S.P.C.A

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 48, 25 August 1921, Page 10

S.P.C.A

Mr F Moadowcroft (president), presided over the for! nightly meeting of the SPC A. Committee on Monday last. Mombers present wero Messrs. Wateon, Kilsyour, Forrest, Leslie, Cole, and Uarvosso. Mr. Smith (organiser) presented a report on his work for the previous two weeks, which showed that he had received subscriptions amounting to £29 ljs pd. Pleasure was expressed at the gratifying response to the appeals of tho organisor. It was stated that calls were to be made on all business houses. Captain Henry,. (Inepeetor) presented a report showing that he had looked into ti number of cases of alleged cruelty. Ho had destroyed a horse and a cat, and put a number of horses off work for varying periods. In one oase of oyerfloggins, it was decided to take action at tho Magistrate's Court. Further allowances were mad© to witnesses in recent cases to make up for wages lost. , . Letters wore received from the Levin and Longbush Junior Leagues stating that groat interest' was being 'taken in the movement iv those schools..

Notice was received from the Public Trust Office of ia legacy of £50 from a Wellington resident, who had not been a member of the society, in appreciation of the good work being done by tho S.P.C.A. Final arrangements wero made as to conditions for the proposed essay competition, and Mr. Leslie and tho secretary wero appointed a sub-committee to carry tho competition through.