TAIERI POULTRY SOCIETY
THE ANNUAL MEETING
Tho annual meeting of the Taieri Poultry Society was held in the Coronation Hall, Mosgiel, on Saturday night. Mr Smart was in the chair. Tho Secretary (Mr John Williamson) presented the annual report and bal-ance-sheet, which stated that things were in a healthy state. Members, in speaking to the adoption of tho report and balance-sheet, credited the secretary with the success that the society had achieved during tho past few years, particularly in 1927, and ho was accorded a vote of thanks for his labors.
Mr J. P. Walls was re-elected president, and with him the following officebearers: —Vice-presidents—Messrs P. C. Sinclair, W. Smart, James Fleming, William M'Leod, W. K. M'Lean, William Kirkland, and William Blackio; committee —Messrs J. Fleming, P. C. Sinclair, R. Smoaton, W. M‘Leod, W. Smart, W. A. ’Trumbull, J. M'Gettigan', A. Pedol'sky, S. and A. Young, A. Murdoch, T. H. Gourley, W. Brough, D. Connor, R. Aitken, R. Walton, W. L, Walton, William Gore, P. A. Gibson, George Shaw, R. Prebble, P. Bathgate, J. W. Davis, and J. Little; auditors, Messrs A. Murdoch and W. Smart; secretary, John Williamson, The South Island Poultry Association sen the following communication; —At the twenty-eighth annual meeting, held at Timaru, if bad been resolved that clubs not providing cages for canaries be deleted from canary championships the following year, and that clubs drawing canary championships at this meeting and not requiring them to advise the association at once, so that they could be allotted to other societies.
The following championships have been allotted to the society for its 192 S show: —Hondan (open class), utility White Indian Runner, old English game bantam, Black Red, any other variety fancy pigeon, Norwich canary, self green or foul green, N.C.F. The secretary was instructed to procure the usual quantity of art union books from the South Island Association. This year the prizes are paintings valued at £SO. In addition, the society will in all probability have a special door prize or prizes, details of which will be arranged at next meeting.
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Evening Star, Issue 19777, 30 January 1928, Page 9
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