SHEEP FOR WEMBLEY

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 116, 20 May 1925, Page 5

SHEEP FOR WEMBLEY

SIX FtNE CORRIEDALES

ADVERTISEMENT ~'VDR BOIVnNI'ON

BREED.

i->'ix sheep of typical New Zealand breed arc-to be shipped. td> England foi- exhibition at Wembley. Tht-y have been specially selected from this best stud stations iri_ the South Island, and considerable interest will be created by their appearance, at Hie Big Fair by the fact that, they are-'oftlYe CorKedale breed, peculiar, to jfew Zealand. The animals iir'e the first to r be Shipped alive to England from this Dominion.

An interested group of pastoraiists; breeders; Mothers-, including!., several Cabinet Miriisl'ersj inspected 'the sheep iil the Parliamentary grounds yesterday. The animals comprise four ewe hoggets (list 1 yfe'af's iambs) and two twotooth' rtinVs; and all are in fihfe conditidh: They are to be, shipped shortly, liy Messrs: Abrah'alii and Wiiliatas; Ltd:, ahd Wright; Stephensoii; and Go:, Ltd.; wh6 are undertaking the enterprise, arid after Undergoing twenty-eight, dak's' ■qu&rahtine on arrival in England they will be displayed in special peris which are being erected on the site 6i the Maori House ih the 'Exhibition grounds. As tile .venture will be.an, excellent advertisement for a breed which is produced Bol'ely. iii .New Zealand, the Government hasr-r.;'iindertaken that in . the event of the ' consignors '', suffering any loss ..it .will defray half of it. The breed is said, tb be particularly suitable to cohditioris in cferr tairi. parts of .the, United Kingdom, ahd i| .introduced .there it, is likely to flourish. . Australia, has already exported to the Old Country.a number of hierihd sheep:; which are of .distinct Australian breed, a arid the present venture will:bring before the producers in England the fact that an. equally strong and desirable breed is offered by tilis. country. The idea of sending the Cprriedales Homo originated w.ith a firlli '. with whom Messrs. Abraham and Williams are in touch; Messys: l' ; ,and J. Hughes; of Crewej who iiav'e a, branch bf their business in the Argentine; They expressed a dfesire that a number pf Cbrriedaies Bhould.Jje sent to England,-for show at Wembley^ afi.a. the High Coiiimissioher (Sir Jilmes. AUeh). passed, qn the suggestion to the Department of Industries and Commerce at. Iklfissrs. Abtaham^md Williams .approached JSh. H. T. Little; president pf the Corricdalp Association; and father tit Mr. .Henry Little; the originator .of, tile breed; with the result that four of.the six fine specihifens .inspected . this. iiiprning were selected by him. The others were purchased from him by the consignors. Owhig to the short time at the ■ disposal of the selectors, it was somewhat difficult to choose suitable animals; as the best ewes had been,mated, and,there would have been an element of risk in sending sheep .which were .in lamb.

The animals, will probably be sold in England, and it is possible tKiit the present venture will result in further trade between England and tho Dominion in tomedales.