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ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY t. - i v SUGGESTIONS FOR. Atfi'ANCEMENT. 'Press Association). WELLINGTON, July i. Disappointment at the status- ot the Royal Agricultural Society in the Dominion was expressed by the prevalent, Mr. L. J. Wild, ot Feilding, at the annual meeting to-day. He suggested that steps he taken to eo-ordinate, within ; the society's active membership, both scientific and .'lay opinions, so, that the society could become a power, iii so fat as agricultural advancement was cerned.‘The opinion of the Farmers’ Union seems'to carry more weight with the Government than that of tho Royal Agricultural Society,*'?; said.ME Wild. . “There is- fib corporate -body that - claims to*represent, hbtli- scientific and lay opinion oil matters relate iug to agricultural welfare, and this society, should/'be. body.” ■ Dr. C ! . S. M. Hoplurk, secretary d ilio association, said there ■was ai-feeling that there should be some parent body with "- very wide, powers./ Two bodies - that might take up th& responsibilities were- the Royal Society. • and' /the Royal. Agriciil tural : Society. He thought the latter 'society should call a conference of bodies con cerned. ■' ‘ G-"' \ Mr Wild was re-elected as presid--t .
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12903, 2 July 1936, Page 5
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