A. AND P. ASSOCIATIONS.
♦ ASHBTJRTON. . The general committee of the Ash« burton Agricultural and Pastoral Association met on Saturday .afternoon, Mr R. B. Coward presiding. ' A letter was read from the Prime Minister in reply to the association's letter And resolution in regard to the nationality of a memher of the Tonnage Committee. Mr Massey stated that he had very .little personal knowledge of the representatives of the commit. tee\ "If the association, have any information or definite statement to make with respect to .a.member he would be glad to refer it "to the AKeus Board for investigation." < The secretary was instructed-to draw the attention of the president, of the association (Mr D. G. Wright)__tb the Prime Minister's letter! f A letter was read from Mr O. W. Nicoll, secretary of tfce Ashburton Oounty War Relief Fund, staging that the Ashburton Red Gross Society wad in no immediate want of funds an<J, that it would not be necessary to mak«i a grant of £2OO in anticipation of what profits might be made out of the combined Autumn .Show and Patriotio Carnival in March. A letter was iread from the Department of Internal Affairs' drawing the association's attention to the_lß&ce Meetings Act, 1909, which made it illegal for the association to run races in connection with the show -without a permit, and that if such races were held prosecutions would take place. It was pointed out that the pony races held in connection with the show were not run for money, .but purely fo* the enjoyment of the young people and the public generally. The letter was received. The secretary reported that a further Jist of special prizes had been offered, including the "Wakanui Cup, the Drummond Cup, the James Stringfellow Memorial Cup, the Ashburton Countr Racing Club's special prizes o* £lO 10s and £5 ss, and the Soundness Challenge Cup. He reported also that the sum of £lB 18a had already been contributed towards t-bie Past Presidents' Cup. ■
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17079, 31 January 1916, Page 2
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328A. AND P. ASSOCIATIONS. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17079, 31 January 1916, Page 2
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