GORE SHOW

Southland Times, Issue 22159, 30 October 1933, Page 4

GORE SHOW

MEETING OF COMMITTEE. At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Gore Agricultural an d Pastoral Association on Saturday there were present Messrs F. Trapski (president, in the chair), D. Dickie, J. Bruce, R. L. Byars, Henry Smith, George Smith, P. S. Cullen, M. R. Lawlor, R. K. Dodds, J. Burnett, W. G. Mac Kay, C. Tripp, W. L. Scott, W. Y. Dickie, R. H. Dickie, J. Drysdale, Hugh Smith, J. H. Galt, G. Wraytt, G. W. Whittingham, E. Dodds, R. H. Gardyne, H. P. Mclntyre, A. Brock, T. A. Fleming, J. A. Edwards, W. G. Ladbrook, P. Keir and J. E. White. A letter was received from the Auckland Association to the effect that it would support any movement to prevent any relaxation of the regulations prohibiting the importation of stock from countries infected with foot and mouth disease. The association was communicating with the Minister accordingly. Advice that the No, 10 building subsidy would be available for the conversion of open stalls into loose boxes at the showgrounds was received from the secretary of the Gore Unemployment Committee. Tenders were received, but on account of the price being high it was decided not to proceed with the work at present. . , Further particulars concerning the district competition in export lambs were received from the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board. Attention was drawn to the amendments to clause three which read: Each individual pen to consist of three lambs, entries from each farmer to be limited to not more than two pens of lambs, the competitors to be confined to lambs bred for export and not for stud purposes. All lambs must be either (1) long-woolled or (2). the progeny of a Down or shortwoolled ram crossed with a longwoolled ewe or a Corriedale ewe or a long-woolled merino cross ewe. Exhibitors must make a declaration as to the breeding of the lambs at time of entry. , ± t In a further letter the secretary ot the board acknowledged the association’s suggestions that the regulations should be amended to allow the best three lambs out of the two pens to be selected for shipment. “It may be mentioned that clause six already provides that in the case of an exhibitor entering two pens and having any inferior, damaged or overweight carcasses in both pens such exhibitor may have one pen made up after killing from the two pens entered,” stated the letter. It was considered by the board that to allow the best pen to be made up from two pens entered, by one grower would give the exhibitor of two pens an unfair advantage. A letter was received from the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association inquiring the date it was proposed to hold the district competition in Eastern Southland with a view to arranging killing and shipping simultaneously. It was decided to hold the competition early in January. It was decided to support a resolution of the Southland Association requesting the Government not to proceed with the Live Stock Improvement Bill until full opportunity had been afforded agricultural organizations of considering the detailed proposals.