Sheep Breeders' Association.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12280, 12 June 1903, Page 4

Sheep Breeders' Association.

PEA.CTJOES, AT FAIRS. ■ Per press Association. *. Jw-f , r P^bierston Nprtli, Juae. 11." ■-, "At tne'anniJal meeting of the JN.oJdJh Islanti- Branch .of the t Shoep:bfeeders Association, to-day the report , referred to certain practices at rani iairs. The dealers, It was said, were sometimes ficms of repute wh,6, either, from in-,-or. carelessness,: w^re- sometimes maide ''nse/.bf'by un§ci;upjul6u» persons to selT a mjuoh largOT Jnunißer of rains tjhan tie regigtere&'flocflc. cqukl p.osahly produjce. It Md been -brought to the Cbxmcil's notice tKat attempts had been made to procure ear labels, bearing the name belongiugi to spme ' otKqr breeder, .amd it waa proposed to. ask t*he Agxicjultural De^* ,partment, when, ,ame(nding the , Agri— . 'otdtiura.l and Pastoral tAct, to introduce a clause \ conferring rights '-'of trade mark upon _a nainte ' registered by the st'iyJ;- herd, anicl flock boojeso"cieties. The report sy&s aidopted. „ The balance sheet 1 showed a credit . of £217 18& and a balaiKce of asgeta of £353 5/8. ' ; .-A iribtion was earned that theAssaciatioto' consider the adj\-isability, ol ixoMin^r ram fairs in tbe JSbrtJh IslankJ, at sfuoh place& as are "considered.suitable, tinder the man'a'gemeht of the! A&sb'ciatkm. <It was also decided that this meeting is - strongly, opposed to the x^roposal emanating from the South Island branch to allow admission from time vto time of iloqks now ufcrogistered. '1 . v - "-f,