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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9125, 8 June 1895, Page 9

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.1 rirtniii" <i '1 ,, -' Chrislchurc'.i M 1,e!,! at lhe A - fl"V. r CU "-■ii..-:.a"roo.»i. ].« uifiht. Mr * n, '< u'«i,"i> uremic <• Thcro was a moden.0.n1.n.p. a,,i several r * t l 8 , were recoiv 0.l fur absence, lncludepologi" j,,,., v wiuj wrote that he J'a l Ulrc-l-rtn [ :.'- ; t-luI,u1 ,vU l eycoahi ,'p«'?.ntuitt;c i;c >..ci.-iyontuo eucceas B " renins tlaiii..' t.'.e I ast vcur, o-.vina ? e °Z »i-V l!.rc« .i.o.v.saml the lack of ffer«uho«-n by tho ~i.!» 1.,.. The ,ep,rt I r fly referred tv Uu> ,uil,:-nt thoura wmcii Ju«d that t!>« oi the ftocieiy were Jue tothr.se M>!i-r inps ti'.oi.s who vent iv 0 ' I, ~ra ni l ♦■xliioit;-: t-» '.in various shows, Stecwl.y 1.-.f l""" v «'»'«rymen :-Th»e. Abb»it. lix«'"-r Nuretiu-e, fci. Allwns; »Y. V Ivory, Xnr-cry ; .Nuiru and £ n Palhi f'iiK:<»lii read ; and Ross wd'Leigl'ton, St. Martin's Nursery. The ftonWliUee uete al>O iij.k-lilt.l to tI.D donors of epecial pr./ >, tv« judye-, stewards, »aditor», to in.- Ioe«l Pivss for their valu»ble ttssistatice during tlio past year, and to the tirton, New IJrighton, Mount Peel, N'ekon, Oain-iru, ii eubiuion, Kangiora, and Timaru exhibitors who s.-> «ibiy helped to make the show n success. In concluaion the Committee iirg. d upon their successors tbe deeirab!';" , -s* of dt-vising some means to induce the public to take a yreaUr interest jo all branches <>t horticulture which the Society was estkuli-liod to encourage. The baluncis sheet showed that the receipts |i»d amounted lo £256 18s <W, including £83 13j siibEciii)tioii3, £25 19s 6d summer m<l rose show, ice., ami £85 6a chrysanthemum and fruit uhow, ■.Vc. Expenditure, £225 17a 3d, leaving v credit balance of £11 Is Id. The hn;or items of expenditure were —Salary utnl commission, £19 16«; printing, vtc, £14 ISs lid ; bulb show, £18 7s J summer and rone show, £53 5s 61 ; autumn show, £42 4i Id ; chrysanthemum wd fruit show, £62 Is 31. There was a belance of £10 Oj 7d cf assets over liabilities. Tlio bulb show allowed a loas of £10 lie 6d ; summer and rose show, loss £27 4s ; autumn chow, loss £36 163 7d ; chrysanthemum and fruit show, profit £21 4s 9d.

The Chairman, in moving the adoption of tho report and balance-sheet, drew special a'.teution to tho concluding portion of the report, and regretted that there was » division of interest iv tae matter of horticulture. Mr Baker seconded the motion. Mr Jonki addressed the meeting at Rome length on the causes which, in his opiuion, led to the inert condition of the Society md the division of interests, which he regretted. So long, he asserted, as the Society did no educational work, so long would it continue to go down, until it ceased to exist.

The Hon. E. C. J. Stevens said he saw much cause for regret iv tho fact that the Committee had no recommendation to make to remedy tho defects they evidently saw. Ho hoped that the Chairman, before putting the motion, would state if the Committee had any recommendations to make. The Chaikman s»id that the Society had not formally received notice of the retire ment of tho Chrysanthemum Club. Puaeibly tho absence of the notice was an overeight. As to what the Hon. Mr Stevens had said, ho was not aware that the outgoing Committee had any recommendations to rrmke. The Society's position was no doubt due to the apathy of the horticulturists themselves. The Society had also lost a number of ice chicf —perhaps the chief of its exhibitors—viz., Mr Gould. Mr Cunningham, who had got rid of his collection, and Mrs Norman, who had ceased to contribute. Mr Anstey and Mr East had done their best in their limited way to keep up the interest. The Society would l>o glad to receive any suggestions. The suggestion by Mr Jones as to the reduction of subscriptions was threshed nut at the last annual meeting, and by a majority was thrown out because it was Been by reference to tho finances that a reduction would not result in success. He bad uot hoard from the Committee any ■uggpstioce that would better the position of the Society. The election of officers resulted as tinder:—President, Mr H. R. Webb; Vicefres denti, his Honour Mr Justice Denniston, Hon. J. T. Peacock, Messrs A. Carrick, P. Cunningham, M. Murphy, and J. M. Bithiim (subject to their consent); Hon. Treasurer, Mr J. Donald; Committee— Messrs T. Allen, D. Craw, H. Clarke, J. Guntrip, A. Fraser, R. E. M. Evans, D. H. Lawreuce, F. C. East, G. 13. Gundry, \V. A. Carpenter, S. I). Wilson, and T. Palmer ; Secretary, Mr T. Gordon; Auditors, Messrs A. Carrick dud X, E. M. Evans.

Mr Claukk moved, pursuant to notice— "To reduce udulb non-members exhibitors' fees to 6il, aud to admit school children's exhibits freo."

Mr Ai.r.n.N' seconded the motion, which was carried.

The customary votes of thanks concluded the meeting.