FLEECE COMPETITION
T\'TF.E-DISTRICT SCHEME. WAIROA PROPOSAL. A selrmo to hold an inter-district fleece competition in which Hawke’s Bay,' Poverty Bay and Wairoa would participate," came before the general committee of the Poverty Bay A. and P. Association on Saturday.
Tho proposal came before the mooting on receipt of a letter from AD. M. G. 14. Williams, Wairoa, who stated. that as a member of the Wairoa A. and P. Association, Ire had been authorised by his committee to represent to the Poverty Bay and Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Associations the idea of tin inter-district fleece competition. ■ “We feel that with the cooperation of the Poverty Bay and Hawke’s Bay A. and P. committees, ’’ stated the writer, “some of the fleecen shown in these shows might he brought together in open compatiiiori at the Wairoa show, thus having representative fleeces from all parts of', the East, Coast. “Should, your committee favour this idea the., Wairoa Society could probably arrange that any fleeces at your show which are also intended to he shown at Wairoa, hould he put together after your show, held hi porno convenient place, and transported to Wairoa at a favourable time. Wo would undertake to exercise every reasonable care of them and return them after the Wairoa show in Jan nary, or otherwise dispose of them according to the wishes' of the owners.
“As accommodation ton wool ah our. showgrom.l is somewhat limited at present-,’ I suggest that for tb« first year, at any rate, this inter district exhibition should he confined to crossbred fleeces only .Should tin's rehem? prove popular I feel sure that o'Ur society would be pleased tb pro vide for Romney and Southdown, classes/’
Air. Williams concluded by stating that die felt sure that a scheme an these lines would prove of mutual advantage and interest- tp tho threp districts concerned V On tho motion of Air. E- R- Black, it was decided to refer the matter D the steward's of the classes concern cd and their recommendations could coma .before the next meeting of the committee, . '
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12870, 25 May 1936, Page 4
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