MANAWATU A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 524, 18 March 1908, Page 4

MANAWATU A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

j THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. j ENLARGING THE BUILDINGS. ! In reference to the report of the Dairy Show Committee, which asked for a vote of £300 for the enlargeinont of the building for housing the , show. Mr J. JVI. Johnston, m moving ' the adoption of the report, said that 1 the Committee could not help themselves. The secretary had reported I that there were so many applications i for space that it was a question wheI ther the space asked for would be ! sufficient. In regard to the poultry it had been suggested that a number I of fancy breeds should be included as I well as the utilityteplasses, but Mr Jarvis had estimated that without any such alteration, there, would be six | hundred poultry entries, so that there ! was no need to increase the number of classes at all. Then more space was required for exhibits by the Government departments, so that the proposal was not extravagant. Even Mr Jacob, whom no one could accuse of encouraging extravagance, was convinced of the importance of the addition asked for. Mr Jarvis pointed out that the dates of the Wellington Poultry Show, which clashed with the dairy show, had been altered, so that, would mean a considerable accession of exhibits. „ Mr Jacob supported the expenditure as absolutely necessary. He was 1 sorry to have to part with some of : the nest-egg they had in hand, but Flic felt that there was no alternative. In regard to the proceedings of the 1 Winter Show Committee, he was ■ pleased that they had expressed appreciation of Mr Jarvis' valuable services, which were of considerable • help to the show.- --' SELECTION OF COMMITTEEMEN. A considerable amount of discussion took place as to the method to be adopted in selecting committeemen to fill the extraordinary vacancies. Mr Cohen contended that the four 1 names on the list of candidates at last election, below the successful candidates, should be selected for appointment, but Mr A. E. P^^sell opposed this on the grpi«^ that there were many suitable m«« ™ ht uot be the poplar fancy. Mr Johnston ficAiiUA- out that in one case — that of Mr T. R. Hodder— one of the best workers tho association possessed, by his neglecting to get the nomination paper signed for Mr Hodder, he was not a candidate, and would therefore be debarred from being selected for the committee, if Mr Cohen's idea was carried out. Mr Jacob thought that the position of rejected candidates on the list should be taken into consideration, but no rule should be laid down that they should be elected. — The President thought that the committee were better able to judge who would work with them than the members of the association. — It was eventually decided to ballot for the candidates in the ordinary way. HONORING THE TREASURER. Mr Jacob moved that Mr J. M. Johnston be asked to represent the Association at the Royal Agricultural Association's show in New South Wales next month, and that he be aeked to accept £25 for his expenses ; and that this Committee desires to take tho opportunity of placing on record their grateful appreciation of Mr Johnston's valuable services to tho association in the past, and more particularly of his efforts to secure the establishment of the daily school in Palmerston, which are about to bo orowned with success. He said that while not wishing to make ai;y invidious distinction about those who had worked so hard for the establishment of a dairy school in Pal-, merston, particularly Messrs Cohen, Wood and others, he felt sure that they would agree with him that no one had worked harder to attain sticcess than Mr Johnston, or whose efforts had been more continuous or well sustained. He had been a great worker for the association, and while he had sat on most of the members time after time, they had always recognised that he had its interests at heart, and had taken his objections in good part. Mr M. Cohen said that he seconded the motion with pleasure. He supposed he knew more than any other member of the committee what Mr Johnston had been to the association, as well as to other public institutions with which he had been couueeted. The resolution would !:iirg home to Mr Johnston the high ..pinion they all entertained of his work, despite the strenuous way in which ihe had always endeavoured ro ,m- - ideas on others. iie Wit sure that Mr Johnston wouli ,rar y with him th© best wishes of -h« members, and would come back with a great number of now ideas he wmu><l •• -. able to gather from the big .'i-ow ii. New South Wales. Mr F. S. Mcßae, while recognising the good work Mr Johnston had done for the association, hardly thought that it was right to make a money grant for his expenses in visiting a show- in New South Wales. Mr Jackson thought it was only right that the association should be represented by a member of the executive at such an important fixture. Tie motion was carried. X&fcJ. M. Johnston,, who had ue^n asKeSHto withdraw while -.the master wfc being discussed, was then cail«d in and told- of^the motion. Ho seemed completely nonplussed, andsaid it was the first he had beard of the matter. He did not know vHmt to say in reply to their generous proposal or the flattering character of the resolution. If it was possible to make the trip he. would do so, but, in the meantime, he had w thank them for the handsome ma finer in which they had recognised what he had done for the assvni--tion. He had tried to do the Just he could for the association, and if he ever came to loggerheads with anyone, what little feeling existed vanished when he left the meetingroom. He fully appreciated their kindness, and sincerely thanked them from the bottom of his heart. (Applause.) MEMBERS' PRIVILEGES. The recommendation of the general meeting of members in regard to the privileges attaching to members' tickets was then considered. A motion by Mr Balsillie to grant passes at the outer gates up to noon each day was negatived. Mr Cohen said that the tenor of the general meeting was a desire to go back to the old conditions. If an improvement on the system of last year was not adopted, it would be fatal to the success of the association. There was no doubt the alterations had made the association unpopular. If they made another mistake of the sort he was frightened to say what the result might be. Mr Kyle had moved his motion at the general meeting hurriedly, but they all knew what was meant. Mr Johnston said that the position taken up by the members was there should be some give and take. He moved that the members' tickets should admit in and out at the front gates and admit at th.c stand and, be clipped, passes being given going in and out of the stand ,- that two ladies' tickets be given to each member for every day to admit once at the front gate and once at the stand, passes being given at the latter; and that he privileges at the Winter Show be the same as last year, viz., members' ticket and four ladies' tickets to each member for admission on any day. The motion was carried. THE DAIRY SCHOOL. Mr Johnston suggested that they should pass some motion of thanks to the Government for choosing ston as the site for the iairy gihojl. Mr W. T. Wood load frwarams from the Premier annou"ijiiig the location of the dairy school. -*" Mr Lang proposed and Mr Russ >'l seconded, That the Premier and Minister of Lands be written to expressing the satisfaction of the nommittee at the announcement thai; the dairy school was to be established in Palmerston, and stating that the committee would be glad to facilitate any temporary measure for carrying on operations. The motion was carried. A congratulatory motion to Mr W. T. Wood, M.P., on the success of iris efforts to obtain the school for ' Palmerston waß carried. ' s ♦