S.P.C.A.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18920, 8 February 1927, Page 12

S.P.C.A.

CANTERBURY CENTRE.

The «u»l monlhly meeting of the C.»l«. bury Society for the Prevention of CrueHy ,o Animals took pl.ee l«t n.«ht. *«.«*• Mr A. W. MacOillivrny (chairman). Mr. H. ?. Biiwiff. "•«» o. »««""■ *• Morle "' and J. C Lord. Mr 11. F. Herbert wrote resigning from hi. position on the committee of th, .ocl t>. ChrUtchurch Poultry. Club wrote*•l«B «> ' the raatlor of weighing birds nt * '<™s, ni IcKcd to bo cruel, would be attended to. The lo,^oX.h C Srb»ry Stock AslocLion wrote, stating that it understood that in tlow of complaintß received-in refr nee to the new cattle trucks , ,h,, B.JJW Department was now converting the trucks to tho old type. The letter was received. l ° The Wellington Centre notified «»t » rojjsignroent of ahout 1500 thcep left Maslorton D y rail on February Ist. Thei sheep left Wellington for Lyttolton on February .lr . and arrived at Lyttolton on February 4lh. It had been stated that the sheep had not received cither food or water during that time. Tho society's inspector reported that he had inspected tho sheep nt I.yttolton. and thev had been in n bad condition. It was decided that the inspector's report be forwarded to tho Wellington Society, nnd that tho Wellington Society bo urged to prosecuto for tho offence. The inspector reported that it was nccessarv to have roofing placed over tho pig pens at the Baugiora and tho Lection saleynrds. It was decided to write to the authorities regarding the roofing of tho pons.