PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2610, 30 May 1887, Page 2

PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

A oi'MviiAi. nseotiriK of tho Mastorton Agrn>nHtir;il mul Pttstoral Association yiu; 1u.1.l on Hatnrday afternoon kat in (In. central (Jliamfiora, thoro being about thirty moiiiboire present, the

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Mr Lowes suggested tka4rth@ nuefeing pass Mr Guiid'sameiMiEisbt siid k& Mr Stuckey give a notice of saotkai for the next meeting for bis idtessfcbn. This was agreed to by Mr Stuckey, who withdrew his ' motion and the amendment -was carried. The President informed the meeting that the Committee had elected Mr T. Mackay as Secretary to the Association vice Mr B. J. Fitton resigned. He passed a high complimenion the ability of Mr Mackay and hoped the Association would have his services for many years. (Applause). Mr Lowes said he was pleased to inform the meeting that the Committee had decided not to accept the resignation of their President, therefore Mi Hawkin3 still remained President - of the Association. (Applause.) IHFOBTATION QT STOCK. Mr Hogg called attention to a. resolution passed that day by the Committee to be forwarded to the Government " That this Society considers ii would be for tha benefit of New Zealand if the port 3 were opened for th« importation of stock." He thought ii hardly came within the province of th« committee to deal with such a seriout question, and argued that it was no* i an exprassisn of the Society, bw merely of the Committee. He dwell upon the restrictions that were being , placed upon ports in different parts oi the world to prevent the' spread o i pleuro pneumonia, a disease which h< characterised as a most disastrous on< to stock owners. He hoped thos< , interested in the rearing of stock wouh exercise great caution before recom i mending such a" course to the Govern ' ■ ment; Mr Stuckey said the Committer had passed the resolution so that ar expression of their opinion could bt forwarded to the Committee of Bnouirj now sitting in the House on the ques tion. He thought it would be too late if the question was postponed further , Mr Lowes moved that the resolu . tion passed by the Committee, In adopted by the meeting. He said i . was becoming a serious question t< : the stock breeders of the colony wh< were unable to get new"strains oi blood to improve their stock, and uu leas the restrictions were! removed i New Zealand breeders would be a; badly off as the Australian breeders .who could hardly get their animals t< breed, owing to the strains being k few. Mr Vallanco seconded Mr Lowe'i motion. Mr Stuckey said that the tjuestiot ' of removing the restrictions affeotac ovcryone who bred cattle. It was tru< they could import from Australia, bul the ports of England and America woro closed; against them. Mr Hogg thought an expression o: opinion from the Society would hayt great weight with the committee d the House. With respect' to the diseaso pleuro-pnoumonsa, he hat scon groat havoo played among catth in Australia. Ho said it was a disoaso that remained in cattle for a month or two without showing itself and then broke out and spread rapidly Consequently it would be a very disas- ■ troug thing for Now Zealand stool! breeders to get among their cattle. Tho President, while he agreed thai they should take every precaution, saic that by these restrictions they mighl exclude the best blood from the colonj which they were now so anxious k obtain. Mr Lowes said he was afraid if thej had to wait till pleuro-pneumonia was stamped out of England, they would have to wait a long time. From whai ho knew of the disease it attacked anc killed in a few days unless a eure was effected. Jt-wias news to him to learn that the disease did not show itseli for a month or more, and would like to know if. cattle could be transported froiuipngland, and thediseise notbe apparent till they arrived in New Zealand. ; Mr Guild stated that ho had seen cattle suffering with the disease and others in an; adjoining, paddock not affected by it. He'believed 'it was : quite as capable for itto breakouth@re from the constitution of the cattle and climatic influences as much as from importing stock. Mr 8.8, Meredith moved, That mo stock be imported from infected ports in Australia. .-■* This found ri&- seconder, and Mr Ijowcb' motion ws* cftrried and : flic meeting adjourned. . -"