HASTINGS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VII, Issue 252, 17 August 1917, Page 3

HASTINGS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

There was a fair attendance at the annual meeting of the Hastings Horticultural Society, held last night. Mr. AV. Hart occupied the chair.

The balance-sheet showed that the receipts for last year, including £l4 8/10 in hand at the beginning of the year, amounted to £7B 18/1, and the expenditure £53 5/10, leaving a credit balance of £25 12/3. There were, however, liabilities outstanding in respect of the two previous years, working of the society, which were in excess of the amount in hand by some £2O or £3O. The bal-lance-sheet was passed subject to audit.

The election of officers resulted as follows: —Patron, Mr. W. _ Nelson. President, Mr. W. Hart- Vice-presi-dents, Sir J. Findlay, Dr. Tosswill, Dr. Wilson, Messrs. H. M. Campbell, AV. McLean, G. Ebbett, F. L. Bone, C. H. Cato, T. Horton, S. R. Quartley, E. J. White (Porangahau), and H. lan Simson, Mesdames J. C. Tosswill, C. H. Cato, H. M. AVilson, D. McLeod, E. Pratt and lan Simson. General committee, Rev. H. Blathwyte, Rev. Rugby Pratt, Messrs. J. D. Commin, E. Sturm, H. J. Cassin, J. Anderson, E. Pratt, AV. AV. Adams, \V. C. Armstrong, A. Bockett, F. Cassin, J. Wright, E. S. Cliff, G. D. AVilson, R. Doubleday, P. J. Sefton, H. N. Fowler and Reading; Mesdames G. Ebbett, P. J. Barcroft, S. R. Quartley, H. J. Cassin, A. Bockett, G. F. Roach, W. AVright, T. Pickett, E. R. Collison, AV. Masters, Hugh Campbell, J. Landels, D. Balharry, A. F. Douglas, T. Clarkson and J. R. MacLennan; Misses Gill, Hodson and V. Pitt. Executive, Rev. H. Blathwayt, Messrs. E. Pratt, and AV. W. Adams, Mesdames AVright, AVilson, Tosswil and Pickett. Secretary, Mr. W. J. Connor. Treasurer, Mrs. E. Pratt, It was decided to hold a bulb show on September 14th, and it was also resclved to Arrange for several lectures on horticultural subjects to be given during the year, and to askMr. T. Horton and the Rev. H. Blathwayt to give the first two lectures.