A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19664, 6 July 1929, Page 4

A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

ELLESMERE. t A meeting oi the Geseral Committee of j the Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral As- j sociation v,-8s held at Leestou on Thursday, i Mr John Brooks presiding. j Mr J. D. Cameron, Mrs McCrory (South- i bridge), Miss Jamieson, Dr. W. A. Johnston, t Mr W. Watson (Leeston), Mr 0. M. Lill (Brookekte), and Mr J. Ituesell (Little Rikaia) v/ere elected members. The chairman reported having purchased a cup on the Association's behalf to be presented to the Lincoln Ploughing Match Association for the championship match to be held on July 16th. It v/ss agreed that the president and seere- j tary should call meetings of the sub-com-mittees set np at a previous meeting to discuss matters relating to a proposed flock and herd competition, and to consider the matter of erecting memorial sates to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Association, and that their reports should be available at n<»xt meeting of the General Committee. Dr. F. VT. Hilgfendorf, Director oi the f Neiv Zealand Wheat Research Institute, re- [ quested that members interested should send | samples to the Institute. He stated that . part of the programme of the Institute vraj | to collect wheat of all varieties from all localities, with the object of testing their ' gluten content, and seeing if certain varieties j in certain districts produced severe! types j of wheat. During harvest the Institute had < collected over 800 sair.nle*. but the variations j betv»-een different samples from the same dis- ) trict were so great that the Institute could j not yet strike reliable averages, and. further, { some districts n-cre not represented in the | collection. i Th" president commended the rcqur-st to : the members. Mr K. chairman of the 1923 j District Bay Committee in connexion T>-ith ; '.he "'.Yinter Show. fnrvnrdel » cheque for ! i'T 16s lOd. being tiic 21'eemere Association's i share of the brtlar.ee. The president, vice-president, and Messrs R. T. MoMiil.ia and IT. S.-hr.'lle -rere appointed to represent the Association at any meeting held to discuss arrangements for the TTinter Show this yesr. It was Ftatfd that Courfer.ay and M:.!vern, which h*d joined with Eilesmere last year, j "-e*-e net lihel;- to v'articir.ate i:> the d:^tr : .-t ; hays this year. A resolution was carried ' favouring .the id»a to join -nith Peninsula. j It v.as agreed that the Genera! Committee j should be called together i* cor?id»r»d advis- ; able. : Mr S-chnel'p .. T * t: - ••/orV of in- > provin? ''he cnlvert at th« er.tran-s to the \ re.id leading t« t'ne ShO'-v Grot::: (1 thmid be j pnt in p •> snon ss T* wp ; that sb'vtH pt* th# I co*)r.*ty engineer on th« subject. i The reports r.f t v .« var'.m* 1 r*v>» *h<? for the l rS-o-s- rrre r**e:vcfl. nrd ;".dfr<?s *>r »*!rvr-»s ' Tv«-e ' O- ? v - y*~ '* r*«r* v-'fh the Tr>?\- '■ *ry A«• cjstioi.