MR. SHORT AND HIS SHEEP.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 837, 8 June 1910, Page 8

MR. SHORT AND HIS SHEEP.

. CABLE MESSAGES SENT. •On Saturday a number of congratulatory cablegrams, including one from tlie Feilding Athletic Club and the Feilding A. and P. Association, were sent to Mr. Ernest Short, of Parorangi, upon his notable achievements at, the Argentine Show. Air. Short has sent a cablegram expressing his . warmest. thanks to all those who cabled to him their congratulations. The five sheep Mr. Short is returning to New Zealand are to be shipped on the Corinthic, which leaves Wellington on June 16 for' Buenos Ayres, where she will pick up the Short sheep &orae weeks. later, and will then take them for the round .trip -to London, :md back to New Zealand, via Teneriffe. Mr.' Short is" I having thirty sacks of-Feilding swedes and carrots sent across by the Corinthic to feed the five sheep on their Toyage home again. "Heartiest congratulations on your' successes; New Zealand honoured," was the text of a oablegram sent yesterday by the Hon. T. Mackenzie (Minister • for Agriculture) to Mr. Short, of Parorangi, Feilding, who is at present in Bueaios Ayres, upon his success in winning the world's championship, and four first' prizes with his Bomney sheep.

Tho Christchurch Fruitgrowers' Association at its meeting the other day discussed the Hon. Dr. Findlay's scheme for using prison labour to plant orchards on the poor lands in the north. Members generally expressed tho opinion ' that afforestation was a good thing, anil that the work could ba cheaply and effectively - dono'by prison labour. They were, however, strongly opposed to the State cmploying prison labour in fruit culture, and competing with existing growers. It was suggested that the Government might as well-go into the dnir.-.viig industry as take up fruitgrowing. The - meeting decided to approach members of ■ Parliament to oppose the proposal, and ■ to' ask other associations to co-opernte fa! taking similar action.