RANGIORA FRUITGROWERS' ASSOCIATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17523, 5 July 1917, Page 6

RANGIORA FRUITGROWERS' ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Rangiow Di»£ triet Fruiigrower3' Association was held ,«ji tie Northern Agricultural and Pas.oral Bociation's rooms laat evening. Mr E. .K.Bamiiold prcsidod over an aitendauco of eioven. members. - ..-''

The annual, report stated. that there wore twenty-live uioiuocrs ou..ije 101., 'utu ihirieeh. had paid their subscriptions. forence was made 'to the poor a.teuo.anee a*. UlO monthly meetings, [mi an'appeal, wag made 10 members to reserve the tirst Mj nesday in each monih for the beiietiu of Wg association, 'llie financial 'siatement a credit balance of £i Os 6d. > ; : ; The chairman s aid that an important matter broached during tho year was that <rf providing cool storage, which sti.l had to b* dealt wi;h. He expressed tho indeb.edheds.; of members to Mr■ W. J. Courtior lUr' tiwC valuable • information &iid assistance ho hadgiven to the association. - .. ', ..-'V* Mr Courtier said he hoped that mejnberj.; wotild not be disheartened at the fai'.ure in;, tho attendance at meetings. He was con; fident, from j his experience in with other associations, that if they held ou" the membership would inorease and grealaff intorcst would bo taken in the fruitgrowuifl industry. Ho- woYi.d like' io see a class) started similar to that now bein;,'--conducted*' in Christehurch, at which the members v/outd.. take tip'various subjects for discussion. Mr, Courtier said he would attend whenever po?Sible. . :■'"-,-' 'i' ; a*a Tho report and balance-sheet adopted.Officersvwere elected as follow: ; Mr E. N. Blackett; vice-presidents, Messr* J. P. Banlield, S. Chisholm, J. M/Leod aaC, J. Ivory; committee, Messrs P. Watkins, L,... J. Banfield and J. Pearoe: secretary an,d treasurer, Mr M.C.-Ormandv- • • . •■■ A circular letter was- received from th«. general manager of .the New Zealand FVui - .. growers' containing a .arge nuni-. berbf Questions on t wi.b ho truitsrowmfa' mdusuy, and for individual members "p.ies. . v-. In a short dis— IS from the ■ informatioa. u'sked &, tartly- Voided to defer further; charge being made, provffeifc ? a ?'w,-of the Sther associations-of th». .- South IsW vrerc P re P Med ,to «J° likfr '' W 'ff"was resolved to convene a public meet--. • fnr Au-nist 18 to discuss the quostiort:. of tfal erection of a local cool store.