HERD-TESTING SUBSIDY

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1931, Page 15

HERD-TESTING SUBSIDY

FINAL SETTLEMENT MADE. DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS. Hamilton, Sept. 17. A final settlement has been made in connection with the ■ distribution of the Government herd-testing subsidy for tho 1930-31 season, and the New Zealand ■Co-operative Herd-testing Association will be receiving a cheque for £1499. This sum represents the association’s proportion of the residue of the £BOOO voted by the Government to assisting herd-testing after all claims lodged by other herd-testing associations and approved by the New Zealand Herd-testing Federation’s central executive have been met. The claims arc in respect to allowances for new groups formed, assistance to newly-formed associations and weak groups, and the-cost of renewing plant and equipment. Tho whole of the £1499 granted to the' New Zealand Association will be refunded or credited to members of the association who tested last season on the basis of the number of cows on which testing fees were paid. The refunds or credits will equal 4d a cow tested under the group system, and 2d a cow tested under the individual system. In the ease of members entitled to the subsidy who will be testing again this season, the sum due will be credited to the current season’s accounts, while In the case of members who are entitled to the subsidy, but who are not testing this season, the refunds will be paid In oash on October 20.