LAKE COUNTY A. AND P SOCIETY

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3713, 5 October 1926, Page 5

LAKE COUNTY A. AND P SOCIETY

The annual mooting of mom heirs of above was held in the Council Chambers, Arrowtown, on Saturday last, 2nd October. There, werfii 16 mcmbors present, Mr L. Lcel, president, being in the chair. The president refieffaicid to the loss the Society had sustained in the death of two of its members in the persons" of Mr Jno. King and Mr R. Frew; also Mir R. K. Smith (Tomas) and A. Edie (Edievalc) who had been exhibitors for some years.

A vote of sympathy with the relatives was passed, the mem bore sitanding in silence. The report as under was then read: In relinquishing office your oonimdlttee has pleasure in .statinjg 'that tine) Society has experienced a fairly successfu 1 year. New Buildings.—Extensive additions and alterations to the buildings on the. Show Ground have' been made, sinoe last annual report. A now dining room and kitchen were erected, while increased space, was provided lor the display of dairy produce and sundries. The increased accommodation facilitated the work of the judges, and also enabled' the. public to view the exhibits without inconvenience. The new dining room proved to be admirably adapted to the requircimielnts of patrons and attendants. The cost of the now buildings was £157, and of that amount £152 was contributed in special donations by members. Your Committee desires to thank bhet contributors to the building fund for the generous response that was madie. to the appeal for donations. Annual Show.—The seventeenth annual Show under the auspices of the Society was held on Wednesday, 17th March, 1926, and it was an unqualified success from every point of view. The entries totalled 688, being an increase of 43 on the figures recorded in the previous year, and constituting' a record for the Society. The. number of entries in all sections, with the exception of fruit and dairy produce, showed an increase. The quality of the exhibits was- well up to the standard attained In previous years.

Finance. —Owing to no show having been held in 1925, the balance, sheet, a copy of which is appended, covers a period of two years. The total receipts for that period (including a credit balance of £9 1? carried forward) amounted to £10,9 2,s 6d, and ..the expenditure to £439 8s 2d, leavinig a credit balance tiof £29 14s 4d. Thanlks are due to the following prize-takers for refund of prize mopey: Messrs 11. Brodie, 11. M. Paterson, Leo. Lee, W. McLean, anid W. S. Held. Personal—lt is with regret that your committee' has fito report the death since' last annual meeting of Messrs Jno. King and Hebert Frew, wiho( Hiad .been members and class stewards 'for some years, and Messrs E. K. Smith (Ta-rres) and Albert Edie (Edievale), who had been eixhioitors at the annual show for some- years past. Your committee _ regrets the departure from the district of MessrsWm. iMacleod and J. Mayne, who had always taken a keejn intereist, in the affairs and manjagemeint of the Society. Special Prizes and Donations.—Your committee gratefully acknowledgte tlie receipt! of donations and special prizes trom the following:—Otago Daily Tunes and Witness Coy. 12 months’ subscription to the Otago, Witness; Southland Times Coy, 12 months! subscription to Southland Times; W. H. Bony, 51b box tea; O. Chalmers (Queenstown), bridle; D. Jardine, £5; Otago Stock Agents’ Association, Wright, Stephenson and Coy (Dunedin), and Leo Lee, each £3 3s; Hon. A, F. Hawke and E. A. Anderson, each £2 10s,; E. M. Paterson, J. E. Watson and Coy, Jas. Speight and Coy, P. Be id, A. Mcßride, and Southland Stock Agents Association, each £2 2s; Invercargill Hardware Association. Inder and Davis, W. S. Keidi, Wm. McKibbin, J. H. Douglas, N.Z Insurance Coy, each £1 Is; T. Houston, H .G. Bruce, and. 11. H. Stickle, 'each £1; Mrs L. Hunter and Mrs J. Jenkins, junr., each 10s. Trophies—Valuable silver cups have been presented for competition by Messrs E .M. Paterson (two), Leo Lee, and Hector Gibson (Tanras), A. M. Weir (Meuzies Ferry), to whom the thanks of the Society are due. j Judges.—The Committee desires to thank Messrs D. T. Beange (Invercargill), A. Campbell (Milton), E. B. Tennent (Dunedin), and Messrs E. Cameron, A. Fleming, G. Boss and D. Boss (Palmerston) fori acting as judges gratuitously. The president, in speaking to the report, said the members might, congratulate themselves on having had the most successful year in the history of the Society. Taking into consideration that they had had to pay £37 odd as expenses in connection with aban-do-nimienit of show in 1925 as well as other extraordinary items it was most satisfactory to record a credit balance of £29 11s 4d. The position was all the better, too, owing to certain exhibitors not having drawn their prize money. In referring to the increased entries received last year, Mr Lee drew attention to the fact that owing to want of accommodation in the sheep section, caused through numerous entries, they had had to ask some of the exhibitors not to bring their entries along 1 . They would therefore require to provide more facilities for _ showing sheep next year. The president referred to the great improvement effected in the enlargement of the show_ buildings. During the year the irrigation scheme for the district had commenced and was now well under way. In two or three years’ time they hoped to see it completed, which would bring about a new era of prosperity for the district and much improved prospects for future shows. During the winter, Mr Tennent, Instructor lor Agriculture, very kindly arranged lor a farm school to he (held in Arrowtown and lie jhought that much benefit had accrued to the farmers by means of the school. It was toped to include A.rrowtown in the larger j school next winter. The farm school ! was eventually going to help the show. The president made brief reference to the markets for wool and meat, etc. The price for wool and lamb 1 and ,mutton was satisfactory, but tin; 1 market for dairy produce was not too bright at the present time. It was up to the Society to do all it could to Help (to improve- the stock

and other conditions in the district. In conclusion Mr Lee expressed his appreciation of the valuable servioeis rendered during the .year by their secretary Mr Tobin. He then moved tine adoption of the report and balance sheet which was seconded by Mr W. S. lie id and carried. ELECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS. Mr L. Lee was re.-eile.oted president on tire motion pf Messrs Paterson and W. S. Redd. Mr W. S. Reid was re-deeted vicei president on the iniotioiii of Messrs Douglas. and Lee. Mr Paterson was re-appointed field steward.

The following executive committee, was appointed:—Messrs T. Houston, R. M. Paterson, V. Reid, J. W. Miller,, A. Mcßride, J. Jenkins, junr, IE Hunter, J. E. O’Conncil, Jas. McLean,, H. M. McAdiara, R. Fowler, J. H. J)ouglas, I>. Jardine, S. Cowan, A. Milter, J. P. Brown, A. W. Scott, R. Shaw,, J. A. Bagno, W. N. Thompson, Wl. J. Churstain, J. Cockburn, R. Brodne, J. P. Watt, K. Brown, J. W. Roed(, F. Johnson, E. Saunders., Jas. McLean (Coronet Peak Station), and F. Bloxham. It was decided to hold the- show pin. the IGt'U March, 1927. A motion by Mr W. S. Reid to hold it- a week later did not find a seconder.

Last years collectors were appointed. It was resolved that,a gen oral',mieeiting of members be held immediately after the show.