HORTICULTURE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 70, 6 March 1930, Page 8

HORTICULTURE

NAPIER SOCIETY’S MEETINC.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The Napier Horticultural Society held its annual meeting last evening, Mr. John Mason presiding over a very fair attendance of members. In proposing the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, already published, Mr. Mason stated that the report showed that the work of the society during the past year had from a financial point of view been entirely satisfactory. The large number of new meifabcrs indicated that the society was progressing. For the balance-sheet to show an excess of assets over liabilities of £136 was most satisfactory, and the credit for such a position must fall on the shoulders of the executive, of which Mr. Rowe was chairman, and their real good secretary, Mr. Merritt. Mr. C Corner complimented the society on its progress, and expressed the hope that they would all pull together for the sake of horticulture. Mr. Mason’s motion was then carried unanimously. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Officers for the year were elected as follow:—Patron, Dr. S. Scoular; vicepatron, Mr. A. A. Kennedy; president, Mr. John Mason; vice-presi-dents, Mesdames R. Holt, P. Pattullo, H. R. Clark, Dr. Barnett, Messrs A. E. Bedford, F. Dailey, A. J. Anderson, W. Hnnroy, H. Guthrie Smith and E. Northcrott; lion, terasurer, Mr. W. Johnson; hon. auditor, Mr. C. D. Wilson; hon. secretary. Mr. K. R. Merritt; committee, Mesdames R. Holt. H. R. Clark, F. S. Waterhouse, Fisk. Miss Herrick, Messrs T. Rowe, R. G. Wilson. J. Bickerstaff. J. Eddy, W. Howard, C. Corner. Moodie. A. Robson, F. A. Hetley. Dr. R. I. Sutton. GENERAL. An honorarium was granted to the honorary secretary, Mr. Merritt, for the excellent services he had rendered during the year. Votes of thanks were passed to the outgoing executive officers, to the 30,000 Club for the use of their room and to the press for the excellent assistance they had given dining the year.

The society’s congratulations were extended to Mr. R. W. Perrott for receiving the Diploma of Horticulture and to Mr F. Dailey for having obtained the Diploma of Horticulture by exam. ASTER AND ZINNIA SHOW. At a committee meeting it was decided to hold the aster, zinnia and dahlia show on Wednesday next, March 12. The secretary, Mr. K. Merritt, reported that Dr. Scoular bad donated a special prize for most points in asters at the show, and Mrs R. Holt had also donated a special prize.— The thanks of the society were expressed to both donors.

A further decision reached was to hold the chrysanthemum show this year on the third Wednesday in April. Enquiries are also to be made in regard to holding a New Zealand championship show in Napier.