CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19136, 2 April 1924, Page 5

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

MEETING OF COMMITTEE. A meeting of the committee of the Otago Society for the F retention ot Cruet ty to Animals was held in the office of the secretary, Mr E. S. Wilson, yesterday aitecjioon, Mr W. D. Snowball prsiding. , f Mr J. A. Forbes (Oamaru) wrote asking a subscription to the finances for Animal welfare Week.—lt was decided to grant the aamo amount as last year (.to), and to increase the subscription if necessary. ... , The Royal Society wrote with reference to the Humane Conference to be held at London, commencing on June ‘23. The Society for the Prevei/tion of Cruelty to Animals centenary was to be celebrated at the same time, and a representative of the Otago society was invited to be present.—The Chairman said that the president (Sir George Fenwick) would be in London then, and it was decided to invite him to represent the society. The inspector's and assistant inspector s reports were read and adopted. Mr W. F. Sligo said that reports had been received regarding the necessity for taking steps to prevent animals from slipping and falling in Water street, near the Stock Exchange Buildings. It appears that though this street was very suitable for motor vehicles, it was difficult, owing to its smooth nature, tor horses to keep their footing.— The inspector was instructed to report on the matter. Mr T. Elliott emphasised the necessity for more attention being given to the stock sales at Burnside, and he moved that the inspector be instructed to attend eacli sale if possible.—Mr W. F. Sligo supported lit Elliott’s remarks and .seconded the motion, which was carried. Accounts amounting to iTO 19s 2d’ were passed for payment.

AX ENGINEER’S HEROISM. TO THIS EDITOR. Sib, —Reading in your issue of 271 h ulto. of the heroism of Mr N. D. Hood (late chief surveyor of ships for New Zealand) at me launch of the Daphne on the Clyde in 1682, recalls to memory the fire in Ross’s Buildings, Octagon, in September, 1879 (when 12 lives were lost), and the heroic part played by Mr Peter Grant, another of our engineer surveyors. who also retired from the Government service the other day. This genial and most unobtrusive gentleman, who was barely out of his teens at the time, was largely instrumental in limiting the number of fatalities and injuries at that fire.—l am, etc., Jack. Dunedin. April 1.