THE STOCK COMMITTEE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3131, 9 August 1892, Page 2

THE STOCK COMMITTEE.

(by teleguaph.—prkss association). Wellington. Last Nipitit. Thk .Parliamentary Stuck Committee at a meeting to-day, considered the lesolutions passed by the Agricultural Conference held at Christclmrch ia May la?t. The Minister for Lnnds, who was presont, declared that tho Government i" in favour of the aopointmeutof an entomologist directly a suitable pmson can he found, find would also lake into consideration the appoiiit-nt of iiiv-tlier veterinary surgeon. The question of U'irictiltnral eduction in the Stateschools was referred by the Committee to the Government for conMtleration. Ic w.is also resolved that scholarship* gained liy pupils in tlio primary school he available for the education uf the holders at the Tjincmn School of Agriculture. The Ed ligation Mspartinont will bo rerj'ifcstp'l to communicate this resolution to the Education Boards of the colony. With reference to quarantine the Minister for Lands stated that the Government is giving the subJTit consideration with a view to reducing the eh*r=;es, anil he also said that better provision ni'iiinst sheep stealing would be m:tde by a Bill to ba introduced. With reference to the t.ix on stallions he said that so much difference of opinion jji'ovailo'i that, the Government considered it unwise to do any thing this session. He promised to issue circulars to the Agricultural Societies and obtain their opinion on the matter.