OXFORD A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17272, 10 October 1921, Page 5

OXFORD A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING.

He sixteenth annual: meeting .of the Ox- 1 ford Agricultural and Pastoral Association was .held in the, Coronation- Hall last .week, the president,' Mr E. 'prewdihg over a good attendance of membere; ' ' .A motion of Sympathy was. passed, to j ;the widow and family of .the late. Mr H. ( T. Cooper, ' one "of the foundots of the Association, who Had also held' tfcs jwsition of . both president;«id'.of secretary: . The ' annual' balance-sheet Ehowwl income from' all' souroee' amounting -to "£697' 10s'8d, and expenditure £612 14s'2d, leaving a. credit balance oi £B4 16s~ 6d,' the: overdraft thus being reduoed Iby-.-.that'. amount; .This assets were set!down ( ati£lj672^lß;6d,-and.the r liabilities £857- l6s M. *' ■ In moving, the.. adoption..of. tbd balancesheet, the' president a congratulated - -the Association en, the - ' satisfactory - state of. its finanoes, which, ;«wd, vwas; ,due to the general'support that was given by not , only tiie 'officials,'"committee;/and- members,.' but to all 'sectipns. of the community. In; Spite of the' threatening weather tlast' show had beeii a great.eucpeM/Kpmnt of numbers !of exhibits, and their high quality. ' The.cattle and horses, were of, outstanding merit, _and of'toiiforinly'high'quality - There'waa a laWt Im, the fat sheep seotion, which ,wae: I regretted, but- this .weaknwa - was more ..than oompensated' in.'6the| 'sections. WMle one mwJtt-Tiope for-a uniformly (high-standard of. exhibit, there were often ciwumstances that made it impossible to secure; high .entries in all seotions: j'Ups and downs were *°Mr in seconding the motion, repressed- gratification at the -state; of .the finances, which indioated the energy, that had hefen in; the Association. e . aotivities. They ijiero. not there for personal benefit;, nor to themselves, but to oater for the neede' and convomeMeß pf the publio and "the advancement of district, and it'could soarcely be denied that, the A»sooiatidn's. activflies .were the intereflis ;of district* - t Tiio Tiiotioii wa« earned- . . . •The following were'.ekctei a general committee foi the: year A. Baxter, C. A. Brown, J, Budge, H. G. Ctobs, J. Y. Croy: X. Davis, A. A. Fantham, H. J,'Feut*,-IS. J.. Grimaey, D. 3- Hawke,^ H. F. "Henderson,- W. T. C. Honl, B. E " Jildson, J. ilcGrath, A. Mejcio, L. G. P»ish J. Powell J.' Quinn," W. Jr"Beed, W. ,w. Byde, E.' Skurr, P< H. Thompson, J. A. wells and Geo. Winter. . . Other officers- were elected aa follows. President, Mr Geo. Winter; vice-presidents, Messrs Thompson end J- T. Perham, SSar, Mr Wi H. Evans; auditore, Jlessra pffi and Ar H. C : ,Orr; P®^ 0118 Hon. W. F. Mawey, Hon. D. Buddo, Hon. yyr «. A Bagley, Messrs A. BlunA J T Wothcrspoon, wlio had been memUMi oi cwinrniit«lofß«^ ral J® l "' vi in which he had managed and du£>ted <L aflaira of the Association during Wa.'yojf U tod«ed Mx HMn, helped in sending the mption, J^thfmSWaAat Ute to take the position of giteinen their present Tho niotion was oairwd by , , i It - aubseouent meeting of, the General the pKoident, vioe-prwidents, Committee,, w»o _ were appointed a tbe G««nd Committee Finance v< w hole committee. «id MesS» a-'Smith and H. elwted miembera of the Association. • • • • - 1— •

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