S.P.C.A. MEETING

Evening Star, Issue 23093, 20 October 1938, Page 23

S.P.C.A. MEETING

SUCCESS OF ANIMAL WELFARE WEEK The monthly meeting of the executive ot the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held yesterday afternoon. Mr E. C. Reynolds occupied the chair, others present being Messrs W. Cooper, S. P. Leith, J. R. Dickison, J. C. Wilhs, G. Matheson, and J. Gordon. , * „ Letters were received from Dean Cruickshank (Sfc. Paul’s Cathedral), the Rev. S. T. Nicholls (Tokoniairlro Presbyterian Church), Mr W. Hobson (superintendent of the fetratnTaieri Presbyterian Sunday _ School), and Mi David Forsyth (superintendent of the Port Chalmers Supday School) stating that suitable addresses had been given by them in connection with Animal Welfare Week.—The letters were received, the chairman expressing appreciation of the work of, the writers of the letters, and remarking that no doubt others had also assisted in the objects of the week. Miss Annie C. Anderson, who has been appointed by the society to visit the various city schools, reported on her attendance at the Maori Hill, Musselburgh, ahd Kensington Schools, stating that she could not speak too highly of the manner in which her talks on birds and on animals, and also her pictures, bad been received. INSPECTOR'S REPORT.

The inspector (Mr J. J. Hinchcliff) reported under date October 18. He stated that he hud visited Palmerston, Oamaru Waikouaiti, Ravensbourne, Sawyers' Bay? Port Chalmers, Kurow, Wingatui. Balclutha, Paretai, Port Molyneux, Owakn, Mosgkl, Outram, Berwick, Allanton, and Momona. He had also attended stock sales at Burnside, Palmerston, Balclutha. and Owakfi. and race meetings at Kurow and Wingatui. The only complaints he had received during-the month, Mr Hindicliff said, wefe two regarding straying cats, one of dog poisoning, and one in connection with the need for improvement ih the corporation’s pound at the North End, near the Gardens. It was necessary, stated the inspector, that ah Open stock yard should be built alongside the present building. When he had inspected the pound there were 10 head of cattle in it, and he had been informed that there had been ns many ns 18 in the pound at one time. Even with 10 head of cattle in the pound it was congested. There was ample room for a stock yarfl at tho south end of the present pound, and he would suggest that the chairman of the Reserves Committee of the City Council be Written to in connection with a much-needed improvement. In connection with the straying oats, Mr Hinchcliff stated that he had advised the people who had complained that they should take them to the gasworks and have them destroyed. The dog-poisoning case had occurred at Tomahawk but no trace of the person responsible for the poisoning had so far been discovered.

The report was received, and it ’”08 decided to communicate with the town clerk regarding making improvements at tbe pound. Mr Hinchcliff further reported on a case he had investigated at Pine Hill, where a young man had allowed the chains on a swing plough to injure the hind legs of the two horses in the plough. Members held that it would hot be possible to secure a conviction against the driver,' if he were prosecuted, as there was no evidence of intentional cruelty. It was decided under the circumstances to issue a caution to the man to be more careful.