STOCK IN RICCARTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11729, 20 June 1916, Page 2

STOCK IN RICCARTON.

NEW DRIYING BY-LAWS, DEPUTATION FROM SALEYARD'S COMPANY TO COUNCIL. A deputation consisting of Messrs H. IT. Pitman, J. W. Wright and A. M'Kellar, representing the Canterbury Snleyards Company, and the interests of stock producers and clients of Addington market, generally, waited on iho Ricearton Borough Council last night in connection with the proposed by-laws controlling the driving of stock. Mr Pitman said that tho Snleyards Company had at its own expense leased and fenced in the Sock burn stock route. Ho thought that other roads .should be opened. Ho agreed that bulls should, bo prohibited unless they camo and wont by rail. Tho present by-law would prevent tho cattlo being driven to the abattoirs in tho required time and they would starvo o)i the road. Mr M'Kellar .said that tho hours wero not sufficient in which to allow business to bo conducted. Tho metropolitan company ;:,t Addington had been in existence at loa&fc fortythreo years, and had every right to bo given facilities to conduct its business. Tho interests that surrounded the market wero very widespread and would affect Canterbury and tho rest of New Zealand as regards prices. . Any laws that were made to interfere with that market would affect it materially. The company suggested that- certain roads should be left open. Hitherto roads had been left open at certain hours during tho day. The law in Britain permitted that roads must bo left open for tho driving of stock. The roads ho suggested were .tho "West Belt, Lincoln Road as far as Alliance Street, Lowo Street as far as Foster's Road, Princess Street as far as Cutler's Road, Mandeville Road, Harakeke Street, Matfcai Street and Stravon Road. Iu suggesting these roads ho did not think-there would be any hardships for the people living on them. He suggested that trado in bulls should be-restricted unless the animals camo and went by rail. Mr Wright said, on belialf of firecompany, that he and his' # fellow members were anxious to fall in with the by-laws as far as they could do so. They were not there in tho interests of tho company but for tho stock producers of Canterbury. If - they found tho by-laws unreasonable they should have to consider their position. The markets in England -were held in many cases in the centre of the town. Councillor H. Gudsell asked what hours would suit the company if those in the bv-laws did not. . v Mr M'~Kellar asked that the roads suggested should be left open and the by-law hours should be as they were in other cases. Mr Wright said the present hours did not allow tho handling of the cattle. He suggested 10.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. in tho winter months : The hours could be made earlier in the summer. , ~ , , < . Councillor H. Wise said the ty-law was made to protect children as parents were afraid to send them to school. Mr M'Kellar said there -were not many children in that part of the borough. As far as cattlo were concerned they could be confined to Wednesday. 'Sheep-should be permitted three days, and elasticity should be given on account of holidays. The matter was referred to the Bylaws and Works Committee to report.

Tho following is a. list of stock slaughtered at the Abattoir during Slay, tho number of carcases condemned being given in parentheses:—Cattle 998 (11), sheep 11,234 (18), lambs 1382 (nil), pigs 201G (16), calves 306 (9).