HORTICULTURE WORK.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 49, 25 January 1935, Page 5

HORTICULTURE WORK.

MEETING OE INSTITUTE. TRIBUTE TO LORD BLEDLSLOE. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Jan. 24. At the meeting of the Institute ot Horticulture to-day Mr E. J. Nathan was unanimously re-elected president of the institute for the ensuing year, and, with the addition of Mr J. A. McPherson (Canterbury), the following vice-presidents were re-elected : Messrs T. Lancaster (Auckland), F. E. Smith (Hawke’s Bay), J. G. Mao'Kcnzie (Wellington), P. Black (Palmerston North), T. Itigg (Nelson), D. Tanuock (Otago) and Sir Robert Anderson, C.M.G. (Southland). The following executive committee was elected: —Mrs Knox Gilmer, Professor H. B. Kirk. Messrs J. A. Campbell, T. Waugh, H. Baillie, Dr.

AY. B. B. Oliver, Messrs F. S. Pope. AV. C. Hyde, AV. T. Goodwin, AY. S. Mason, G. A. Green, B. C. Aston, T. C. Brash, A. H. Cockayne, H. J. Poole and F. J. Shanks. The conference passed the following remit unanimously: —“That the institute expresses its appreciation to the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, for his splendid services toward the advancement of horticulture and forestry during bis term of office.” Tbe executive was instructed to make every endeavour to have copies of Lord Bledisloe’s address at the. Arbor Day commemoration at AVellington College, and also his speech to the Forestry League, circulated among members. Air J. G. MacKenzie (AYellington) said that if they lived to be 100 they would probably never lee a GovernorGeneral who would deliver such an inspiring and informative address. The ballot in connection with the election of honorar* fellows resulted as follows: —Mr C. K. Longuet (Inver-

cargill). Dr. J. G. AYillis (London) and Sir Frederick Moore (Dublin) as overseas fellows. It was decided that the executive should give consideration to the advisability of establishing a prize or scholarship to be known as the Dr. Leonard Cockayne Memorial Prize, to be competed for annually among N.D.H. (N.Z.) candidates or among trainees in horticulture. The executive was also instructed to go into the question of maxing available further institute challenge cups for competition at horticultural shows.