SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5365, 5 December 1882, Page 2

SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

s The ordinary meeting of the committee of the Society for Preveatioa ot &**}%<& Animals was held at 4.15 p.m. 7&te&&*' Present—Messrs M. Murpby, S. IJoWßafc fW. H. Love, J. P. Jameson, J. An&i*W* Espenette, T. W. Jones, Shaw, B. «KWS? t f T. S. Weston, FatherGinatyand Phiven, and his Worship the Mayor, H* :~, ; Worship the Mayor oocapied the chair. ; The Secretary read a I*tU*t«m hfe Honor Mr Justice Johnston ; office of vice-preeidant, 2 a it was incompatible w*h h» ' ~ **?&' report of the inspector for Jb» .month oTNovembei; waa read. Hedrw Sob to the fact that cows were bmg , SSt toto the aaleyaids with over- , BSd nddew, it wasin«w«y , ■ uriiil be (rtrongly disoooraged. The» v j had been twenty-six warnings givendußttff If. the month, and, generally, the work of v»] : , Society wa* doing good. ' . »' The resignation of Mr G. A. Beade cc treasurer was received; he leaving Cwtte*«, ■•■ „ T. Plavell moved—"That A* »- .% f ignation of Mr Beade be receivedi*g* ( * egret, and that the best ti*ri*<**£*J*lommittee be tendered to him for h» Brvioes." . ~ _a.^l^^V ;. Mr Jamieson seconded ike motion, iraq agreed to. . . -—**«£ It was reaolved—"That the Mr Shaw) act ac freaeurer f ■ A letter vm read ft ool ■ he Eoyal Society "- ruelty to Animak stetm| *J**Jp£ -, '- ; ooldaead aa many<W.«*?* «> itions gratis as they .. * friteratated that none of the*?™ 8 ; ;A

" of horsee, informing tWtt«t. A«^va3■ of aafinals condemned as unfit necessity the secretary was instructed to see whether arrangements could be made for destroys! of animale in the city without the necessity of sending the animal The Secretary reported that Messrs Hamstersley, at Timara; A. H. Cunningias, at Rangiora; and A. Chnmingham, SpriogSeld, had consented to act as honorary agents of the society for their districts. - _. On the motion of the Bey. T. ITaveH, it ' was resolved that the name of Mrs J . T. Jfotsoa be added to the ladies' committee. The Secretary read extracts fromtfie reports of the inspector with regard to «ows biing brought into sale yards with overstocked udders, thas causing great pain to the animals. He ■• tbonght something ourfit to be done in this matter. MrMTkurphy asked how it..was that a case of gross cruelty -in Armagh street had not .been brought forward at the Court.. v. The Secretary stated thafe the matter •was is the hands of the police. The Mayor said that the case had been reported to him, and had been sent on to the inspector of the society. t Mr Murphy pointed out that the condition of the horse nowirae quitedifferent to what it was when he saw it. It -was, -therefore, necessary that prosecutien .should be taken at once. . Eev. -T. Fisvell said that he had had -occasion recently to caution a baker who -was driving ahowe with sore shoulders. Mr "Weston said that he desired to say that if oh any occasion he could be of assistance to the society in taking cases into Cwat, fee; would be very willing to STOSO.- ' •.-:■., ■ ■ ■. .. ■ ■ ~ It w&s resolved, in, respect to cows' with ; adders, that the inspector be leqaeeted to caution owners of cattle in ■iimitate. : i---- -■■. .•••■■■ .■ ' •: ■ Tie quorum of the committee was reduced from nine to seven. Xhe secretary brought under the notice of the committee the method of shipping -catib into steamers. Mr Weston moved—•• That the secretary tel; instructed to communicate with the -shipping companies on the subject." Mr T. Edwards ■ thought it would be letter if the secretary wait on the shipping companies and interview them. Mr Weston said that was his idea. The resolution was put and carried.