DANNEVIRKE A.& P. ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 907, 29 August 1910, Page 8

DANNEVIRKE A.& P. ASSOCIATION.

. •. i •}: •:; ;monthlt' meeting. • : ,A .meeting;.; of,/tho, Dan-acvirke A. and was held on Saturday. Mr, J. Armstrong//'presided. '' On the question of -, the show date, which was raised'by :tkfl''readin--*. of the minutes,.: a discussion 'ards'S, Mr. Eoake expressing the" hope' that'.Some arrange-ment/could-be'made witli;Takapau, as it would ,be tkinf&if they clashed. It. was decided .tpask .Takapau to.'*try' and,arrange for another;,.date.; - * ■The president reported .'.that Messrs.' Perry and Matthews had found that they, were unable to. .attend -to .give the pro-' :mised .demonstration, and it had ■ been decided ,to defer, the demonstration until an earlier date'next year. .The secretary,'stated",that.i'u.thb meantime he. had;* :on;the:*.sugEestion*;Jof Mr.. J. A., written'-to* Mr. "Archibald, ■ of Hastings', asking him'to "come, but so far no reply has been received. ' Mr./G.de-S.' Baylis, fields instructor to tho Agricultural Department, offered, in compliance with the./'association's re■ouest,'.to, give a-/lecture to farmcrs'on .Wednesday, August, il. Tho. secretary reported-that, he 'had made the; necessary, 'arr'ahgeinehts'ifor the lecture; ./ ;■ ':' The"' Miiister '■■'■<&¥" Agriculture wrote pointing iout 'that before''the association could .be . registered ,'a, petition must be sent in containing the signatures of at least two-thirds;'of the members.' A discussion arose: as to. the best, method by .which tho necessary number of signatures could be obtained,-and it was.resolved to have fresh forms of petitions drawn, out and" distributed . amongst the-. country members, and to canvass for signatures. The secretary , read out; a, classified /list of 'tho,- memberSi'.'Shdiving that. the total membership was!,4o2,'*; and , the' president ■urged that' a/special'effort be made to have those districts more strongly represented "where';.'th'e -membership was weak: .' ■ The/revised rules w;ere. approved. The; principal alterations'are: (1) That the annual. subscription be reduced from; a ■'guinea''to* a pound; (2) that tho' annual' subscription be payable on August 1, instead/of July/1; (3) ■ that there be three •vice-presidents instead of two, one of the three , to-, be,,the .Mayor -.of. Dannevirke; (J) that the.retiring,'president shall be eligible for. re-election; (5) the General Committco'shall consist.'of not fewer than 26 members, .eight, of; .whom., shall bo district members;'■ (6) 'past presidents shall.be eligible to. sit' as, membors of the 'General-Committee; .(7) addressed envelopes : to be ; sent out to members to facilitate-voting at annual elections; (8) the Knance ; Committee ,'to consist of live members .'instead 'of [ three; (9) ten to form a-.quorum at... general committee meetings,, instead/of .'seven:' ■ The' rules will: he : submitted to a special general !meeting' of. members on September' 23.* r : -•/"■■ /' : The* following new*" members wero elected :—Mcssrs. S; Eayiour-Smith, M. .0. Grainger.'A. J. Toxward,, ;J. Gray, S. Humphries,- and Max /Speedy.