ELLESMERE AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5008, 8 March 1877, Page 2

ELLESMERE AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

The fifth annual general meeting of the |H Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Aisociition took place on March 1; present—Mmih Bennie, Lana, Q. Sterens, Lawrence, Bong, Bishop, E Lockbead, Marshall, O'borne, Barnett, Blaett, and Smithson. Mr John HR Bennie was requested to take the chair. The WA Chairman read the advertisement conrecmj HI the meeting, and called on the Secretary to BS read the minutes of the annual meeting cf 1876, and the Committee meeting held cn Nov. 24, which the meeting duly confirmed. The balance-sheet was audited by Mean Bennie and Lockhead, and found com:*. The Secretary was then ealled upon to res: the annual report, which is as follows : in submitting the fifth annual report tout C:rsuttee have pleasure in congratulating the Ai>x;ition upon the success achievec, although might have been greater had the date c f exhibits been more opportu ely fixed, relative to g«ci«v.-e of the same nature. At a Committee meetur, held on April 2S, it was carried ununimou-i;-"Thatthe last Tuesday iu October be fixed tit permanent day for holding the annual exhibiuo:. Noiwithstandl- g that copies of this resoiat::i were forwarded to tne Committees of other As,-:-ciations, the Timaru show toot place on the iu subsequent to that on which your annual exhittttor was appointed to be held. Tout Ccmmitt j e teg to suggest that every endeavour be in future made t. avoid such inopportune occurrences. Ihe inantal status of the Association is a subject of ootcrat.a tion to all its members. The £.\>J adtano-d iy New Zealand Loan and Mercan'ile Agency Cor.r.- 7 on the security of the joint names cf tend ; - members has been entirely paid off. This bxs coin accomplished partly by voluntary contributio--. and partly by th„ sale of life tickets to member- it £‘lo. The receipts tom various sources ate tinctly shown in the balance sheet aum-iei, prove a marked increase of rather moie ‘hiu over that of auy previous year. This >.uit'-c - 7 Oommitt-e to augment sy SO per cent tic it:: of the various prizes that hid hitherto t-.eu c ' The Association is now free from d-.it. y-.tn exception of a trifling overdraft to the i-’uzi c: N ' Zealand, Southbridge. Whilst cn the finance, wa might suggest the advjsu •ul.’y liugaside a certain sum yearly to f.:m i rest:--fund, in case of the show, through luci-tu weather or other un»voida‘ lo cause, failtnc duce sufficient funds f»un entries, gate u: : to cover guaranteed expenses, Ihe cate ‘.ueu the plantations around the grounds of t. A'--' l ' tion has produced evident ben fit, and -r but small expense required in future to - ■ - them in th»ir present flourishing .-Utc. alterations which were introduced piogrammo effected a beneficial the number of entries. Classes for p u.’ry w ' “ added for the first time, but it was a ui:-' l *- ::i thiee exhibits were absolutely xeqairtu V : *-- each individual pen for compeiit on for ' offered. *1 pended is a comparative icui-i "- entries for the prizes given by the Assvur the variousolassr* for the hi-t four years, ano judges unanimously agre.-d tbit the ojtaili*-/ exhibits also showed considerable improvise: former years. 1873 187 k 1875 Sheep ... M 71 78 Cattle fi -U M Horses S 3 bd 81 Tigs It 10 Implements ... 3 15 liairy £3 £0 Poultry 0 Total ... £4O £ls : During the post year your t'ommrnv ‘ ‘ ./.j; nine meetings, with an avenue alter. '■ members only; the same genUeui-n, variably attending upon each oocarieu. *u ■ individual perseverance and energy is m*"- ■' 1 ' the success achieved. An application " - the bouthern Associations to reoit r-v ■ judges in the three chief classt.- - , • cattle, and horses. Although this carried out last year, the idea is well w rrconsideration. The support of Chrisidm y * , men has, during the past year, bivu nacwrdeil, aud the Assoutaiiou, out of >■ numbers at least one-third from t'hrisfcl ; out of the ££oo pai 1 to clear off the r. r was subscribed in Chrisichnrdi— Hr contributing i“is. Your Committee w mend that energetic means be taken f’ l ' ‘ membership, and for that purpose suggest ■ ■ existing members should not merely wit- beloi ging to the Society, but shorn -' utmost iattueuce with their friends to •upiMirt and co-operation With a view would propose that the Secretary le to forward to each mo > her » himself, and at the same time him blank ones solieiting his geo disposing of them. The Association w■■ In the weather proving propitious ou t.e' show, whloh induce 1 the attendance number of visitors than on f,.rmer ' would at thosamo time recommend ih d * ; , 1 ‘ alteration bo made iu ibo manner m general public are to be admitted t We regret that the annual coimuoai' rai »■_.., ;;v. was not a success either tinanciii partly, iverhaps, owing to your Con ,n unable to sisiuro a sp.a'ial tram sii guamutee of £‘ls, and partly as s* - judges and visiMrs, as well as me" 1 '• sirous of attending the Timaru li• ■ following day, u special conveyance b''i- v * carry passengers at a trifling c s. c Cups wore awar od this yeai to tH’ 1 private prizes, in lieu of mono* as n-■ ;' ;,; n seemed to have been highly apprec..> concluding, it is the pair tul du y of v ~- 1 ; ' tee to refer to the sudden vlisiths '\;' r Bridge and D. Moorhead, ”h f.oin ■ ’, ~ been amongst the meet enthusiastic supporters of tho Society. It will be > •' to choose office-bearers for the enr'),' * , first, a President, In tho place of Mr ‘ ■; whoso resignation was acceptoil j n - and whose nnremitting seal m' u (1 , ■ k affairs of tho Association from the ' ' • of his tenure of office has been ere _ t , marked benefit to the Society, uua allconoerued. The above report, together wile . v . r.>sheet, was, on the motion of *t‘ ' unanimously adopted. . ._rr"‘' The following offi ers wore <’ I r eoK r ~ h- :> ’ dent-Mr W. J O. Bluett ; Vue Qj , Messrs J. Bennie, B. Lockhead, and W. D. Lawrence ftca thcf <, r Rule No. V. was rescinded, »» rl ing rule substituted lbat f , : requisite for tho transaction of creased or diminished {rum tin “' may seem of advantage to the a • l( o, :-■* A Working Committee wu *Pr

I ~ Uwin W. Bishop. John Bo*g, 0. H aiding 0 , Barnett, J. Cunningham, K, H Bourn. ■}? ° n dl(l . W. Graham, E Gdloit, H. H Docker. • |j Ua n, J. J, Loe, G. M'Olure, H j. w. Maddison, W. Nixon, F. H John Mf> q.’bo-u j Smithson, O. Stevens, i 0 « r umith A. Storey, G. Sandrey, and 0. II J- R- “■. ’Pfoaiuror— Mr D-Marshall. BecreI .Lewie--1 tory- ai , th ank, to retiring officer* and the § V ,tf ' brought the meeting to a lermiusH Ch*B n, “ u * fion. — —r— —