HOROWHENUA A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 8

HOROWHENUA A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

annual meeting. -'; ;,The. annual-meeting!of. the -Hbrowhenua A. and P. Association was held at Levin on Monday afternoon,, when .there' was "a .large' attendance /'of members; v:Mr. John' Kebbell,. president.'sent. a 'wire"-; from Ohau stating' that, owing ,to„the;river'be.ing in. : ,flood;,he could not attend. >Mr. Joh'ri Dayies ;was '.thereupon -voted.to the chair;>. ,-.':.•" ,'-;-, .■■ •"/■

'' Before the. minutes were Tend, Major Liddl'e* .wished.. some-information regarding, the advertising of'special'railway fares on the show date,- but the, meeting: decide'd ■to -hear, the minutes. first. These were. then', read and con.nrms;vv:U:'.;;\.v:o'V ■"''-■ '■■: '■' .-".-."-•- -->.--.-■':!';>" V- The r.balance-sheot' was :then • It showed, that receiptsamountedto'.Mlß 175.:7 d., r 'including ':£lW:.is. leaving a'..balance' ; .in;.Uio;bank' t TJeVdnshire'''Complaine'd':that the b'al-ahce-sheet was now only put before them for.: the .first time, instead of having previously" been -.submitted., to . the...Firiance Committee., As; a ,-niember. of that committee, he objected, to their being"trcattid as "dummies." ' •/Major Liddlo; wished to see the vouchers connected' with - -the expenditure.'•';■ /. ' v ' "': : : Mr. ; J. H'Leavey said .that practically meant; a vote of censure' on the auditor. ;

secretary replied that.the, bodks closed. onj-August 30, -and. owing to the: auditor's arA sMoeSfrom "'the;„tov, l n'lie' had -hot .been able■ >tof-.'get ! thebalance-she«t' out's, sooner.' : . He 'did not-, moan to: he : discourteous. •■:■'- ■''."■.;.'■"■'.-;■

'.-.- On the motion' of Mr. H., ,T. Richards,' seconded by-. Mr.. J. E. McDonald,: the.,balance-' sheet,was adopted; '...'.• ■■■■ ■'■■'■' ■•' ;The'. chairman ;-next .'(suggested,.that ;.-the' Finance':,;Committee::' go-.;,,-tnrough-'" all ■ ,the i .Touchers wHh': ; ,the secretary, but Mr. V.Hitch-' ihgg.'hintcd triat the chnirma'ri'.was ont of /or-,, der,'. as the,' Finance Committee; went; out': of, after that meeting.,..' ..'.• ■'._■■ - ' .■.'-' '.j.'.'.'i ',•.;Mr.'-:,'J.[v'R)'■ M'Dohald asserted; that.'■ all -the members of the association' except tho'■ Finance Committee : had'-.every in the secre-

tary.?/,; V y :- : '/.'. ; ':''. ; -V ■'', '." -''■'';'-.'':■ :■.-''•■.-'--,..''.'.''.'";:*•. i, The, chairman; took' 'exception to: that stated rhent.'; Ho. : .was.',a' ihomber: ofj that committee, and had'every, confidence, in, the. secretary: ■••; ,TKe secretary;said that he,was quite willing ■to, show-the committee everything pertaining' to}the:;accounts.; -He thou'ght-:it;'rather; unfair for: certain': members'., to' .come' • along" with'' oharges, especially after he had-worked so hard' for the'association. ,m< ;,:; •.■;',),,:■':',;'v;v The' following'" office-bearers >were elected':'—'. Patron.'.'Mr.'.-W. H. Field, M.P.';;presidcnt,:Mr?; John Kebbell'; '-vice-presidents; 'Major- tiddle;" Messrs. H.;S.-Hadfield,' W. H.'.Simcox, B. Lrhg, P. ,Bartholomowj > and'J.,-Daties';'tredsurer,' ; Mj; F: G. - ;Roe;.-'.'secretary,' Mr."'P;;:R.' Gardener';: anditor,- Mr: ■■ J:; Mlntyre;' committee,' all ;>,tne old committee re-elected, with the following addition,:.'; of i'/ Messrs. -V.. •Hitchhigs . and : Jas,' 'Cameron.;'' ','■ ■';; ,;'"-.'.■'■,"'., '\Y'-.,.'V ■•. ■'•*;'<?/ .- .25.;'gnineas:Vas. votcS-i'to itho''.secretary;-for 'his services during" the .past; ■yenT>: arid <it; Was left; in the-hands ofvthe. •Pinhnco.-..Committed'; to fix. a 'salary '.'forO-the-'' secretary ,in future..'" :' ,; ' "'.'-.'"-. '~ ri-'J]'.'•;;''. t :,T ; hp'^iretttr^pTi^J»S , Jfßfo of ..thanks ;tci" thpV l ifor-liis.:seryices.'':• ':*::. ;■•': "?-X±'* ■:.'•'' '£• jv*-'."- V