WRONG IN HIS FACTS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6048, 5 November 1906, Page 8

WRONG IN HIS FACTS.

the leader of the opposition ; inaccurate. The small Kerry-Dexter cattle, imported by the Government from Ireland some time ago, to breed a strain of dairj cattle suitable for some of the hilly country, camo in for some criticism recenl.ly in Parliament. The discsneion arose out of an item of ,£3l on the Li.imates, the expenses of Mr J- M-. Johnstdn in selecting the cattle whilst in England. Mr Massey said the wretched things ought to he shot instead, of being allowed to mix with other herds. Mr Mo-Nob: I And on inquiry the Government was asked to get them by. tho Farmers' Union, on the .suggestion of Mr j. G. Wilson. Mr Massey; In Ms private capacity, but no: on behalf oMlio Farmers' Union. I differ from Mr Wilson on this point. Tho cattle are of no value to the colony. The above discussion, reported in our issue of October 3(Hh, led a representative of this paper to make some inquiries from the secretary" ot the Colonial Executive, of the Fanners’ Union, Mr A. J. McCurdy. In reply to questions after consulting his. records. Mr McCurdy stated that the matter of introducing Dexter-Kerry oabde for broken papa country was lirst mooted by Mr Monkhouse, chairman of the Stratford branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. The branch approved the • suggestion, and forwarded, resolutions pu the subject to the Taranaki Provincial Executive, and also to the Colonial Executive. Mr Nicholas B. Fryday, vicechairman of the Ngaire" branch, actively supported tho movement for tho introduction of the breed. Tho Colonial Executive (Mr J. G. Wilson president), forwarded the recommendation to the Minister for Lands (Mr Duncan),- who declined to accede to the request., Stratford, as well as other branches, reaffirmed the desirability of introducing the animals, and again tho : Colonial Excftulive, through its president, asked Mr Duncan to import Dcxtei-Kerry cattle. Tho Minister on this occasion acceded (o the Farmers’ Union request, and Mr J. M. Johnston, of Palmerston North was entrusted with the.selection of tho animals required. The farmers’ “Advocato” of January 23rd. 1903, contains the official report of the Colonial Executive meeting held at Palmerston North on Thursday January 14th. Present —Messrs J. G. Wilson (chairman), J. Boddio (Taranaki). A. E. Russell, D. Peat, W. J. ■ Birch. G. Wheeler, A. H. Atkinson, 11. J. Richards, W. B. Mathoson. Captain Hewet and A. J. McCurdy. We quote:—’’Dexter Kerry Cattle; The resolution of tho Stratford branch way reported by the president to have been forwarded to the Minister for Agriculture, in accordance with a previous decision of the Colonial Executive, and .the department, in reply, informed the executive that the matter would be inquired into.” So the official record . proves that Mr McNab is right and Mr Moysey is wronrr. ■c recommendation was,not a private one of Mr Wilson's, but an official one of the Colonial Executive’s.