MASTERTON A. & P, SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2541, 16 August 1915, Page 8

MASTERTON A. & P, SOCIETY

'ANNUAL MEETING. .. (By Telegraph—SDeciol Correspondent.) • ' ; Masterton, August 15. ; At the annual meeting of tho Master- .... ■; ton A. and P. Association, held on torday, the following officers were elected J? r the. ensuing year:—President,: Me. ~.... Quentw Donald (Featliorston); , vicepi esidents Messrs J ,C M'Killop and : C. F. VaU.uico; treasurer, Mr. 6. H. • Perry.; committco, Messrs. W. H. Buiok, , ... -J. Strang, E. Gray, 11. Morrison, TV. l err.v,, B. Eayner, W. Cooper, •W. J. Welch, W. D. Watson, A. M'Mastor, ■ -6. 'Shaw,. J. Morris, 0. C." Cooper, G. , , C.'.Williams, A. Donald, A.- J. Percy. J; ,T. D&gg, G. E. Allen, A. M'Donald, "if.D. E. Harper, G. C. Sum-, . Holmes Warren, J. M v James, H.-;-J. Dagg, H. A. Matthews,. R. . .i v ' Cooper, D. W. Foreman, C. A. Cameron, • aud.'D. Caselbcrg. ■ . V , ; : It was decided to recommend"the Got-' , -. ornment to asido areas or land, for : : : returned soldiers; .to be provided rent free;for-at least two years.' . , ! r. \ras also resolved to recommend an •w ~<i':extension: of, the Territorial system to ... v ■ provide for :tramcd- ; recruits, up to the. .ilgO'Of service.":. • ... H , After some discussion,- tlie association . - . .decided to take measures for the proviv i .v .isioir of labour for harvesting and other ■ ■ operations in. the coming season. : ; , ; MrrWilliam Perry gave » kngthy and ':L.*V;!-interesung;.- 'addresson .experimental . ogriciilture, and particularly emphasised : ...thovahio of lime as a fertiliser on the .-.iday. soils of the Wairarapa. , ■ The retiring, officers- were-accorded a f;i;y!fhMiity ! ..vdte of. thank:.'- ■ • ' . • WANGANUI FREEZING CO • -(By T«l«zraDh.-Press -iflMdatloo.)' Wanganui, August 14. ;;;-The Wanganui Meat Freezing ComRany' s: report • for: the year ending July , v shows a profit of; £26,504, including v£7058-.brought forward -from last year.'; ' An ititeririLdividond.of 3<per*'cent.sab-' . .. soi bing £1564, was 1 , paid' 111 January it is now proposed to allocate !,•. -.balaiice -as follows Write 'off for depreciation, £5628; transfer to reserve, .:. .. .£8000; transfer to equalisation diviv'. iideiid;:.£-1000; a dividend 0f.6 per cent, andvatbonus'oh 4 per cent. £5231;.baL- ' jf;ance. carried.forward, .A divi--year-lowing-to ■, .r, tho outbreak, of war. The company dur- • . jng,"ihe .year extended'its storage ac-, r.-.commodation~'by 30,000 carcasses.: •. : -'£•

The annual meeting of the Welling- -.■■■ ton Fanners' Bacon. Company was held 'at'PaliiatiuonFridaj:Mr.-\A.-Edclie, one pf..tlie;dirwi»rsj''.prcsided, and stat-. '.- ';S?ed; ? aS prosperous one": There was expenditure for which there was .no return, ;..and... the plant was lying idle.: ■ committee had done all it possibly could, ' feared for-: .its,- .-' future, .iiand Purged that a definite decision ;• should boarnved. at: as-to .whether the- . company should - continue or go ' into : . liquidation. After some discussion a : - ..notice of motion was tabled: "That the company go into_ Voluntary ; liquidation, general meeting of ■..- the" comply be .'convened for. considera- : tion'of tho motion.".' ■v.- At-.the ordinary ' ' tho County. - Council-oil- .- -Friday: (wTjtes...our Fe'at-herston. Icorres-. • ■ .-pendent)., Councillor D. .H..S. Riddifprd was; prqceediiig. 1 , to .-viEnglancL'- eairlyr in .September] in order ; to enlist m the British Army, and had' . ;•>-placed his resignation in the ; hands of in case - tho;!necessity; ■ • arose. -■... It was decided Councillor 1 ■! Kiddiford be: : granted ''leavo * o£T absence/ i and laudatory remarks; wcro made by •-•v-'Av.-tlio cliairman-(Councillor'A. D: M Leod), ■r.-'i. Councillors J. Martin; and 1 A.'Matthows sn: "refereiicja vl»flCoundU6rV ; Eiddifbrd!s'< . '.'. .-.patriotic action')'and to . his!'past'-, ser-,. v. -V vices as• a: mem|ber rof tho • council.

?r'.- i;v^,'So: far there''has'only-been; alslight 'ad-, -r> ;vance on the. priais of the/famous.-yictpr. . Cheesa. ; .Vats, ana- < factories',.are" now orin view of - a posable ;further in:f ..' cainees will shortly/greatf' ;, -''"ly increase the coat, but; .orders- received -S: now will be delivered m-rotation-and at V-','.-:'present-prices. . . Albert J. Parton, Car-v,'--terton.—Advt-