'iellcc of Fal'lllillg'_, 11111)’ 1101 be 21 particularly gond jlldgo of stock. \\'n'll«:- lho 1111111 who ]1:1.~t the stock 330 sell 11at111'ally wants to gel as 11111L'h as 1111 (52111 for if. It looks as if TOlll Sluifh is likely to pay too much for his herd. But he <'loosll’f. At thi~"l p:>.l'.t‘i(llllal‘ time 1111» Cim'ol-11111(111t .-I'i<lps 111, 01'. to be ac:111:1’re, 0110 1113 1": :4 oflicizils (luvs, H 0 inspects the sotmfli, and xiocidcs 111:1.‘ it isn't‘ worth qlli'rc what is z1:»'l;1=d 1°01" if. The vendor is informed of the fact, and 110 11215 either to 1'ed11<:o his primj or appl'o\':ll of the sale is \vi‘allllcld. 111 this way }llllldl'o<ls of pounds have prolmhly l_lellll saxod I'otlll'llod 111011 .sillco HlO. Ac-1 was bl‘ollgh‘l' into npo:'z11i<111.

Still €lllOHl€,‘l' instance. The aforesaiul Tom Smith may be desirous of pureliasing some cattle at :iu~tie..n. The G0\‘('1'nll1(?I1t‘ elfieial is, pel'llap.~fi. not in the vicinity :1’: the time, and is mmble to make an inspection. 'l‘llis,~llowevel'. does not prevent‘ Smith fl'1)I11 }mi'ellasing. A rzelegram, 01' a‘le‘rter, if 'fll'.‘l‘l‘ is time. is .<enf, mltllofisiiig him to pm‘elizise up to u. emtaiii :1111eun’t. but payment for pmcliase is only ‘:0 be made subject to inspection by the man who is acting for the Deparrmenl in tin» nl:ltl'er. The inspeetion ie Tllßl] nizule after the })l1l'(:hi1S0, and if Value 11:15 not been reeeive¢l the deal is not completed. Once more Tom Smilll is saved :1 mimber of pounds, which are going‘ to Stan dhim in good stead later.

.~\no1:l1m' wry inlportanf point to take info oonsidc.Vl'a‘fiml is 'this. A very good herd of cows, so far as appearance goes, may be offered for sale. But possibly some disease has made its nppr-ax-anco. In such :1. («.2150 a votorinary man sent to mako the in-.-ywc“inn. and the sale is only agreed to when his zlpproval has been given.