NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 902, 4 October 1866, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The usual monthly meeting of the above Society, took place on Tuesday iast, at the Criterion Hotel, Otahulm; Mr. It. Robertson, President, in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and t confirmed. o The Chairman said the report of the Slaugh-ter-houses and Markets Committee had been V sent to the Superintendent, but no answer had o yet been received. 0 PARIS EXHIBITION, 1867. ° A letter was read from Major Heaphy, as fol- j, lows :— f To the President of the New Zealand Agricultural j Society. j. Sir, —The Commissioners for collecting objects of r agric'iltural interest and value in the Province of f Auckland, for transmission to the Exhibition at Paris j in 1867, havo the honor to invito tho aid of tho f Society, in furthering the objects of the promoters of a the Kxhibitton. * Attached is a list of somo of tho principal articles a in respect to which it is desirable that this Province \ should be well represented. Any assistance or suggestions of the Society will be rogarded with intorest, and received with thanki. I have, &c-, jj Chas. Heaphy, 8 Chairman, (For tho Commissioners ) „ Auckland, Sept. 27tb, IB6o'. * List of some of some of tho principal articles of agricultural value and extent: — r Grain, Wool, fleeces, Seeds, i Inventions or Adaptations, Hbsryb or Papers on tho method of clearing, 1 cultivating, or improving waste lands, or 1 on the Climate or Meteorology of the Province, h Also, on the breeds of Cattle and Sheep adapted t to the country. 1 NEW MEMBERS, ' Mr. A. Beveridge, Mr. Scarrott, and Mr. J. Styak, were elected members of the Society. a PIiOi'OSF.D MEMBERS. Notice was given that Mr. J. George and Mr. A. K. Shackell would be proposed as members f next meeting. j LIBHAKY. o The Chairman stated that there was an excel- . lent library belonging to the Society which was ' locked up, and he thought if some arrangement could be made to place the books in the Insti- T tute library, members having tree admission, it 8 would be very much better. ( Mr. Yekcoe suggested that the Institute t Committee be conferred with, in order that some t reciprocal arrangement might be entered into. 1 Seconded by Mr. It. Badley, and carried ■ The next meeting was announced tn i f place ou the 30th inst. The meeting then closed. £