MANAWATU A. AND P. ASSOCIATION

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1617, 25 February 1903, Page 2

MANAWATU A. AND P. ASSOCIATION

- ' (From .Our Special Correspondent.) PALMERSTON, Saturday. The monthly meeting of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P.. Association Committee Was held to-day. Tho president, Mr H. Gillies, was granted a month’s leave of absence, and .Mr Jv O. Batehelar, as senior vice-presi-dent, was appointed to perform the ,du'tier) of chairman in the meantime. ./ The resignation of Mr E. N. Barraud, who has left for the Old Country, was accepted, and Mr J. T, Lang was elect- j ed to fill the vacancy., ", Twelve months’ - leave of absence was granted to Mr B, N. Lane, who is also going; to England. A, -'j-. •- A letter was received from Mr C. 3. j Fulton, Chief Government Flax Grader, I donating his expenses as judge the last show. as a prize for the best bale of unscutched flax, to be judged by whomsoever the association might think -fit to. appoint. The donation was received with thanks. . ' V T;'.- . s •. A': :> v Aw donation of £1 Is-, prize-money, was made to the funds of the winter show by Mr J. Mayo, senr., and received with thanks. , a Intimation was ..received from . the Canterbury A. and P. Association that it had fixed the 11th, 12th and, 13th of November, as the dates of its annual show. The rules of the Association provide that the Palmerston ■: show/ shall bo held during the week following the Canterbury show, and if this rule is observed the local, dates should be fixed for the 18th, 19th arid 20th' of Nbyeniber, but the committee decided nof to conie.to a definite determination until' fiext iuneeting.- The opinion was freely expressed that it; would : he less injurious to the association to clash with i Christchurch thaii .-it would be; to come into conflict with other associations on -this coast; such as - Wanganui and Hawera. Mr P. McHardy was one. of . the strongest advocates of this, opinion, and he has given notice to move at . a,' /spebial/meeting fEatAtbe rule governing the fixing of the date of' the show after the Canterbury fixture he rescinded. A letter was read from Mr .R. , S. Abraham urging that ; some action he taken to ensure the establishment / of the. Dairy Sehqbl Aat A Palmerston and; not at Levin. - ’ ; - During . the discussion. Which followed -the reading of the letter,, Mr W. ;T* Wood, M;H:R., said he was ifi tion to state- that the Premier ' was averse to the' establishment of a - permanent Dairy. Sehool at. Levin Qr o\seVwhere, preferrifig-a system of travelling; inspectors, whose dnty it . would- be To., go from on© centre; to the ..other to.;in-.. struct the factory/managers ;in their own centres. ' ; Finally, it was decided to invite the Farmers’ Union to organise a deputation to wait, on the. Premier at an early ] date, and urge upon him. the views, bf j dairymen" generally, which a-re favour- j able to the location of the school at Pal- | niGrston. ' a _ . • -.. • - ■ On resuming after -lunch, the mom- ■ hers- went into committee to discuss .tlio winter show question. The press : was excluded. It is understood that ■ when the repqrt of the sub-committee was brought dowu it was not adopted, j a difficulty having arisen in connection , Avith the finances. It had beeu found -that there were not- sufficient funds to carry -out the builumg programme of - the sub-committees. . The privilege concessions as recommended were also objected to, - so that practically, the position is as it was a month ago,, and the prospect of a winter show being held liore is very remote. T .