Association president for second year
Mr Percy Acton-Adams is serving his second year as the president of the Kaikoura Agricultural and Pastoral Association. His wife, Lynda, has also been active in preparing for the show. They have two sons, Nicholas, aged four, and Andrew, who is Mr Acton-Adams was born in the district and has been farming on the property for 20 years. They have 400 hectares where they run Coopworth sheep, 3000 ewes, 40 Hereford cattle and 30 hectares of barley. Mr Acton-Adams has
been a member on the committee since 1962. With about 70 fulltime sheep farmers and 50 dairy farmers in the district there is a limited number of people to draw on, said Mr Acton-Adams., “We have people serving on the committee for a very long time,” he said. The secretary, Mrs Jan Harnett, has been the secretary for three years and is retiring after this show, after “an awful lot
of work,” said Mr ActonAdams.
The president for next year will be Mrs Ellen Smith who will be the first woman president
Mr Acton-Adams has also been on the Kaikoura County Council since 1974 representing Conway Riding. He has been the chairman since 1982. He considers keeping the cost of local government down important, as the rates are high.
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