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ANNUAL MEETING. The adjourned annual meeting of the Taranaki Society for uhi> Prevention of Cruelty to Animal.! was held in the Town Hall last ni;,'lit, and attracted an attendance of about .'.hiriy, of whom the 'majority were \sullui. Mr (J. W. Browne ■presided. ANNUAL ItEPOftT. In moving tliv adoption of the annual report, wivii.-li has already been pubiiihod, the Cliii:j|g&n considered that the radiliodi b}' the Society, viz., .prevention «& erutify raiher than prosecution for e.'uelty, was undoubtedly the best. l'rostcuf'on mwlit only lead to more cruelly when private i;p)>or-tn-aity occurred. The. work of" the. Soc'ety was canied out quietly and unostentatious!;,- hi ;!n! inl.cre.sis of ihe. (limit) animals, ;:il,| tliey were working on (he of dumb animals, la conclusion, he asked each member to (In their utmo.it to strengthen the Society, by aloii" another meai'bor. ' If -,Jir» Society was to be ihe hucc-'ss th:it wn,= it was uecc?-'.(Vv that the finances should he strengthened. lu s vomkm- Ihe mrr''on. Iter. A. ir. Colvito considered (hat the So.de:y had jnsliticd iU e.vV.tenco by the ,wod work Hint it. had done in prevcii'.iii"; cruelty and educating peonle to under.-taml (heir animals more. The primare-nim of the Society was not to .prosecute, "bn* he would like to make it clear Hint as a last resort offender*, would be liroiijrlit sternly to bonk. .Any amount of caution should tie {riven,* an 1 Ihev should liroitat.," before f,V> v but, once prosecution was decided upon it should be ■piirpn.vl TeloiiUe?sle, and there should be no Ren'iineiit on lh,» matter. It was not fair to the Inspector, if his; error's; were not backed no liv tli'9 9ocieh\ it,", co'em'tten and solicitor. That was Ihe only way Ibey could continue on efficient lines. Thev wanted practical things done, end whilst not at ill 1 vindictive should not «lop anv prosecution for fear of oflVudintr an? one. He linpe.l (hat (he anpeal for more members would have the desired effect. The Society wished lo reacil out into the country. In the towns cruelty was open, but in the lonelr place.: of the back blocks, whore no eve but f!od could see, a ■icrriblo amount, of cruelty went on. It was just at (his fiiiie. ho concluded, when we thought of ihe suffering caused liv .'(he war. that our sympathy should be tended ( 0 the animals.
ELECTION Of OFFICER 5 !. Officers for tho ensuing year wo.ro elected as follows:—Patron,' Hon. 0. Samuel, M.L.C.; President, Mr J. ffi. Wilson; Vicc-pTot-ideivt, Eev. Archdeacon Evans; Committee. Rer. A. 11. Colvile. Messrs W. If. Move-., n. L. Cut (ield. F. W. S,i nil ford, W. 1). Webster and S. Hirst;, ifesdames Colvile, Pvohinson. Misses Percy-Smith and Matthews; Secretary. Mr 11. 0. Hughes; Treasurer, Mr J. Paton; Auditor, Mr T. C. Morton. GENERAL. On i'.ihe motion of Mr F. W. Pnndford it was resolved to send j > i\>-: ■:•• -\uipalhy to the Christi-hurch fiat■]-. ty on th„ loss of their inspector, Mr ',',;.'.<.l\, who had jus!, died after twenty yeaiV work in the interests of dinii'h ani]::als.Ilov. A. H. Colvib; thought th-y .diou'd have (wo objects in view, vis, bringing to book people who allow.! and cattle to travel so many mil.* on the railway without food or water, and nlso that they should do nil hey could |)c discourage the spurious so-called-i-port of hunting ha.-va in an enclosed space hv hounds. lie thought the'y ehould educate people a-crainst this. Tn reply to a qu--tiou (h> «"cretary stated that 'h" services of !iv floveTn■nient Veterinary c nr:re.on were available to the Soeieh- when necessary. Votes of thiin'-s were iifcm-.V] the Press, rehiring cormmtto". nnd the chair. A special vole of IhniiVs wa* accorded the retirin? secretary, y,- 0. f. i;„b:nson.who ilcd'-ned re-rhe'wi-n on the grounds that he vas leaving New Plyn'onth foi' si:; rein'hi-.. V'T'ous ppenkcrj euloTisrd the vork lie had done in the Sicietv's int"ri-ftt».
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 132, 28 October 1914, Page 4
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