HAWERA POULTRY CLUB

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 13 July 1917, Page 3

HAWERA POULTRY CLUB

On Thursday, in Show week, the Hawera Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society held a meeting, which had for its purpose the placing before Mr J. Jarvis, president of the North Island Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association, the possibility of an endeavor being made to heal the breach existing between the North Island Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society and the un-affiliai-ed bodies in and "around Wellington. Mr J. Jarvis, who is president of the North Island Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society, the North Island Leghorn. Club, the Wyandotte Club, and the Orpington Club, was voted to the chair. Mr C. Cumming, president of the Hawera Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society, referred to the desirability of there being only one controlling body for the North Island dealing with J>he fancy, and said the time had now arrived when the North Island Poultry and Pigeon Association, being the parent body, should open its doors and extend the hand of friendship to these disqualified bodies in the North Island. Unity was strength, and it seemed a great pity that the many good fanciers in and around Wellington should be debarred from showing at the buIIT of the shows in the North Island; also ft seemed regrettable that the rest of-tfche fanciers, who belonged to the. affiliated bodies, should be debarred from showing at Wellington, when possibly this breach could be closed. Every club in the North Island would benefit by such a state of affairs being brought about, particularly Palmerston North, the headquarters of the North Island Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association. Mr C. Cudby supported this view, and pointed out how the affiliated clubs would benefit by the closing of this breach, more especially those in direct communication by rail to Wellington. Mr Cudby remarked that in AmericajQ White Leghorns and AVhite Rocfcs, probably the bulk of the exhibitors in the North Island belonged to I the affiliated bodies, but what w ras wanted was more exhibitors in Silver and Golden Wyandottes, Black Orpingtons, and Game, and if this difference between the two bodies could be settled, not only would Jthe North Island Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association benefit, but also the fanciers throughout th.c North Island in these different mentioned breeds, because the Welling-

ton fanciers: were particularly strong m Wyandot;;es, Orpingtons and Game, pigeons and canaries. Mr J. Jarvis then outlined the differences that existed at present between the North Island Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Associition and the New Zealand Championships, Ltd.. and the Wellington and Masterton Poultry Societies, and stated that the way was always open for these disqualified bodies to come back into the Association. The North Island Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association were quite willing to admit these bodies, providing these unaffillated clubs were desirous of working in harmony with the rest of the affiliated clubs in the North Island. Seeing that these disqualified bodies had committed the wrong, he (Mr Jarvis) considered that the first move should come from them, and if this was done he could assure those present that the North I6land_ Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association would only be too willing to receive them hack again, for while this breach existed it was bad for the different clubs, the fanciers in a body and individually. j Mr Gumming moved that the whole matter be placed before the Council of thfi North Island Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association for consideration. This was seconded by Mr Dillon anr! carried iinanimously, the drafting out of remit being left in the hands of Mr