PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13735, 29 May 1913, Page 4

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

ANNUAL MEETING NELSON SOCLE'

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The annual meeting of the above>-, named Society was held yesterday' afternoon in Messrs. Rout and Son's room, when Bishop, Mules presided.' Mr. H. F. West, the honorary secretary and treasurer, presented the report and the audited balance sheet". Tho report showed that the cases brought before tho Society numbered 31; referring to horses 23, to cattle 3, to dogs 4, and one regarding a cat. In. only ono case was the evidence considered sufficiently strong to render a prosecution advisable/ and the hon. secretary supplied tho police with the necessary information. Acknowledgment was made of the assistance the- police gave tho Society. Tho handsome gift of £50, to the funds by Mrs. Waring was acknowledged. The attention of < the public was called to the human© killer which is i*ow in the keeping of the hon. secretary (Mr, West), and which is ready for use The balance sheet showed the receipts to be £69 4s 9d, and the expenditure to £11 ss, leaving a credit bal-, mice.©f £57 19s 9d. •

Tho report and balance sheet weife adopted.

.(Apologies _wer:>- received for nonattendance- of Messrs. A. T. Maginnity, H. E. Walker, and Mrs. Gibbs.

• Tho'-.election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, liis Loi-dsbio Bishop Sadlier; president, Bishop Mules; vicepresidents, Mrs. Gibbs, Misses Atkinson and Gascoigue, the Rev. J. P. Kempthorno, Messrs. W. T. Bond, C. E. Molesworth, and H. Baigent; general committee, Messrs N. A. McLaren, E. Jones, W. W. Snodgrass, H. E. Walker, T. Newman, H. Gay, F. Haase, H. Baigent, R. Watson, J. Ansticc, and Mesdam-es Betfc and Booth; hon; solicitors, Messrs. Maginnity and Son; lion, auditor, Mr. R. Catley; lion, veterinary surgeon, Mr. Mitchell; hon... inspector^ Mr. H. F. West. Mr. West said he had not the time to continue as hon. secretary and -treasurer, rind he did not desire to be reokcted. Mr. E. E. Jones said if Mr. West would continue to hold tho offices, ho (Mr. Jones) would assist him as far as he- could. Mr. West consented-to, act for the time being.

The sub-committee of inspection was re-appointed. On the motion of Mr. W. W. Snodgrass, seconded by Mr. Baigent, Mrs. Waring was accorded a hearty vote of thankg for her handsome donation of £50, and she was requested to' allow her name to bo added to the vice-presi-dents of the Society. Votes of thanks were passed to tho honorary officers, to Messrs. Rout and Sons for tho use of their room, and to the chairman. Tho meeting then adjourned.