A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.
The regular meeting of the Auckland A. and P. Association was held this afternoon. •Mr Johu Massey occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of members of the Executive Committee. Country Telephones.—A communication was received fioni Mr J. Logan, of the lelegraph Department, enclosing the regulations respecting to establishment of private telephonic lines in the country districts, and the conditions under which they could Ef™ ounecte .,l with the es =sting telephone bureaus.. The secretary said this arose ironi the action .taken at the last Agricultural Association Conference in Wellington when the Premier was approached' regarding the establishment of private lines. The letter from Mr Logan was the outcome of &l c .-The letter was received. Ihe Weddell Cim.—A communication was ask!£. e( Li r ?, m Association, E i, dld . tUe A S"<™ltural Associatiou purl pose allowing the Weddell Cup to be offered in connection with the butter exhibition at !£ c * a PP r °aching Winter show, since the Auckland show had fallen through» The secretary's action in replying to the effect that the competition was practically closed was approved. «?<.«
Schoolchildren at Shows.—The Otago As~hnnM°.i ■ Wl ' ote , * u ssesting that pressure ?h?? ~,.hn,i*Tt'm to i b <wr generally in order that bchooi holidays on show days should not be counted as au ordinary holiday—lt Iss S oclftion a t0 C °-° Perate with Ota£
Esg-layiug Competition.— Information was nen nfrp°, the ett «"*««at the Association'! pen of Leghorns in the.North Island Eff»laymg Competition had won the niontkfv prize with a total of 181 eggs, aud further ass'syK" aow secouu oa the ust oi
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 81, 3 April 1908, Page 2
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