HAWKES' BAY A. AND P. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 539, 21 June 1909, Page 10

HAWKES' BAY A. AND P. SOCIETY.

OVER 1000 MEMBERS. INTERESTING ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report of tho Hawko's Bay. A. and P. Society, to bo presented to tho members to-morrow, records a height of prosperity never before reached'by tho society. Iho financial membership for tho first .time o» jecord has exceeded 1000: it yiolded £1007 an paid-up subscriptions. Tho en-' .tries at tho spring show-in tho Mast ■ fivo years aro given as follow:— ■-:■;.

The entries at the last autumn show were also a record, numbering 1260, as against 531, 935, 1194, 1083, 904, 1101, and 1062 at the preceding seven shows. The feature of the show (says the report) was the display ,?}• fruit and vegetables, which could not ,all bo accommodated in the large produce .shed as usual, but overflowed .into the second shod. It.is to-be regretted that there was only one entry in the district exhibit class, which is generally looked on with the greatest interest, and in order to stimulate a better entry your committee have decided , in future in increase thc-ir offer from £2 10s. 1 to £7 10s. toward the expenses of any district exhibifcentry outside of Hastings, this being done at tho instigation of the Hastings branch of tho New Zealand Farmers' Union, who. are content that the subsidy of £2 10s. their exhibit shall remain as before, i The committee have .given , attention to. the ! question of ' improvements. The ' second stand, which was in an unsafe - has been put in thorough repair during the year, the society paying one-third of the cost. viz.£99. The inside of the large produce shed" has also j>een distempered throughout, l which added-very greatly to tlie appearance. of the. autumn show, and will save a con-stantjy recurring expense . for butter-cloth, which was used to cover tho bare walls.' Tho cost of this , was £46. • The net profit of the year was £509 95.. 6d. A list of. sattendances ;of; members at meetings of committees is contained in the report. , ; v ..

1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 Sheep 557 482 479 409 485 Cattle 180 132 132 157 177 Horses 463 407 412 398 491 P'gs ..... 75 41 36 32 ' 37 Farm and Dairy produce' ; 87- 69 103 78 103 Poultry 165 145 112 85 158 5"gs 66 91 102 71 81 Sundries 349 291 328 334 374 93 59- 58 . 36 74 2035 1717 1762 1600 1980