REMARKS RESENTED.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 27 January 1926, Page 5

REMARKS RESENTED.

SPEAKER REFUSED TO RETRACT

INCIDENT AT COMMITTEE

MEETING—

(by TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) PALMERSTON N., Jan. 26

When Mr. W. McKenzie, one of the most, successful past presidents of the Manawatu A. and P. Association, warned the general committee at a recent meeting that the alleged unpopularity of certain officials with the general public as well as exhibitors was doing the shows harm, the broad hint was not taken kindly by others of the society’s prominent members. At a meeting to-day Mr. J. H. Parrott (president) regretted the statements, which he said had been broadcasted throughout the Dominion, and suggested retraction by Mr. McKenzie. This the latter refused to do, and, tendering his resignation, which was accepted, left the meeting. Subsequent, discussion pointed to the general opinion that the remarks were uncalled for, although Mr. McKenzie declared that he had been congratulated on all sides for his attempt to infu.e new blood into the society. Later, when a prominent Friesian breeder was called on to show cause why his prize money should not be ini pounded because of his failure to shew his animals in the grand parade, there was a sharp passage between him and another well-known breeder, but the intervention of several members of the committee Elected a reconciliation.

Consternation was expressed at the proximity of the Royal Show dates to the .Manawatu fixture, the opinion being that the Royal Show should be held first so that animals would not be withheld for exhibition. Palmerston dv eided, however, to adhere to its dates and to make representations to the Koval Show Society.