MANAWATU A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 10

MANAWATU A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

iy/i. .Correspondont.)-. ./':■//;:;//:.■;;. .Palmerstbn,:.;January 18.> : V'rThe /monthly:' meeting/ of;' the:' general oomniittee• of'.thd/.Mana'iratu; A., and .P. Association -was held to-day, Mr.- S.'.E: Lancaste'r'/presiding. ./: / v:-:./'.-.;: .■:■■■■'* ,'An'.application .from' tbjj' 'Military, Tonr.nanieiiV; Committed -for ;/the. use of the grounds /for, ;;the ; hext,. tournament;, at- a - ,fee;of -dE2S/was' hold oyer till next meet- . ihg,"-notico VbP motion, beiiig; necessary rescind' a previous resolution: to charge : ten, per, cent.:df. the gross takings. :;.:;'. ;::Mr.: : delt-, gatei.'to'/ropresent'.the'assqciation at the Mea.t ,CorferenceV;at,;,C.hri.stchur'.ch.. ~: ' ''-.'■■' A' letter'--was;receiv'ed'.ffom'.Mr. ,Chief.:7VeterinaSian/'.;regardihg the .issue ■'of;;.certincates" to•■ horseshvexamined .:and. passed' by/.tho GbTernment/.Veterinariahs at-.the: Spring/.5h0w.;..;.' t '',':-.■.■■■:■.'■:■> v>/; "A .letter was read'from:.;the Minister for.-;Agricultiire;!,; regarding/Hhe; appoint-: ;meht, of ;.conn"cil;.:to confer with .the. 'IJepartmeht/ oh;, agrarian .'interests.' ..The presidbnt^was/appo'inted-:.tb---represent the .'asMidfltibn.'-'.-;V^H/i:V.''; : -ffr : i;.:U-."^.''-..- : ;/ '■.'/•; ■',- '■■ Mr; : ; Short: wrote. / asking ./that. the ;con■.ditions!lfor,,: I the-hundred ~guinea.-:cup which'ho.'dbh'ated-last year'for, the best liomney-'ram: : should be '/amended so' ; as. to -.'provide' that'; the' /cup be ' won'.'thxee times . before- -becoming -the V property-, of 'thß;v-winner,^Ap'eed'','-tP:;/''''./:.,'' '.'.'.■' -'■'-, -^A/'le'tter/.was:'also "received: frdin:'Mr., heys.JHTh'e" conditions ; : h'ave.tbeen already pablished;, , 'in';'l'nE' ■lloim»ibN',.:but 'these .were-.-amended-,so ttait/,the:'.judges:vVho take '-the/, ordinary./'classes : ;, Komiieys should/.'als'o;: iudgo'i this/: class for / typo and- wool, :but' judges/nomihated, by the donors-Messrs.;/ A'.': MTienzie,'' "of Feather-', stpn, /ahdr'/Ai .'.Dbuglas; •'■• of / Bhould;,\jddgeithem.-.l'or'.carcass:'after be-. :ing shorn.: \Tho prizes are to" be allotted as follow:—i! 50 for- first/'''£lo. for, second, .'*ls third, : andis to the best and neatest shearer.//''Mr.'l-Short.' .himself■; will .not .compete".//KA •■; hearty '.'■ vote, of., thanks' was ac'c6rQW;:tb : ;Mrv'Shbrt''for this handsome' ;:'/".■;' ;;/;:■' !>/.{< ':•' /::.-The>,Mihisfer''.fdr-AgricTiltnre' wrote 'in-tim'atihg;i/thafc')-h'e-; could, not/see ;hisVway bo/eibhrpted(iffoih /local,rates,/-.?; . 'v-;: t;Mr.'-' J;;, G.vHarlmess';.iyrote' : ho.