AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6255, 3 December 1881, Page 5

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

A special general meeting of members was held in their office in Queen-street yesterday. for the purpose of considering the desirability of altering the date of holding the annual cattle show. There was a large attendance. On the motion of Mr. Phillijjs, Mr. Alfred Buckland was called to the chair. The Chairman said that it was thought that tho date of the show in Auckland clashed with the holding of other cattle shows, more particularly Christchurch. If a different date were fixed, there wonld.be be an opportunity afforded to the_ Christchurch people to come to the show in Auckland, and the Auckland people might visit the Canterbury show if they pleased. Several members suggested that whene\ e the show would be held it must be tn . "K'ilSSu*,«« «.»£• special holiday was given by the Co p "a'Memdes thought the banks should be asked to co-operate with the , The Chairman said although the tanM gave certain days as holidays* still had to be done. „ T |,„ ( fhA jute Mr. J. Banks moved, "That th* should be altered to some day in Octo

suitable by the comWallace seconded the motion. said that if there was any should be to a later period of the °^ g Unless land was very good indeed, & were scarcely fit to show so early as f MolrTn "aid if the Racing Club -otdd give two days' racing, the sliow to in between, the objects of both societies ££ht be served. The public would hav o a SS week, and the only question w.t> whether this was practicable. The Chairman said it had been suggested that a day's racing might be got up by the Racing Club as an inducement to visitors. Mr T. Bollard : No holiday proclaimed liv the Corporation would be so attractive as the Prince of Wales Birthday. Mr J Bcckland : The shopkeeper v. on Id aav in regard to the holiday given by the CorSrationfthat he would do better to stay at home and mind his business. Mr Bollaku : It appears to mo that the question is, whether the opportun.ty to be siven to visitors from the South would compensate for the loss of revenue that would follow an alteration from the Prince of W ales Bain'bridqb : I shall move that the date be not altered. We had shows of this kind in Auckland before they had any in Canterbury, so that the Auckland show iad not interfered with them. Mr. Jons Cosgrave : I am of the same opinion. I second his motion. There has been no good reason given why the date should be altered, and there are many reasons why it should not. . Tho amendment was put and carried, only two hands being held up against it.