S.P.C.A.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 232, 10 March 1915, Page 5

S.P.C.A.

MONTHLY JIEETJSS,

The ordinary meeting of the New . Plymouth branch of th e Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was nv y« stlJl ' ,la y> when there were present: The Mayor (Mr J, E. Wilson), in the clian, JVlusdames Colvile and Messenger,. Miss Matthews, Messrs Cutfiield. Sandford, Rev. A. H. Colvile, and the secretary (Mr. R. C. Hughes). ® e S ret , ar y reported hat Mr. Meade, M.K.CJv.B., had inspected a horse, the subject of a complaint. He had reported .that the horse was over 26 yean old, and was not fit to be worked on met-, ailed roads. It was suffering from ring* / bone on the near fore leg, and there was thickening of the tendons and liga» nients of the leg Iwlow the knee. The Inspector, in reporting on tiio case, said that the horse had been work-- - ed since Mr. Meade had inspected it. ■ * It wa-i decided that this was a case for prosecution, and the Society's solicitor was instructed to lay an information.

, The Secretary wa. 3 authorised to writs • to the Railway-Traffic Manager drawing attention to a complaint that pigs and . cattle intended for Waitara Freezing ' Works, which arrived at Lepperton by the 9 o'clock goods train, were left in the trucks all night, owing to there being no connection with Waitara irfter the , express train. It" was decided to convey the thanks of the committee to Mr T. Merry carrier, of Inglewood, for his valued' help > from time to time, in protecting ani-. ; mals arriving at the Inglewood railway station, also to the stationmaster and officials at Inglewood, for their care of . injured animals arriving at the station, and for their efforts to prevent injury to animals.