MR. BUDDO'S VETO.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 753, 28 February 1910, Page 4

MR. BUDDO'S VETO.

AEMS FOE-BEAES AND' ; : BUFFALOS. -.;'. ,','. ; BtJT NO WELCOME FOE. PUMA& IBr Telegraph.—Special Correspondent)':'. Wanganui, February.27. Mr. Boyd, proprietor./of v the 'Aramoho; Zoo; lias several animals waiting in-Syd-ney and others, on theway, but has/mei ; with a rebuff/from : the/' Government, which'refuses to allow somo; of thorn /to land.,; ..-.■'-'.'"' '■■'.'..'!.. ■/;•';.,.!■.-.■.' V'.-l '■'.-,

The shipment comprises two 'leopards,' two. pumas,, two cheetahs;-; two : fdxeli,- two polar bears, two buffalos,: : and. one''.'elephant, but the;. Minister 1 for Internal ■ Af-, fairs (Mr. Buddo), while givingpcr-uis-• sion for the bears, buEalos,-and elephant to be landed, absolutely declines to'allow; the; other animals to : be' admitted to th« country, though' he' gives no reaEon.for! his!action. ,-.-'; ' , ' ..' _i ':' .■■' '■■''■:■:,;

Mr.' Boyd .contends that the regulation giving the Minister power to exclude'dangerous animals from' the country was in-, tended; to bo"used : with; discretion, and'was never meant to: -apply to animals .which would be shut up in .'strong cages in ;a : zoo. He also T points out that 1 the Minis--ter .has .already allowed - two ■/ lions, 'two' bears, and a tiger.,to -bo-landed,.and ij now willing to admit two more N bears. "■■•.',' ■ Mr. Boyd:, cannot therefore understand/ the. - Minister'sV- objection -to -pumas,: leopards, and cheetahs, arid he intends to again lay the; matter before'the Minister', and. to ..endeavour to convince him, . there is no. danger of the animals'getting ■loose;-:;, : ' .'-■'■■;;'.- :;'-.///--/;.;•"''>"-'-■ ;