NO ROYAL SHOW

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1940, Page 2

NO ROYAL SHOW

/I*-’ - ■ WAR-TIME ABANDONMENT

[PEB PBESB ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, June 28. The abandonment of the Royal Show this year was decided on by the councikof. the Royal Agricultural Society, which met at Wellington today. The show was to have been held at Hastings in October. It was pointed out to members before they came to this ’decision that in war time it was difficult to make arrangements far ahead, as had to be done for the Royal Show, that the sending of exhibits and the travelling of people over long distances to the Show placed a load on the transsystem of the country, and that the holding of the show would take exhibitors, judges, and officials away from work on their farms at a time when they should be producing. A proposal that local shows be abandoned till after the war found little support at the annual meeting of the society in the afternoon.

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

WELLINGTON, June 28.

Mr. L. J. Wild was re-elected president of the Royal Agricultural Society at the annual meeting to-day. Mr. Wild had said during his presidential address that he intended to relinquish the office. Answering criticism of himself and statements which he said misrepresented him, he said he did not wish to throw up the sponge, but there were many calls on his time and he could give it to activities that would be appreciated more. He nominated Mr. W. Howard Booth, a vice T president, who declined and urged the re-election of Mr. Wild, which was carried by acclamation. Several speakers praised the work of the president and dissociated themselves from statements to which he had taken exception. Other officers elected were: Vice-presidents, Messrs C. H. White (Hastings), W. M. Bishell (Blenheim); treasurer, Mr. A. Hunter (Hawera); auditor, Mr. S. E. Lambert (Wellington); executive committee, president, vice-pre-sidents, and Messrs J. A. Edwards, J. M. James, W. H. Booth, H. J. Lancaster, and J. Wylie. The following district council representatives were declared elected: Central, Messrs W. M. Bishell, A.,S. Elworthy, L. R. C. Macfarlane, R. R. Laidlaw and W. O. Rennie; eastern, Sir William Perry, Messrs W. Howard Booth, J. Graham, L. Maclean, and A. M. Retemeyer; northern, Messrs S. Austin Carr, C. S. Leggett, W. H. Miers, W. F. O’Donnell, and J. Wylie; southern, Messrs A. L. Adamson, J. A. Edwards, A. S. Holmes, G. Ross, and R. D. Stewart; western, Messrs E. W. Barnett, W. Craig, H. J. Lancaster, H. C. Sampson, and C. E. Vile. The following are breed society representatives: Corriedale Sheep Society, Mr. O. T. Evans (Hawarden); Aberdeen Angus Association, Mr. J. Webb (Taihape); Ayrshire Cattle Breeders’ Association, Mr. J. G. Donald (Featherston); Clydesdale Society, Mr. J. W. Harding (Waipukurau); Friesian Association, Mr. H. E. Johnson (Hawera); Hereford Association, Mr. J. M. James (Wangaehu); Jersey Association, Mr. C. G. C. Dermer (Cheltenham); Milking Shorthorn Association, Mr. J. S. Allen (Hatuma); Pig Breeders’ Association, Mr. K. S. Glendinning (Palmerston North); Red Poll Association, Mr. J. M. Campbell (Feilding); Romney Marsh Association, Mr. H. Voss (Longburn); Ryeland Society, Mr. E. Averill (Hastings); Sheepbreeders’ Association, Mr. M. E. Lyons (Christchurch); Shorthorn Society, Mr. A. Hunter (Hawera); Southdown Society, Mr. J. Knight (Feilding).