KINDNESS TO ANIMALS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1923, Page 12

KINDNESS TO ANIMALS

MEETING OF WELLINGTON

S.P.C.A

GRATIFYING RESULTS OF WORK,

The annual meeting of the Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, to Animals was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. F. Meadowcroft (president) in the chair.

In moving the adoption of the annual report, a synopsis of which has appeared in "The Post," Mr. Meadowcroft remarked that during the past year the work of the society had gone steadily on. They.were indebted very much indeed for the success of the society to the amount of publicity which the Press had given to their work. That the Press was most favourably disppsed to the society and its objects was shown by the reports given of their meetings . and by the approving editorial comment. They had found .that the 'Press was always ready to insert any matter that might help on the society. It was proposed to resuscitate the society at Palmorston North.and form a society at.Masterton, or v extend tho society's operations to those districts. That would be a matter for the incoming- committee to deal with. They were glad to .see that the boys and girls of the Wellington district were taknig an interest in the society by writing, essays on its objects. In this connection they were indebted to, Mr. T. T. Hugo for his continued donation of prizes. The speaker then alluded to the good work done by the society's inspector, Captain J. Henry. Mr. Meadowcroft drew attention to two contingent donations .which were coming to the organisation—one from as far away as Taranaki..

In seconding the motion, Mr. D. E. Leslie, speaking as headmaster of a city school, dwelt upon the stimulation of interest in the society's work due to the prizes offered to school children for the best essays on the society's objects. The report was adopted. Mr. Meadowcroft stated that after eight years of office he was reluctantly

compelled, owing to business and health reasons, to retire from the position. He would, however, continue to take a close interest in the society's work.

Regret at the retirement of Mr. Meadowcroft and high appreciation of his services to the society was expressed by Mesdames C. H. Seville and C. Christie and Mr. A. Forrest.

The election of officers resulted as follows :—Patron, His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General, Lord Jellicoe; president, Mr. D. E. Leslie; vice-presidents, his Worship the Mayor, Messrs. M. J. Kilgour, William Watson, and F. Meadowcroft; committee, Mrs. C. H. Seville, Mrs. C. Christie, Miss Richardson, Miss Burfoot. Miss A. White, Rev. Robertson Orr, Rev. J. R. Glasson, Messrs. R. F. Carvosso, L. U. Chaffey, W._ Cole, A. Forrest; and Salt; honorary solicitors, Messrs. Barker and O'Donovan, Luke and Kennedy, Mazengarb. Hay, and Macalister, Webb, Richmond; and Cornish; honorary auditor, Mr. C D. Morpeth, F.P.A. (N.Z.).