WAIRARAPA PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4202, 8 September 1874, Page 3

WAIRARAPA PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Committee of the Wairarapa and Bast Coast Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association was held at the Foresters’ Arms Hotel, Greytown, on Thursday, 3rd September, at 10 a.m. Present— Messrs. J. Donald, B. P. Perry, H. McMaster, T. Kcm oton, jun., W. H. Beetham, H. Beetham, J~ G. Rockel, H. Bannister, and C. Pharazyn. Mr. W. H. Beetham was voted to the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The meeting appointed Messrs. H. Beetham, J. Donald, and H. McMaster, with the secretary, a sub-committee to prepare a report of the proceedings of the past year for submission to the general annual meeting, and adjourned for half an hour, after which the committee again met and adopted the report, aa prepared by the sub-committee. A letter was read from Mr. M. Rockel, asking on behalf of the Wanganui Pastoral Association for a few copies of the rules, which the secretary stated had been attended to. The secretary reported that the medals ordered in May last had not yet arrived ; and that he had written again to Messrs. Stokes and Martin to urge them to execute the order with as little delay as possible. The annual general meeting of members was held at two o’clock, p.m. Mr, W. H. Beetham was voted to the chair. The chairman read the notice convening the meeting, and called on the secretary to read the report of the committee, which was as follows : “ Your committee beg to report to this annual meeting of members that an exhibition of stock was held on the grounds of the Association, at Masterton, on the 26th November last, the number of entries being as below, viz. :—Homes, 25 ; cattle, 44 ; sheep, 42 ; pigs, 3 ; fowls, 1 ; total number of entries 116: being an increase on the previous show of thirty-four. The number of visitors that entered the gate was 409, being an increase on the previous year of 169. This attendance, doubtless, would have been much larger but for the very bad weather during the day. . “The accounts have been made up and audited to 31st March last; there was then a balance to the credit of the Association of £llO ss. 2d. The present state of the funds is as shown in the annexed statement, which shows a balance in favor of the Association of £64 7s. Sd. _ “The present meeting will have to elect a president, two vice-presidents, and five members of committee, in place of Messrs. W. H. Donald, Rev. J. C. Andrew, C. Pharazyn, J. G. Rockel, and H. S. Wardell, who go out of office, in accordance with the rules of the Association, all of whom are eligible for reelection. “ Your committee regret to state the number of members now on the list is only sixty-one, being a decrease of thirty-nine. Your committee would, therefore, beg to suggest that each member of the Association should use his efforts to increase the membership, thereby 1 strengthening the influence and enhancing 1 the funds of the Association.” On the motion of Mr. T. IV, Balfour, seconded by Mr. C. Cundy, it was resolved that the report of the committee be adopted. A letter was read from Mr. J. V. Smith, stating that he was unable to attend the meeting ; also that as it was likely he would be absent a good deal from the district during the next year, he was not a candidate for the office of vice-president or member of committee. The chairman then stated the next business to be the election of president, two vicepresidents, and five members of committee. Th» following resolution was passed : “ That believing the many public duties of the ex-president would prevent his attendance at the meetings of the Association, and on that account he would rather not be re-appointed, the Hon. G. M. Waterhouse be elected an honorary member of the Association, under Clause 4 of the rules. The following gentlemen were then nominated for the office of President Messrs. 0. Pharazyn, W. H. Beetham, and J. P. Russell. A ballot was taken, which resulted in favor of Mr. C. Pharazyn, who was declared duly elected. Messrs. W. H. Beetham and J. P. Russell were then nominated, and duly elected Vice-Presidents. A ballot was taken for five members of the Committee, which resulted in favor of Messrs. Rockel, D. McMaster, J. Morrison, W. Buchannan, and E. Wylie, who were declared duly elected. This concluded the business of the meeting, after which the Committee held a meeting. Present—Mr. 0. Pharazyn, President, in the chair; Messrs. H. McMaster, J. Donald, B. P. Perry, G. Beetham, T. Kempton, W. Beetham, and J. G. Rockel. Resolutions were passed that 100 copies of the rules be printed ; that a piece of laud be purchased somewhere near the Taratahi Hotel, on which to hold the shows of the Association permanently ; that a sub-com-mittee be appointed, consisting of Messrs. W. H. Beetham, B. P. Perry, J. Donald, and J. G. Rockel, to ascertain whether, and if so, on what terms a piece of land not less than five acres can be obtained within a radius of one mile from Ray’s Hotel, as a permanent site for the shows of the Association ; the sub-committee to report to an adjourned meeting of the committee, to be held at Ray’s Hotel on Thursday, the 17th inst., at 12 o’clock. The payment of £23 Os. fid. to Mr. Erethy, for salary, commission, postages, &c., and £l2, rent to Mr. Bannister, was authorised.