QUALITY OF STOCK.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 303, 18 November 1930, Page 2

QUALITY OF STOCK.

VIEWS OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL

FRANK CRITICISM OFFERED

(By Telegraph.— Special to Standard.) TIMARU, Nov. 18.

In the course of a speech at a municipal reception at Caroline Bay Hall last evening, the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, spoke at some length on agricultural and pastoral topics. Referring to the stock he had seen at the recent Christchurch Show, His Excellency said he had been astonished and pleased to notice the high level of live stock and other exhibits as representative of what the farmers of Canterbury and this part of the world were able to do.

“Frankly, I was disappointed at the stock I saw at the recent Royal Show in Hastings,” His Excellency proceeded. “Some of the animals were extremely good, but there were others which were not worthy of an award at any Royal Show in the British Empire. As an old agriculturist I think it is unfortunate that an animal, and particularly a male animal, should have the reputation of being a Royal Show champion unless that animal is of the first class.” Lord Bledisloe went on to say that Timaru, like other parts of New Zealand, depended upon its primary industries —its agricultural and pastoral industries —for its prosperity, and upon the quality of its live stock; and the live stock depended for their constitution upon having the best blood it was possible to introduce. The way to get back to prosperity in the future would be by the high quality of the stock.

: Some pastoral associations were apprehensive about introducing pedigree live stock from the Old Country. He was sorry that this should be so, but if they would not import them from the Old Country he urged them to get them from somewhere else. They should not allow their stock to become inbred-