THE A. AND P. SOCIETY.

Evening Star, Issue 13001, 21 December 1906, Page 1

THE A. AND P. SOCIETY.

Tho inanthh- meeting of the Casmrattaa of tho Olago Afrricultura! and Pastoral Society was held \c-sfcrday. ilr Pattnllo {president) in tho chair. Varions suggestions were put forward ■with a view to increasing tbn interest taken in the society, and. referred to a Bub-committee to briiaj up ai tuturo meeting. Xotice of motion wa3 given for next, meeting that tho dates of the winter shew bo fixed for Itesdxy, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Jtmo b, 5,; 6. and 7, and in the meantime the secretary to make mquiriea of tho Railway Departmenli as to the suitability of these dates for carrying the stock to and from the show. The question of tho county bays, which form ono of the chief attractions of .the winter show, was gone into, and a" «ab-comnut-tee set up to go carefully into the matter arid report at next meeting. This rohcommftteo Enbseqnenily met and forjmtfateo' definite proposals to bo submitted fcraiwit.fr to the connties which exhibited last June, with a view to having definite proposai| to lay beforo the next meeting. Seveoi alterations were srarKested in the. crmdtiorts of the conrpetfiion which should largely help exbibitora in getting up these exhibitions.