PROPOSED CLYDESDALE SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1179, 14 July 1911, Page 8

PROPOSED CLYDESDALE SOCIETY.

STJPPOKT FJJOM HAWEEA. Mr. Alex. Hunter .presided .at a mcotiusj, held at ITawera, of persons interested in the formation of a Clydesdale HorseSociety. The mcetiiu: was held under Iho ;*iisnices of the Egmont A. and -P. As;o'ciation. •Air. Hunter said of the- movement that, there was a likelihood of it being a success. ...There were a number of reasons ■why v. '•j'ji-.etj «f this 'ort was lfrces-ary,. theprincipal of which, briefly, were:—(l) The maintenance of a -'hiifh sfnmlard of brcrditisf; 'i' 2) the compilation of absolutely correct .-records of antecedents; (3). the retaining of iiiformatioii relative to'older brocdeis nut regislorrd.- many of whom were away; (l>,the registration of foaling,' deaths-and transfers regularly; (.j) receiving, of and jjrnutiii:,' nf certificate? in reference to exports ami imports by some recugnifcd society or authority; (Or tho prevention of duplication of horses' name-, which iod to.- cr.iifnsion; (7) - tho niainteiKinca'oi a slamiing i:i pi-e----wnt markets, an;' to gain ;i i'oothiE; in other , !; (8)' the encouragement and fosterin;? the breeding of sound stock.-' , -- ■It was mentioned by Mr. S. Blake that, there was a stock bank issued under the direction of Ihv Canterbury A. and P. Association, and would not tho present movement be iiutagoni-tic to IliDt association?

The chairman and other speakers replied in effect that there was no desire on the part of tlia promoters to injurtCnntvrbury, but rather to help them in' every possible inniiiirr, for it.was recoifnissd .that their book was ii'.cmniili'Jß in TCRiinl to many details. After some discussion it iras decided, on the motion of Messrs. A. L. Campbell ami J. Robertson, to cc-operatr with I lie Otago As-wiation. and tln\t tlioso present would da what they could to foster Hit movement. Messrs. Hunter and llnberhon were appointed', delegate* to titteml the inectim; at Dunedin. It was resolved to inform the Canterbury Association of whn't had taken place and to.invite .suggestions.fiom them. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Dunedin, July i,i. A nieetin; of the sub-committee ,of the Clydesdale horse-breeders,'"• appointed to mnke arranseraents'for'tho conference.'to tiVke place in the first.week of August, was held to-day. A number of letters from prominent 'breeders ofTeriiicf cordial support in the proposed i'nnnntion of a New Zcnlaiul Clydesdale horse society were read. The Egmont A. nnrt V. Siiciety bus decided to fall into line with Otago in the matter, and other societies have promised hearty co-operation, in tho project. The fruit growers of .Ilatiima have received ii visit from Jlr. Nottasc, Government orchard instructor, who jjavo on exhibition of pnining and spraying, in Jlr. I.owlhor's orchard. A eorrcspondent of the "Ifmvke's Bay Herald" says:—"The day was unfavourable, or doubtle.-s more would have been present, but some 25 persons rolled up, nnd were well repaid for their trouble. The fact that the trees in this orchard are only a tew years old made it particularly interestinsv.as most of those present own orchards nf the same description and gained more information on how to manage them than they would have done if the trees were old and worn out."