EGMONT A. AND P. ASSN.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 10 April 1923, Page 8

EGMONT A. AND P. ASSN.

OCCUPIES OWN BUILDING.

At Saturday's meeting of the General Oommittee the president (Mr H. ' MMdleton), before proceeding with th« .business of the day, referred to the itnet that for the first time the committee was meeting in the board room of the Association's own building, a fact that called for more than passing comment. He had. been connected with the Association for 30 years, and watched its progress, which had kept pace with that of. the district, and no doubt the Association was entitled to some measure of credit for_the part it had played in the advancement of the i district. There had been large-hearted I and public-spirited men &V the head of the Association's affairs in its early years, and it would be hard to say just what important part the Association had played in the development of the district, but it certainly had been of importance. There was, moreover, an influence in a wider sphere, for together with other societies of the kind the Association, through the encouragement ..given to the breeding of .pedigree stock, had assisted in advancing. th« interests of the whole Dominion. H« congratulated the Association oh being the possessor of a fine building of its own," and wished to thank heartily i Messrs. Gillanders and Coleman (the . Building Committee) for the great assistance they had rendered in connectioif with the erection of the building. (Applause.). Mr. Ford, in endorsing the remarks of the president, said that he would like to add an appreciation of the work" of Mr. E. A. Washer, the past president, who had through thick and thin worked for tho object of the Association having its own building, j Tho president said that he heartily concurred with Mr. Ford's remarks in .regard to Mr. Washer. Mr. J. Grant said that he was probably the oldest member of the Association present. He had served on the committee for an unbroken period of 29 years. _ He was very pleased to see the Association; with rooms of its own. -Th« president paid a tribute to the good services rendered the Association by Mr. Grant, and his remarks were heartily applauded. 1 Mr. Gillanders (vice-president) said that he certaiiily considered 'that Mr. Washer was entitled to^"a~"large amount of the credit for the fact that tl* Association had its own building. He had never lost sight of the object, and had pushed it along. Mr. Gillanders then placed before the meeting a statement showing that the Association by occupying its own offices would be placed in a better financial position u> the extent of not less than £93 per annum. He thanked the members for the appreciation of the work of the Buildmg Committee, and said that his colleague (Mr. Coleman) had taken great interest in the work and rendered valuable assistance. He also gave the contractors credit for having made a real good job of the building. Mr. Coleman expressed his thanks for the kind references to the committee, but gave Mr. Gillanders credit for doing quite three-quarters of the work, and the Association undoubtedly"1 was greatly indebted to Mr. Gillanders for all he had done in connection with the building. He also thanked the president and executive for the loyal support given the committee in their work, i Mr. E. A. 'Washer also expressed his f thanks for the remarks made in regard ' to himself, and said that anything he had done was with the sole object of lieneh'ting the Association and keeping ; it in the forefront of the associations . of the North Island. The section was * white elephant in itself, and in assisting to get a building on it he had ; acted for the Association as he would have acted in regard to his own business. He regarded his work as a mere trifle, and no more than he was called .•oil to do, but he valued the expressions m goodwill. At a later stage of the meeting reference was made to the generous manner in which Mr. Oughton, the mortgagee, had met the Association in regard to finance, and it was resolved to.send Mr. Oughton a letter of appreciation of his assistance THE BUILDING. The new building, which stands on the sunny side of Nelson street a little to the west of Union street, is built of brick, and is of one storey. Though devoid of external architectural embellishment, the front elevation is not unpleasing, and the building has a substantial appearance and looks eminently well suited for its purpose. The interior arrangements appear to be well designed and very convenient for the occupants. ■ ' The Agricultural Department have taken the suite of two offices on the left hand side, and the Association itself will occupy a corresponding suite on the right hand side, all of these rooms being 16ft by 14ft in dimension. I At the rear of the Department's offices j the Clydesdale Horse Society and the I Jersey Breeders' Association will jointI ly occupy a room 16ft by 16ft, and at •the rear of the building is situate >, very fine board room with dimensions of 38ft by 16ft. Between th« board room and the Association's offices are situate two separate lavatories, and a strong room with interior space 10ft by 6ft ■ 6in. The building is particularly well lighted by windows, and all rooms have 12ft ceilings. The interior is finished throughout m hard plaster, the necessary woodwork all being heart rimu Electric light has been installed, and the heating also will he electrical. xv , mam contractors responsible for the whole building wei-a. Messrs. Hobbs and Baker, anft tho various sub-con-tractors were: Furniture, etc., Messrs. Or. feyme and Co., Ltd., electrical work Messrs Matthews and Co., plumbing Mr. Westwood, drgfhage Mr McCoi" . mack, painting Mr. Villars.