Sheepowners’ Requests
t Per Press Association. Copyright.l WELLINGTON. This Day. The annual meeting of the council of the New Zealand Sheepownei's’ Federation, which was concluded . at Wellington on Thursday, passed unanimously a resolution fully endorsing the Royal Agricultural Society’s request that the Government subsidise the cost of importations of approved stud stock from Britain along the lines followed in Australia. Strong support for the extended use of funds for research into animal diseases was given by several speakers. It was decided to leave the matter of urging the need for further research in this direction to the president, Mill. D. Acland. with a view to his conferring with the Meat Board and the Wool Publicity Committee. Another matter discussed was that of granting assistance for tree planting in areas where timber is scarce and shelter for stock is not available. It was decided to ask' the executive to make representation to the appropriate Government Department with a view to assistance being given, in respect to labour for planting and fencing areas for the protection of stock on private farm lands where protection can be shown to be necessary,
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Northern Advocate, 30 July 1938, Page 4
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