POULTRY CLUBS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 431, 23 June 1922, Page 7

POULTRY CLUBS.

ANNUAL MEETINGS. WYANDOTTE FANCIERS. The annual meeting of the Now Zealand Wyandotte Club was held at the Showgrounds yesterday morning, Mr J. Jarvis presiding. The annual report announced that iMt and Mrs W. J. Mawkes, now of Auckland, had handed the president a silver cup be awarded to the best bird of opposite sex to the champion. Ihe champion am Mawkes cups, the New Plymouth Shield for silver Wyandot les and the one l<n whites were last year awarded to J. I nick. No other member had ever been so successful at one show. 'I be shield tor goldens was again awarded to A. Dali, muMlm one for partridges to A, C. Aubrey, Ibe financial statement showed a surplus- <J assets over liabilities of £l4 Os lOd. while the casli in bank and on hand amounted to £l2 3s 10d. The annual repi rt and balance-sheet were adopted a.- read. \h- (t ]>. Robert donated a Tver cup to be presented to any affiliated club lor an egg-laying competition. Mr Robert was accorded a hearty vote of thanks lor hrdonation A vote of thanks was passed vo the A. and P. Association for the use of a loom in which to hold the meeting. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The election of officers tor the ensuing year resulted as follows : — President, Mr j Jarvis; vice-presidents. Mc.-.-rs D. 11. Ruth-nurd, W. I. Penny, E. iJouihwaite, ,1 W. Mawkes ancivJ. N. Rarne; lion treasurer, Mr C. J Bryant; members of die council, Messrs W. Jnkpcii, C. P. Robert. W. E. Griffiths and C. J. Bryant. ,\h \V. T. Penny was re-appoiuted auditor. N.Z ORPINGTON CLUB. The annual meet in.”. (| l the North Island secuon ol the New Zealand Orpington t tub was held yesterday afternoon, uie president, Mr .), Jarvis, presiding 'I he pr-idem staled ll.ai the result <>; til- young io lib tiie oliicud position- Ol ilie club was as follows: president. Mr John Jarvis (re-elected) ; vice-presidents, Messrs J. N. .Mol.can and W. D. Oowman; hon treasurer, Mr 0. P. Robert (re-elected! ; committee. Messrs A. I'.. Oraue and A. Siulibs. Votes of thanks were passed to those who had held office during the past 12 months. . The balance-sheet showed that the club was in a satisfactory position regarding hnanee, having a credit ca.-h ol £8 11s. and assets which totalled £3l 3s. Ihe bfih annual repoi i staled lino the secretary ol the Ah-w Plymouth Amici Show and Ids poultry committee deserved die thanks of every .’exhibiting member for ihe manner in which they worked io make the club’s show a success. Jhe judging at (hat show gave very general satisfaction. The utility shield was again v.oig by Alt 11, A. Fraser, of Tailiape, and making four limes in all, it then became bis property. He dl once subscribed £4 towards (lie cost of a n-w one. During the show, several breeders ga.vi or promised the remainder of the cosi. and a very handsome new' shield was obtained. There was a decrease m the number ol member--, and all those witn the interest of the club at heart were urged io obtain new members. — 1 lie report aim balance-sheet were adopted. A vot-j of ibanks was accorded Mr McLean for a donation ol £l Is as a special prize. Mr McLean stated that be would be pleased to make the donation an annual one. After a short discussion, it was resolved, that the question of judges’ qualifications fie considered at a conference of specialist clubs to bn held later in the year. It was suggested tlmt a new eineni be. in amr mated to provide certificates lor prize slock, but after a shot I discussion the subject lapsed, Insufiicieiu: support for the pr-j----la.isul being forthcoming.

LEGHORN CLUB. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Leghorn Club (North Island) was held yesterday. Mr J. Cimuinghamc presided. The meeting passed votes of thanks to tile oliicers for their work during the year, and also thanked the A. and P. Association [or the use of buildings. The, election of oliicers resulted: President, Mr U Jarvis (Palmerston North); vice-presidents, Messrs W. F. Stent (Tailuipe), J. (,'unningluune (Palmerston Nor(h), D. Stewart (Normandy). W. Scott (Now Plymouth), J. Nixon, \\. J. Mawkes (Auckland); treasurer, Mr J. Cun* niiighiune; council, .Messrs C. P. Robert, IT Evans, T. Bruce. C. J. Bryant. it was stated that the Collinson and Cunninghania Challenge Shield having been won outright the linn had again presented a shield, and the meeting carried a hearty vote of thunks to them for their generous spirit. The annual report suited that in numbers of entries the 1921 competition was the lav si that had been held since the inception of the club. The principal failing of the last two years had been in American whites; hitherto in front in numbers, they had for years held Iho premier position against all other varieties. There had been at all shows during the last few years a very large increase of entries in the utility classes. The Collinson and Cunninghainc Shield for the best: English Leghorn was awarded to J. Aubrey, Tariki: the one for American whites to J. LTlick, Ilawera, and the utility one to T. Bruce, Palmerston North. The balance-sheet as at March 1, 1922, disclosed that the surplus of assets over liabilities totalled £4B 4s 9d, while the cash in hand amounted to £l4 19s 9d.