WAIRARAPA P. & A. SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 121, 16 February 1920, Page 10

WAIRARAPA P. & A. SOCIETY

MONTHLY MEETING. (Special Correspondent.) f Carterton, Fobmnry 14. The monthly meeting-of the Wairaiapa ■ and East Coast P. and A. Society was ! Jirld at Carterton to-day, Mr. Jamos ' -Hodder presiding. A motion of sympathy with Mr. .T. G. Ontes, rif Parkvale, in his illness, andinn expression of tho hono for his speedy ; recovery, was carried, and ordered tc 1)0 forwarded to Mrs. Oates. .• The treasurer reported a bant cverV'draft of ,E!2GS 18s. 9d., in addition to ',£OOO (it nail.- Receipts since his 1 .-, meetin?. 3'-\ Sd„ and aerdamts -tohilling" '■£W> 13?. 7d., were passed for payment. ' The ITnwke's Bay A. anil P. Associ.v fion wrote in answer to the Wairarapa (inciety announcing that the. third AYedjiesday and. Thursdav in October (then old 'dates) had been fixed for this year's fdi'Mv. In view of this the meeting decided upon Octolwr 27 and £3 >is the data fo- this yc-ar's MVrarapa Show. It was resolved to support the vosolu tions of the Manawalu A. ant! P. Associa iion in reference ho the election of representatives on the P/oai-d of Agriculture. The directors of the Dalefield Dairy Company were accorded a vote of thanks fo" returning the en" printed by. tlie '/Wairarapa Licensed Victuallers for competition in the cheese section, in order that it ni«v b° won by tho factory ' manager. This factory won tho tup five • -times at intervals, bpf, under two mnnapers. The present munn-wr at Ba'efleM ■ rptiuires ono more win to make it Hs ' property. Two new members were elected, two resignations acccpted, and one resignation ihfld over. Tt was reported that the challenge en, 'for Tkmineys, presented by Mr. G. E. "Allen, had been lost in transit between 51-is.terton and Carterton. ; Tho committee appointed to iro into ,thc matter of purchasing » section for grazing show stack, reported that (lie. iland that was in view had been inspected, bnt the prim was too high. Tn regard fo erecting offices, the committ»o submitted a report upon the. probable *cost and wavs and means, it was derided that the matter bo held over till ■next meeting, when a further report v-'ill be submitted. ■It. was .Tesolved to support, the resoluifewis'of fli'fe- Peildin? Farmers'- Union in •Tespcct /to urging tho Imperial Gbvern'Kient to clear the cool stores before their :■ contract expires or eontinuo pntil they '■■fio so. Also the importance of sending 'a. commission Home. ' In regard to the entry for four cheese ■for export, it was decidcd that when

new conditions are framed, I hoy be made more explicit in regard to white and coloured cheese. It was lesolved that only the nnmc'v of members who served oversea be placed npon the society's War Memorial, and Messrs. W. C. Dellcr and W. H. Booth ivere added to the committee to compile the roll troni the membership book.