A AND P ASSOCIATION

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 86, 13 April 1920, Page 5

A AND P ASSOCIATION

Tho monthly meeting of tha Marlborough A. and if. Association, was held on Saturday. There was a good attendance of members, and Mr G. H. Andrew (president; was the chairman.

A resolution of condolence was directed to be sent fu> the relatives of the late Mr J. C. Cliaytor. The president referred to Mr Chaytor's lengthy association with the leading activities of agricultural and pastoral circles.

Mr C. Burroughs, of Seddon, and Mr D. Duncan, of Blenheim, were elected members of the Association.

A .GRIEVANCE.

The secretary Avas instructed to write to the Minister for Agriculture and the Nelson A. and P. Association protesting against the t irregularity of that Association's methods for the election of a representative of the NeLson-^Marlborough-Westland district to the New Zealand Council of Agriculture. The correspondence on the matter was ordered to' be handed to the Marlborough A. and P. Association's delegates proceeding to Wellington shortly, with a request that they place the whole matter before the Minister.

The circumstances are as follows: The Nelson A. and P. Association is the metropolitan authority for the Nfe>lsoii-Marlborough-.Westland district, and it is its function to summo.n a meeting of representatives of contemporary authorities in that area to make the appointment to the Council of Agriculture. What it did was to fix the meeting to be held at Nelson on March 24th last, on which occasion, it is understood, an election was conducted; but it was so lato in convening the meeting that the notice did not reach Blenheim till the previous Friday, the local Association thus not having enough* time in which to arrange for its representation. Nelson acted in contradistinction to the regulations, which provide that the notices must be sent out before the 3l&< of January and that the meeting must be held 28 'days after their issue. From the correspondence it was quite apparent that the Department forwarded the necesisary forms in January. THE SCHEDULE. The various sub-committees were directed' to revise their respective portions of the general schedule) and report to the next meeting. i The. shearing classes were discussed, and it was decided to add to the schedule two classes for blade shearing, one for novices, and the other an open class-, the* conditions to be arranged! Ifcy- %& sheep committee. , For 'this- secfcfon Mr A. Thomson donated £ff -IVa^d Mr E: E. Fairweather £3- 3b. THE SEOW DATES. The question of tHei show dates was discussed at length. At the outset it was proposed that the Show be held on the 19th and 20th of October, corresponding to the dates of the previous Show, but after further consideration find an examination of the fixtures of other associations, it was deemed advisable ■ to make the dates the. 26th and 27th of October, provided that this selection 'did not dash with the Manawatu- Show. .The idea was to hold the Marlborough Show one week before the M.acawatr v . event.„ ~ -.- v ., ..- ' ■i'^fQ;v ' >:.- ■: ';With a'vieV tp'v further ' a^Mj-fcising the cups an<i"firopliies catering;- for the next Show, the. secretary was instructed to use various channels, of publicity lendirig1 'themselves., to -the object of making ' thtese attractions more widely "known 'and encouraging outside competition. , , It" was decided to; push on with the, proiects of constructing a sales pavilion and covering for the sheep pens-. ■■■ The sub-committee already appointed, and the sheep sub-commit-tee, were asked to complete the canvass for the necessary fund by approaching the auctioneering firms, and also all sbeepowners (stud brpeclen? only hovirig' been approached hitherto) and to present it- report at the: June meeting, with plans and estimates of cost. . The Ground sub-committee was instructed to visit the Show Ground and present to +ho y,ext meeting *7 full report embodying a general Bchome of improvements, including budding requirements. The matter pf the pnz" moneys m the nig sections was raised by a communication from an outside "lembpr, and the question was referred to the responsible suh-cornmittee to cnnejqer when prppnring its recommendations i re the schedule.