Egmont A. and P.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 2586, 20 November 1893, Page 2

Egmont A. and P.

A meeting of tbe general ea&frtfa me held on Saturday afternoon. PWaeWMessrs Fantbam (president), Moon. Macrae, A. Gbodson, Blennarhaaeatt, atone, Davidson, Macfarland, Foreman, Syme, J. W. Scott, and Hunter. MB. OLSON'S DEATX. ' The President moved : " Tbat this Aato* oiation desires to convey to MiaOieonaid family its deep regret at the aeeideat - which occurred on shew day. by which Mr Olson lost bis life, and whilst at* pressing heartfelt sympathy wilh Utem in tbeir personal «ibesion, this tfMocutton also record, its mom of tbe severe loft the farming and industrial eotnftwab* nave sustained in the premalore deatbof a gentleman whose enterprise and is* floenoe have been so valaaSte in promoting tbe main industries of HanWaki and the colony at large." fie did MM think be' could add anything lo the resolution. Mr Charles Symes seconded. He bad known Mr Olson since be wa* alad.and they had long been friend*. H* bad told Mr Olson tbat this Heat itajll kill him, and, strangely enough, when be came on the ground on tbat "ir-Tl; Mr Olson said, "Here l am efaiavfoa see," to which he replied, •• let, fewl I tbink tbe brute wants kittiQft»" There was no donbt tbat Mr OUonEid spent a large amount ot time and money m connection with dairy cattle, and Juet before bis death bad only returned boo England, bringing with him hie polateed oattle still in quarantine. TaranMpbad lost a big man, one of the best they had. Mr M. Hunter thought tbe r«ofotion exceedingly suitable, and as little iS edSdV be said. Motion agreed to. r ■ T . n , ntOTEST. , (i J. A. Goodson bad protested against Weka receiving first prize and Pankflrd. as neither were in or eligible for the trad book. Some members of the eommitlee met on the ground and decided tbat tbe protest was informal, as it was not as* companied by deposit, Mr Goodeon then renewed the protest with a deposit. Io support of hi* protest M? Gtobdsoo now said tbat. borses m thit class ibfttid either be io tbe itnd book or "eligible for entry id classes Aof B. He wanted to know tbe position. ; IT? Mr Foreman pointed out tbat two bonei belonging * to different owners WM» protested against, and tberestaooJd be two different protests. There wa# considerable discuasion on tbis mint, Mr Foreman pointing oat that if they referred the matter for st decision and one bone wee PP o**0 ** w U eligible and. -fee other ineligible they would be in ' if wcuhar position. * *' The President tfcoqght tbaUbe protest would do good inasmneh as tor the rotate tbe catalogue sbonld give full information as to the pedigree in all eases. - . Mr Knight said Mr Major •« i W Paraki woe *b purebred a* aoymare tepid be, and Weka was oat of Htatft^fr r Tradneer, out of a Riddles worth naW^iot of a GUuroe maraud thet breedix* titan "" with her ptrformmnce* on tbe tori moat be eligible for the stud book. She bad won nearly £1600 an stakes. * Mr Goodson dld-not tbink that bet rating °?. re « *•*•' Mjtowfc to do with bar eligibility for the Mod book. lo conversation Mr Symet pointed oal on *tt e sni^5 n i^ being prodoetd that ia no case had foil pedigree bean givac at tint of entry, and all were out of court, Ha moved'tbat Jhe protest be not entertained, Mr Foreman seconded. -" \ Mr Davidson 1 moved as an amendment that Mr Elliott, compiler of the etod book, be consulted as to whnber" the hohee protested against were eligible for entry 10 tbe stud book. Mr Hunter seconded. Amendment was carried by 6 to 4. Mr Knight then . wished to eater v protest in another elaei, boldin- tfaatar Mr Goodson had been aßowed to eater after the time be ibouM be? but the President ruled against him. •'" ' Tbe Secretary reported that ~llr &*v ' bad been given a prize tiekatj Uui th«y ; - , was no entry, in ; the judged book; There was a similar indent in retpett of Iff? Foreman. - „,\ ,1 , It was decided' Jo. eoniuJt tbe elatfr stewards, and act on their report. A number of accounts wera pastad fbr pavmeni and tbe meeting toco eajourted.