A. AND P. ASSOCIATIONS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17316, 30 November 1921, Page 3

A. AND P. ASSOCIATIONS.

OXFORD. The committee of the Oxford A?ricultural and Pastoral Association met on j Saturday, ill G. Winter presiding. j A iettsr was received /from the Council ot ! Agriculture requesting thai the commit'-eo "discuss t're a;alter c; the necessity for economy acd rcir-enchmrnt in tlie Public Services End Government Departments of this country." A general discussion took place, and 'hc-isii no resolution was proposed, it v:as ■ generally admitted that economy ana retrenchm-ent were needed, net so much in. the reduction of salaries, but in the reduction ct stalls, th> opinion being expressed tint many of t;:e liepartments were si.-fiad, and it was necessary that the> public r.e:vicc-5, particularly tho railway service, bo popularised. . A leltrr wss received from tn» Canterbury FruitfrowerV Association, askir.j t.:o cooperation of the Association in aaoptsng preTenlive m'easnros against arobugh... and pointing uut the necessity ol < hawthorn, which is a host plant upon which the bactiria of fireWijht wintc-rs. ■The Department of Agriculture wroto re-csnim-c-iidin; tho establishment of Boys and Gills' Agricultural Clubs, ana pointing out how iV'ev mis:ht be instituted. Th» i'o':iow;hj sectional committees were i"hom?-Messrs T. C. Horn, Pi. F. Her.dor on. E. J. Ciimsey, A. Meyers, and J A Lijlit Il'-vse?, Cobs, anad Ponies and Co'np:tit-o:;=—H. Fcu'.z, V- - P-yde, J - HrOrftth. J- Br.d?e, *nd A. A. Fantham. —P. H. H. j*. Judaor. A. Baxter, W. J. Beed,'and H. G. Cross, -i T/. E. M-vers, tv. Higginson, J. T. Croy,' D. J. Hawko 11. t-. •• _ ' T, i- : -i. RBt i IVkjs—?!. Skurr, E. Davis, A. Baxter, J. T. Perham, C. A. I:cr:t"-. Ortin, Poultry, and Fruit—H. O. j. Qiiinn, T. C. Horn, T. Powell, W. J. Hawke. , , Reus? aud Daily, jtJ&ncVj Aft—The lady members of tho Association. NOBTHEBir. A meetin? of the general committed of the Northern A. and P. Association was held yesterday, Mr W. Staiker presiding. It was resolved to forward letters of sympathy to the relatives of the lat« Mis K. W. IJuiney and lira Leyitf. As a protect against- tho action of the committee in the sMvices of an out--sirlo hand on la-at shov, r day, Mr C • ■ Tayl.or forwr.rdcd his resignation, which was accepted. The resi.Trnations of Mr W. Ciinninghani, who is leaving tho district, and of Mr K. Garrett were i.lro rectivrd and accepted. An invitation from Mr R. E. Alexander, Lincoln- Agricultural College, for members to pay a vi3;t of inspection to the farm on Tuesday, December. 10t.h, wa-3 accepted. Jlr A. Stev-ens, stationmastrr, wroto inti-m-tir.pr that, owing to tho small number of persons availing themselves of tho train atop at the show ground sates, tho train would not stop there in future, A circular letter wan received from the chairman of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers. Assc.ciii.tion asking for the vo-operation of the Association in urging tho Government to take measures to prevent tho spread of fire blight by making the destruction, of hawthorn hedges compulsory. The letter was received. ; A circular wag received from Mr G. L. Marshall, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, requesting the committee's support in urging "upon tho Government tho necessity for economy and retrenchment in tho publio service. . , The secretary of the Board of Agriculture foiwardcd a circular letter urging tho formation of .iunior clubs. . ' Mr W. A. Banks spoke in euppcrt of fnrmwg such a club, and moved that) a, committee be set up, to go into the matter. The motion w.as< eeoonded -by Mr \V. J, Moir. and carried. The following committee was appointed:—Messrs W. Stalker, J. E. Strachan. T. Wyllie, C. J. Stevenson, W. A. Banka, T. Leech, and C. Tallott. . The secr-etarv submitted an interim bal-ance-sheet of the. rc-ccnt show, which was deemed very satisfactory. Seventeen new.members were elected. A vote of thanks was; passed to the judges and to Mr J. F.tzgibbons for takins charge of the she-p weight-guessing competition. Mr Stalker jravo notice to move at the next meeting that the committee he increased to 20 members, and the district divided into wards. Mr Stalker, on behalf of the cfiinmittce, presented Jlr T. Leech with a framed photo-, graph of the committee. ; Prior to the meeting of the general committee, tho pretest committee -held a meeting. Tho protest of Mr H. S. Kyle aga.nst the championship for harness ponies bcin? Awarded to Mr T. Gee, dud that of Mr F. Merrin, jun., against the championship for saddle ponies being awarded: to Mr W. fccoon, were upheld. A protest made hy Mr R, Newell against the decieion of the judges in the epecial prize awards in the clasa for the best milch cow was dismissed; as was also one made by Mr L. Holborough against the New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association having been allowed to enter an exhibit in tho carriers' horses eection.