UTILITY POULTRY CLUB.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18014, 5 March 1924, Page 10

UTILITY POULTRY CLUB.

MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETING. The monthly meeting of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was held last night, Mr W. A. Gee presiding over a good attendance. Mr H. Beck reported on the proposal to shut up the ducks for the winter. A motion proposing that the ducks should be shut up was negatived. Canterbury Poultry Producers, Ltd., wrote offering to replace the club's new boxes, but expressing the opinion that' the. club should pay for the. new fillers. The letter was received, and the chairman said that the company's offer was a generous one. Mr P. 0. Reynolds wrote resigning from the >club on account of ill-health. It was decided to hold the letter oyer, Mr H. Williams undertaking to' see Mr Reynolds with the view of inducing him to remain a member. The caretaker reported that.. the birds had picked up wonderfully during the past few weeks, due to the warmer weather and good. food. ' Mr R. M. S. Cookson suggested that it would be of educational valffh to hive recorded the ailments from which the birds reported to have- been treated for sickness were ~ suffering. . It would allay dissatisfaction if the caretaker's report included the complaint from which sick birds were suffering. He moved in this direction. "". • • • Mr R. W. Bawke said that the caretaker's report, or a report from hitnself, could be only the report of a layman, and the Bird might be suffering from, a totally different complaint. "What benefit would that be either to the club or to the owner of the bird J It would be, he thought, absolutely misleading. It would require the services of an expert at. a guinea a time, and the club's finances could not stand the expense. . . . Mr Cookson considered that' if. the caretaker stated .what he was treating'a bird for it would. satisfy members. The motion was. lost. . ' v "The' secretary (Mr G. J. Wilkitl*) reported as follows on. the entries received to' date for the forthcoming competition:— This , Last ' Year. Year. Single hen championship .. • 15 80 Three-bird teams (light) .. 48 J4 Three-bird teams (heavy) ,10 10 Flock teams . .. •• ' if iS Three-bird duck teams ; 10 17 Totals •• 97 U? He suggested that instead of the usual ballot for pen*, the pens should be allotted as the Sirds-came-to• hand. . ( . After discussion it was decided to. adhere to the balloting syetem. . _ Messrs Tritt,- Osborne, Mitchell, _and Ocokaon "were appointed- the Balloting It was decided to leave to the discretion of the Supervising Committee to : allow birds to remain for 52 wfceke If there . was a likelihood of any records belng miyie. . Regarding taking photographs of birds in the competition, it was decided thatowners desiring to .do so be permitted to j take photographs*- of . their birds . on. making arrangements with the caretaker. - Mr J. D. Gobbe, reporting on the Young Bird Show to .be held on the 21st. and 22nd inst., stated that everything to good entries. Several enquiries for schedules had been received from tha North Island, and there was a possibility of entries from th Mr No Hnwke, reporting on . b ® h " l£ .. of Bupervlsing Committee, stated that th« birds were looking well. He expeeted that the final, weeks of the present competition would be quite to the aTer W? „° r same period at previous competitions.