A. AND P. SHOWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 157, 4 June 1937, Page 2

A. AND P. SHOWS

DATES APPROVED. Sho wdates were approved at the annual meeting of the Western Districts Council ot the Royal Agricultural Society, recently, as follow: lt/37. —November 3,4, 6 or 4,5, 6, Palmerston North (iYlanaivatu), Vauganni; November 17, IS or 19, -20, otratford (2nd week alter Manawatu); November 12," 13, Hawera (pencil). lt/3d. —January 26, Marton Show; January 2/, Marton-ram fair; January 28, 2J, Horowhenua; F ebruary 1,2, Feilcmig; February 24, ltangitikei; March 2, 3 Taranaai (New Plymouth); March (day not advised), Waverley. The Stratford A. and P. Association wrote asking that the spring show circuit should be altered so that the Egmont .Show should follow the Manawatu Show one week later, then Stratrord the second week after Manawatu. The letter stated that Wanganui had been allowed to follow Manawatu some few years ago, when changing from an autumn show to a spring show, conditionally on Wan ganui promising to provide a iull schedule of classes of stock. It was stated that this had not been done and as a result exhibitors in some classes, including pigs, had to wait 14 days between the Manawatu and Egmont Shows and this often resulted in a loss of entries for the Egmont and Stratford Shows. Mr McCay stated that he had endeavoured to convene a meeting ot the three associations concerned to be held earlier that morning, but without success. Wanganui had been asked to send a representative to this annual meeting, bub had not done so.