-thou'ght'.thatjflt''.would ; be : ';better to, .secure members ih'/the : . city of 'Wellingtoh '.tU/an'.,te,'c4nTO^/ : fpr"specttl'/-..doiuitions.' ;He.; was iof.ibpiniqni/that.uew. membbrs mbre'.gbbd-fbr,:..thb assbciatibii'.than/don'ations.v;Tho, committee decided'.to: adopt the'i.snggestioh, /"and'/a/:• sab-committee is' |tb*i '-/give y.'efEect : ./.tojfithe: ' : ideaV , ,:-: , ;>';;.;-; :^ , :*/'','!4// ;' v s^' f, V' : ';'■ / ;,'•' :vSA';dcputation';from/ thb: Holiday Assdcia.•tion,'; waited , .;on,/;the";'.'c()mmitteo,: to: ast• that. passes/be^/'issubd/to -the. lib at:the/show-.'' Consideration./was:postppned;:till"next .meeting;'- ■;.'/.-.:.': standihg\;, his?: 'name,; • • •■'to > '!• ; create: //an iuteraatibnal'. dairy ./'cattle //show;'--:ahd ;to: allot '£10 'each/ for. champion '.bulls-.in . the'/tf.-irolstein,': i / Jersey, ;'• r and. -iAyrshiro breeds.',,;;. 'Speaking ,', to - .the : • motion, Mr:, -Harla>ess/ /said'/.that.'' .thb,;..importanbe-: of the/dairy" industry; was properly estimated. '; Itsvannual•..prpdice->'alone .was worth ;'thfeo/"millions, ■ ahd : :tho.'.amount invested ': ih.;Jive, stock, :buildings,. -'bne;,of'"the-'<'biggest' industries, in^the'. Dominibn: -r'The' -Manarwatu /Associatioh-/conld;,crcato/.f&cilities arid-, .inducements : "no .other; show-'; in:.the Utopiipieh terX: . : .It.was 'aU-impdrtant'to'.;hayb''gobd iomale/stock, but; still; more -:impbrtant I ';to: , :have : " first-;blaa:/inala;:istbctV-'Ho;':'-bad'-ißihßlea.'.'qut' jSirbejof;/thb/:p f mc^a^;;dairy ; ','breeds,-but ! tliero was .no v reason'■■.why/.'-tho principle •.should, riot'/-be'.'exteh'ded"to' other: breeds'. ,'• SlO should,': bo", given -to 'the; chWpion bull : ;in: each-.breed,:, in: .addition '''toi the';/orr dihary .• class and thus; ehebuiage breeding/-ahdVtheJ'shbwiig >ble • stobk. ,; Palm'erstbn should, be made the;;:great.':;centre;forV the;: exhibition .'of dairy,;stockj; and, if .;thol.association allocated ~£3o■Vfbr'.-.tbjs:" purpose;'/-ho -would guarantee';:to ,collect ■ two-thirds, of- the; sum,- and ..had- ho -doubt- that - the dairy .companies; ih the ..distriety/jifiapproachcii; would-contribuW./the'. bthers^p.-/'.'.,^• : i The /motion .was 1 canried,"" .'and "the' ter, referred to the" Cattle Schedule Committee,' .to f/drayr'-.u'p^conditions.--.-.- ;: ,/-/'-: '/ ;;:■ Special./i'priiiesTWTverei,' received : r !from: ;Messrs. ;D. J. 1 Simmonds :(£3,: for polo ppny);-:and;E.;;SXSmith -.(three 1 guineas .-' : '.. ';,..-.'. 1/ referredi.^^toi/the'death j of:.Colbhel;/Gbrtrin,': and";'it*was .resolved to, "place-'dn'the: mihutes/a record, of tho l.committee's'.appfeciation. -of,; the'.";late member.,;■:.-'-'.■<•;•, : .;.,.'.■..«-.:.■ • -i.; ; j■,,, ■;,.;, ■ ,-.'■• -■ -, | G:- A.'/ J;- /Levett;/ of ,Kiwitea,v:ha3 : | ;been, nonnnated as/presidbhf of' the; association, and:-the,.aninial majtjng. of memI bers _is-to ,be held oh March 12.•?'",.:,-" "