HORTICULTURAL TRADES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19785, 25 November 1929, Page 3

HORTICULTURAL TRADES.

CANTERBURY COUNCIL MEETS. The annual meetmi; of the Cant, r- . bury Council ot the Horticultural Trad"* A-wovtation was held on fraturdr.y ewnin;;, when Mr J. M..McLeod (C.interturv, chairman"* presided t»»-r a good attendance. Mr cs- ' tende<; a wrler.mp to Mr V. C. Dari»«. of New Ph mouth, who was accompanied by" Mr Geo. A. Green. DoininHXi >.cn tary. Ih<* ?"acUry of th» Council prc.«■itt« «1 th*; annual report, which stated that tli* season had been unusuallv n*t at the beginning, interfering with j siting and planting operations. However, in the latter part the weather < had ar*id and trade had responded At the prcacat time an excepi tietwlty dry <>p*ll wa.s being experi- • enrt'd, following f-orr.e of the M:v*>re-»t " I H ,rm K fro*is which had occurred lor i *o»no j'c.'ir». I t The report *»ri"«.4ed the of . I cJ*«.e cn-operaii->it with th<> c7ij*-ct of reducing and improving all lutes of • plant*. Th'-ru was a satisfactory . I credit ball nee. •| "Ihe »'lectit>n of office* resulted: ■ Chas.rnan. Mr J. M McLeod ; tiov .>! chairmen. M*-?-rs ('. Gibbons. C. D. • Taylor, T. I*. L* niu« ; paft chairman faith a seat on th»> executive), Mr V. ■ Kdgiuton ; 'Tretar-v and treasurer, Mr I j S. G. Smith The conveners of ail ■ eo mantle*-*, with tin- foregoing, to be the committee for l'J3f> 1 itnf firm applied i.>r membership ai:*J »a>i elect**) Thf* dates f'-r the ' lifetime* tor \o'Jt) »irn arranged, and > i: «ji to arrange a 11~t «-i ••unjerts »•>'! M-vrt Dan< v i .->nl l,ri-* , n an«w«-red a - mirnVf «t dealing with l)o----1'imwi r>iatl> r*. Mr Dai lis ,«.tated tint the |h>niini'<ii I onforpnre would ■ r>P n in XV. Iltnsmn "ii January I*>th. I'Xfci «i!"ii hip H> n Mr K->rtx>» 'Mm- ,!■ r (■ r V_;r:f-'ih>:r.-1 mi>hlJ h*- pr.*«e:'t a"d <>;beiai!y or*"i th-: h'.^ir'&i. • Mr \\- l/rod at the >-iipp»T ! jHhii I'>t'' !'•'!. ih-' il'f . , !i urr;i..n nt«l Mr D-it i»-s. Mr Da* if , w.i, riorrii\-»t»d Tor tlif off'«" i-t f>re*.i- . ; d.-«t t" r l":» , u ,.i M r \y I »■> .>->ic!i I-itnd \i< »'-pr-*:d-: '. 1 _____