JERSEY BREEDERS' CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 174, 24 July 1923, Page 6

JERSEY BREEDERS' CLUB.

! « : asS v THAMES VALLEY BRANCH. * : ;- ---|; ' . }rts The annual meeting of the Thames V«UJj> Jersey Cattle Breeders' Club was hem.■■•■ Paeroa. The president, Mr. E. G. Walter*; occupied the chair. There was a «<>« attendance of canlprs. The balance-law showed a credit balance of £3 6/ and »« outstanding liabilities. The annnal repog stated, inter alia, that there were ,* financial members. During the year I demonstration on Jprsey cattle had *«« . held to Paeroa, by Messrs. A. E. SH»*% F. B. Day (Hamilton) and W. J. Httt (Matatoke), and an examination ««• recently held, at which several members PJ» eented themselves. The club record*! la appreciation of 'the services of Mr. H. E. JV Watson, the official demonstrator to ™ N.Z. Jersey Cattle Breeders' Assoclatloj. It was.regretted thai Mr. Watson had-M relinquish his position owing to conttaoont ill-health. * J,; It was resolved to hold a pedlirree Jeraej cattle sale in Paeroa towards thee M,- --* in the yards of the Hauratl A ana P. Association. Arrangements are -BO? : being made in that direction. ■ Undoubtedly the most Important declsWE arrived at by the club during the year/™ Its decision to secure if possible iro" 1 Jersey Island a young bull ot outstanottf merit as a butterfat producer for servic* among the cattle of subscribers to the dafc It was decided that the breed in *«* Zealand -was more tban holding its ,en?» ,, In the matter of butterfat records, and-xB" the demand for Jersey cattJd was la no *»jf .• abatine, as evidenced at recent over the country. Membere were to continue to foster the breed, to ase t&gT legitimate effort to further the pbpuWKl of the Jersey breed in the distrlcf. -. -"Sg 5 The following officers were elected torJM ensuing year:—President, Mr. ■ e^, Buchanan ; secretary and treasurer, Mr. j<. • K. Dean. The retiring president (%» G. Waters) and secretary (Mr. J. Inrts) were heartily thanked for their valuiiiMJ services tendered to the club daring '*•* ye«r, and it was decided to record tf»* «W». IVPre«imUon in the minutea.