HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10434, 27 September 1911, Page 4

HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT.

, The Mowing as -the report of jib.© „ New Zealand . Hereford Cattle v: 'Breed'rs' ; Association, of wiriolt ;* tblere tare number of members: fin 3ia»fcerifeon:— :■' Your Council have great pleasure in srabimtting the Stateimient of Accounts and Balance Sheet for tine year ended 30th June,.,. 1911, ,wMdbl\ will be jporesented >at tih© -annuall??,-. meeting to ibe h. "Id at HJasitie's' tBQo- V-" ••

■itel, Feildang, on September 27th, at : 1.30 p.m. The balance of ■• assets . ; over liabilities are now, £544 14s;; and the profits on t he year's transactions, after writing down the surplus copied of Volume, X3H. from ~ actual cost price of 17s to 5s elaohy is. £29 9s Bd. PuHication' of Volume. :■'■;■■

XTH. has been oompleited, and itvda in,, the hands of. iroemibers, and con- ?-■': ; " ■tains tihte tregiltration of; 163 ibuHs '.';'■'■■'■' and .783 cows and heifers. It ii.-witH > i"*; extrens&v'Tegret your Ctaincil J&ave to; : *" recdrdi-tifse death of Mr G. C.''Wheel-s' ■'■ '

er, one H of thfe Association's' mos*" - l " ttalued member®. llie Sate .Mr . : Wheeler * was one of ifound»fi» : of •' V" our lAssociation, and 'took, a very. " ' keen interest in all matters appertaining to dts welfare. Not onHy ba« ♦■ ■ our Assoication ilost a staunch friend but thle Dominion has lost tone of ita best citizens. Hereford cattle are .becoming more popular, not only itt this ■ Dominion Ibut all over the ''■ . » world, as evidenced by the Mgjh prices ruling for both -bulls and heifers. The breeders in ithe Do-

minion were <unable to supply .the. demands- for bulls last year, and enquiries- for.both ibulls and (heifers ,were made from the' Fijis, {proving '.■■'■ to what a great range •of climate the Hereford is adapted. During ifalhe" past year the late ,Mr WiheeW'a famous* Burford (herd was soldv The sale drew, a great anumlber of buytersi : representing all partis' of the Dominion and also trrom Australia. A3- ' iib)ouig3i there ds a certain amiount of regret at iseedng these old esitabJassbe<l Herds scattered, still the Dbmanior. as a iwihole must benefit by thte dispersal of isuoh la Iherd Sblaviug the obaraoteir for (hardiness and good Wood .that the Burford herd possessed. The President and VacenPreBident (Messrs F. W. LArbon and A. C. Morton), (and one anemiber of the Council (Mr (B. Slhort) retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-elec-tion. The late Mr G. C. /Wheeler's place on the Council will also have to be filled. Nominations' for these offices wil Jbe received' by the secretary.