WAIRARAPA A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 186, 1 May 1908, Page 2

WAIRARAPA A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING. Aiv annual meeting of tho YTairarapa-A'.- ' and P. Association was held in Carterton, yes- : terday. 1 hero .was an attendance of .about•: > if' o vml members. The president. (Mr. H. jJI rlic-o) occupied tho chair ' REPORT AND BALANCE-SHEET The report and balance-sheet, which havo already, appeared in .The Dominion; were ' taken as re?d, on tho motion of MK H, R.' ' Bunny, seconded by Mr. J. Oates PRESIDENT'S SPEECH ' Jn moving, tho i adoption of the report and balaiifco-shect, the President said"Tho So- : ' 'cicty lias,- you. will see, ' been again treated '" very liberally, in the matter of. donations, and this.is. the' stcciiid; time that;;over, £ii)o 'has . V. been; recciviSipia ; }.casK'"-'donaiions}'. the., first 1 ■ time _bemg in 1905. With' tho amount out-' standing, the \ donations for tho past year >■ • should easily, realise £430. ; : This'speaks wdl for the kindly' interest "arid support of' Wai-;~ . -:'• rarapa and, Wellington- in the Society's - wel-': ..V - faro., 1 ■- vf--Tea Room, "The tea room built- by the: Societyin i9o4'':!^ : '; : is; being; well patronised, and -in Ja few -moro lyears sh'ould pay for its cost and 'equipment. :, v: - Privileges. • ' •; - •■. .-■ "Tho it-em privileges; has- already been ro-. . : to,, and it,has been suggested that ill* stead of selling,the privilege ofithe outsi'dev^■ : ' v lunchcon booth; it should bo managed by> the 1 ; . Society,' thus ensuring; tho "public being' well catered for at reasonable rates;.'.: This ;will be ■/- a-- matter for the incoming' cbmmittwYtev 1 ' deal with. During-tho year :tho :, comn)!tteo has decided to lease tho grounds to the Wai- • rarapa-Football Union, for mat<;h-p]ayiiig for three seasons,- and -an agreement has been- v" drawn .up and duly signed between-the,S<K ■ ciety and tho Union.:" It is expected that" : this will tend materially to mcrcaso tho-So-ciety's receipts during tho coming -year. Prizo-Mcney. - "Yon wilT notico that thero is a; larger- -: amount of prize-money,, paid • away," whioh speaks woll for. tho support received, from . the' exhibitors. The prizermoney offeredm most of - th©'^tipris'. : bas;;not"iboen, added'.'to';- ■ during tho past .fourvyears; excopt: m-the-; • - : , oompetiHons; .■ and I would that'- tno 'incomin_g committ-ee take- into, .consideration . tho.advisability of increasing the prize-monoy allotted m tho sheep and cattlo classes; par:,ticular!y)in';thodatter'relatii)g to dairying. i. Imp'ovements. permanent improvements, it has-been a difficult. matter to apportion tho;; wages - r paid to the particular work on which it waav . expended. Iho tea'room has had about £37. : spont on it.- . The balance of tho amount was spent oil cattlo .and shcop stands, .aiidfpig •/ ; pens.-' . ■■ '■ •"Toward tho cost of enlarging;the stewards' _ luncheon room, Mr. Buchanan - has- .very...... kindly donated £50, and ■ Mr. / Strang £5. i These amounts aro : credited to ■ last, year's . receipts,- so .thatAtho. cost ..to.: the Society, has not been rooro than £50 for this item. , : Our thanks are duo to these two-gentlemen-for- their generosity: , The, visitors -and exhibitors spoke m high terms of this improve-.., -> ment, and the' Ground. Committee arp to ba / w. congratulated on having carried it out.. ~ V Property Valus. 1 s > " The estimate of .values of the Society's v property is tho same as last year. - .£he Government vaJues. naiv stand at. £2{)§s. . . "The handsome Challenge Shield,' Vented - by Mr. . W.- C. Buchanan and Mr. H. R. Bunny, has lately been received .by' the -: Society, and now awaits your-acceptance:"- 'V[The'continnation'of'tho' speech-js- roporfed'" uijder the' heading, " Our Farming-'lndua--tries."]''-- ' " SHOW DATES It - was.decided,,on the motion of Mr.'.H, » . R. Bunny, seconded by. Mr. W. C..Buchanan, to • leave tho matter of ■■ forthcoming show dates to the incoming Geiieral ' .'- , ELECTION OF OFFICERS. ■ The'election of officers- for the^incoming . year resulted asi follows Mr.:..Hl: ' . R. Bunnv: vice-presidents, W. How- • ard Booth, E.nEagle, jun:; ;treasurer, Sir.. G. - Iv. Dcller ; auditor, Mr;"- J.- Moncrrefi . (all re-elected) General Comimttee..Messrs.. • W: H. Beetham, W. <H. Booth, W. C. - Buchajian,;A. Daysh, T. P. Firman,. J. Hart,■ W.. A. Hart, J. Hodder, R; G. Kemble, J. . 51. Liirhtfoot, A. M'Phee, :H.';Morison; T: V. ■ MooreT J. G. Oates, W. Perry, C. Re:d, B. . : Scannell, S. C.. Skelley,; H ;f1.,, Woltera. ", : i ,