NORTH ISLAND SHEEP BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8364, 21 February 1907, Page 5

NORTH ISLAND SHEEP BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the North Island Sheep Breeders' Association was held in the Masterton A. and P. Association's rooms last evening. Mr G. Wheeier presided, and there were also present—Messrs S. R. Lancaster, W. Perry, J. McGregor. D. Guild, and W. C. Buchanan. The balance sheet, • which was adopted, showed a credit balance of £393 Bs, including cash in hand of £l4l 8s 6d. Mr Buchanan brought up the question of establishing a market for stud sheep in. South' America. He understood that South Island breeders were sending sheep to South America in small numbers. He thought the 'same thing might be done here. Mr Perry said that Wairarapa breeders were already sending sheep to South America in small numbers, but the trade wanted working up. He thought that some information might be gained by obtaining rates and other particulars of the leading shows and sales in South America, so that a representative consignment of stud sheep might be sent from New Zealand about the time of such shows and sales. Mr Guild considered the Association should take the matter up. Finally, Messrs Wheeler and Perry were appointed a committee to enquire into the possibility of establishing a market in South America, and to report at a future date to the Council, who were given power to act. Mr W. W. Chapman, secretary of the National Sheep Breeders' Association (England), wrote as follows: — "At the last meeting of the Council a resolution, sent by you through Mr W. J. Birch, which he introduced at the International Conference held at Derby in June last, regarding sneep ( scab, and which was remitted from the Conference tathe Council for consideration, came up before that body at the November meeting last year, and after a very full discussion, in which it was felt that the expression of opinion your Society had given was well worthy of the support of our members, the following resolution was passed, which was directed to be sent to the Board of Agriculture and also to certain members of Parliament, and I trust it will have a good effect: 'That this Council, while fully recognising the efforts of the Government in the eradication of sheep scab, as exhibited by the public reports, which show a mar* ked decrease, is of opinion that no means will be thoroughly satisfactory which do not penalise the owner of a flock suffering from ■scab, after twelve months' notice of the adoption of a system of penalties for this offence, and the infliction of very heavy penalties for exposing diseased sheep for sale.'" The Secretary added that sheep scab was largely decreasing. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Birch for his trouble in the matter. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the meeting.

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