WAIKATO CATTLE BREEDERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19032, 1 June 1925, Page 11

WAIKATO CATTLE BREEDERS

TRANSFER OF MR. GREEN. STRONG PROTEST RECORDED. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Saturday. A meeting of the Waikato Combined Cattle Breeders' Association was held today, Mr. A., W. Green presiding. Mr. C. M. Hume, manager of the New Zealand Co-operative Herd-testing Association, addressed the meeting on tho subject of group testing, and urged the more universal adoption of testing for the improvement of the dairy industry. He asked the meeting to assist the Herdtesting Association by passing a, resolution urging tho Government to subsidise the work of testing. The pieeting passed tho following resolution: "That this meeting of combined breeders recommends to the Government that a bonus on the basis of subsidy be paid toward the permanent establishment under efficient control of group' herdtesting. With reference to the proposed transference of Mr. A. W. Green from tho Ruakura State Farm several members spoke in high praise of tho work done by Mr. Green for the benefit of the farmers in tho district. Mr. Green stated that he had received intimation about a month ago of his transference from Ruakura; beyond that he was not prepared to make any public statement. He did not know definitely where he was being transferred; Tho meeting passed a strong protest against the action of tho Government in transferring Mr. Green from Ruakura, and in view of the fact that his services have been invaluable to the district, requested the department to reconsider the matter. It was pointed out that Mr. Greon was likely to be of moro service to tho farming community Ruakura than elsewhere.