PAPAKUBA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1398, 11 May 1868, Page 3

PAPAKUBA.

(FBOM OT7B oyTN COBBBSFONDHNT.j Messrs. Buckland and Hunter hold monthly sale to-day, in Mr. Heed's yards • there werb a large number of. settlers present, and stock fetched a somewhat higher figure than at the last Bales. Dairy cows were selling at from £7 10s to £12; yea-hnge, £3; oalves, ,29s to 375; two-year-oldbu locks, £5 to £5 15s, and heifors, £4 to £5 The bidding was brisk, anion the whole the sale went off well. After the tale tbo siicseesful competitora had the prizes which had.been awarded to them at the annual show nf the Papakura Aseocia- i tion presented to them. This year instead of having money prize*, a certificate in the shape of a verneat card was given to each. Thie card is about 1"> inches in lengtfrond the earno in breadth, the centre having tho name of. the .Association, the date of the enow, and the name ol the holder and what tho prize was awarded for, thii,' surrounded by a sort of arch in purple ond gold, and : a t th« top a circle of prold with a shield in and at tho bottom another circle with the yoar in trio centre ; round the ou'M'io are fern loaves intermixed with ears of whoat., The card was lithographed by Messrs. Hutinchs;jn & Co., of Auckland. The monthly meeting of tho Papak,ura Agricultural Aasoc.iatioH was held today, in the Papakura Hotel. Mr. William Hay in th'e chair. . The Secretary read tho minutes of the last meeting,' whinb. wore confirmed. Dr. Corbett, of Taufmu, and Mr. Geo. Munro, of the.Wairoa, w.ere elepted members of the Association. The Secretary read a' letter which he hud received from the Horn Secretary" of the Waiuku Association, enclosing a copy of a petition which they were entrusting to Robert Graham, Esq.', M.0.A., for presentation to the General Assembly at its next meeting, praying for the introduction of curtain exemptions in tho Certain Animals A.ct, 1867, and trusting, that the .Papakura Association would support.tbe subject. ' Tho following is. a copy of the pMition :— ' 1 ;; " " To the honourable, the Speaker, Members. &q. "The petition of thelWaiuku Agricultural Association, humbly,, jihawetb, That,whereas by the AnimuU Protection AoJ;, 18R7, proprietors are not -allowed to.ehpot.pheajents ontheirov.n land without taking out a game licence, at a cost of fifty shillings. Ihis Association is.;of opinion ,thut, in-the districts of Waiuku and Mauku, the law as it at .'present stands, is not required for the protection of pheasants, as from their great inereaso they are now a nuisance, and it is Relieved by many member of this Association who bavo fuil opportunity of knowing the fact, that tho good is not commensurate with the harm they do to cultivations. ; " This Association therefore pray that proprietors or occupiers should be allowed to shoot pheaflents as under the Animals Protection Act, 1866, without license, and also that their eons should have the name exemption extended to them. " Tour Petitioners, &c." Mr. Mo~>oi»ALD said that he thought that many snttlers were suffering from tho dttmscte done to wheat by pheasants, and that the association should back up tho Waiuku Society, and begged to give liotiee that at the next meeting he will bring forward a motion to that effect.

The Secbbtaby said that the next thing before the meeting was to elect oflice-bearers and committeemen for the ensuing year. Mr. Andrews proposed, and Mr. McDonald seconded, that Mr. W. Hay be again elected president.

Mr. Hat said he had now been presiVnt for tho last three years, and thought it ought to b» given to somebody else. He had always done all he could for the Association, and wonld always continue to do so. (Yes, yea.) Ho considered the president had a certain bond to fulfil, and he thought there were other members present who would havo more time and be bettor able to fill the office than himselt. (No, no )

Mr. Bklii said to shorten the meeting, ho should propose that the old office-bearers and committeemen bo as a whole re-elected. Mr. Greunacre seconded this.

Mr. A. BuckliAND said that the office of president was a poet of honor, and he thought that a treasurer who had carried out hi« duties was the fittest person to fill the vacant chair, or else let the officers rise step by step. Mr. ATcNiooii proposed Mr. Jas. Kunciman as the Vice-President, Mr. Bvckland «econded it, and on being put to the vote it was carried unanimously. The following gentlemen were then elected to the other offices, and as oommitteemen :—Messrs. W. Kerr, Vico-President; Bell, Treasurer ; James Hay, Secretary; Khodes and Andrews, Auditors. Committee—Messrs. W. Hay, B. Willis, Drury ; MoNicol, Wairoa; McDonnell, Fukekohe; Beed, Papakara Valley; Austin, Poke.no; Dr. Corhett, Tuakau.

Tho next thing before the meeting was Mr. Mac' donald's mill project.

Mr. Gbebnacrb eaid the reason why he had at the last meeting proposed an adjournment was on account of tho 'ow members present.

Mr. W. Hat aaid that he thought that a mill would be a very desirable thing for the dietrict, but tho chief thing wae to ooneider how to manage the affair.

Mr. ANDBBtra said that he quite coincided with Mr. Hay, and he thought that every one at the last meeting had also agreed ae to the advisability of a mill, but he did not think they wore prepared to discuss upon it; a committee had been formed and they ought to make a report upon tbe subject first.

Mr. A. Bttcklakd said that the Association could do nothing more than consider the desirability of a mill; that the erection of it was purely a. commercial transaction.

Mr. McDonald said it was a known fact that wo could not get on without flour, and that we hud the way open to us to obtain it ut a cheaper rate than we were now doing. He thought that every one ought to help to carry out this important object; to talk of growing wheat for export wae not at all what he desired, growing it for home consumption was the first thing to be looked to, but he lived in hopes after a short time they would be able to eupply outsiders. In the Pukekohe cettlement one gentleman had told him that any single individual would succeed with n mill, but not a company, he waa very glad of this for it showed him that if ono man was abe to succeed in such an enterprise a company ought to do much better.

After a few remarks from other members of the Association, and a rote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.