IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 824, 27 September 1877, Page 2

IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.

Tbk « Hero has arrived in Auckland from Sydney, and brings wifeh her a number of pedigree cattle purchased by Mr Thomas Morrin during his recent trip to Australia. Although our ports are closed agiunsfc stock from Europe, there are now so many of the beat strains of blood in the several Ausralasian colonies that wu Oin afford to avoid tha risk of introducing dise.se from the mother oountry without running any n»k of having the quality 01 our herds deteriorated by buou restrictions. Mr Morrin has also yurchased ten Shropshire Down ewes and one ram. The following are the pedigrees of Mr Morrin's last importations : Lobd Hastings White pure Bates bull, aged 3 yeurs, bred by Mr I. Benn, of Colarb, Victoria, got by fcord Ljver. i

pool, Fopiia, imported, by Koyal &c Lord Liverpool,- the flhfe.jff'tj#Ord Hastings, wob bred by the Aske Hall, Richmond* -England./ Count S<shouvalofj. Herd .Book, itoan, 1.-year and four months, bred by Mr .Robert McUougalJ, Arundel, Keilor, Victoria. Gr >t, by ITieldMarshal ffipotb, 28,595, U note's Herd Book. Bam, Susauudh Booth, by Major Booth (2579n,&0. Wablock. Red-Wd-wbite hull, 2 years ojd, bred by Mr Rob r MoDougail. Gob by Major* Booth (46.700), Warngal, b* Master ot Atheist ane (14,933), &f. Uow. —Lady Eleanora, bred by Mr 0 R Sauuders, Nuwich Hall, Peunth, u-nglaud, got by Wildboy (25,447), dam Lady Elvira, by Lord Oxford (20,214), &c. Sbe is within six weeks of calviug, to the celebrated imported bull Border Chief.