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SOLDIERS’ SETTLEMENT SCHEME DONATIONS OF CALVES SOLICITED. P. & A. SOCIETY’S DISCUSSION. (“Times-Age” Special.) The scheme of the Government and the N.Z.R.S.A. of soliciting donations of calves to provide stock for a land settlement scheme for returned soldiers was discussed at today's meeting of the Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Society. It was decided to ask individual members who wished to make donations of stock to hand in their names to their dairy companies. The New Zealand R.S.A. forwarded a circular letter dealing with the gift of stock towards the Land Settlement Scheme for returned soldiers. It was emphasised that the appeal was important for two urgent reasons: (1) The lands proposed to be settled were not at present in dairy production and as a result the stock required was additional to the Dominion’s normal annual requirements; (2) the change to cheese production made it a definite certainty that the number of young stock reared this season would be reduced. The Government had arranged for the wintering apd raising of the stock and would take delivery early in the New Year. Female, with a reasonable proportion of male stock, from approved herds was wanted. “It is more a job for the breed societies,” commented Mr J. A. McLeod (president). “Actually it is the job of the dairy farmers, although it is a bit late now,” said Mr L. H. Smart, secretary. “Most of the calves have gone. If farmers rear any more now they will have to be any sort,” said Mr Norman Sheet. “Any calf to be given should have been marked by the Herd Testing Association. No farmer would object to rearing a calf but he wants to raise the best.” “It looks as if the only thing which can possibly be done is for farmers to give the calves which they had picked out and kept for themselves,” said Mr McLeod. “It would mean getting the best,” he added. “In view of the cause it is up to all farmers to give their best,” said Mr M. J. Parker. He intimated that he would be prepared to give a calf. Mr McGillicuddy considered that the appeal should have been made at least two months ago. Mr Skeet: “Many good calves have gone into the works which could have been kept.” It was decided to ask members to make donations.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 September 1941, Page 6
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