HORTICULTURE

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11935, 16 September 1924, Page 4

HORTICULTURE

■NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. MEETING OP DOMINION COUNCIL. The Dominion council of the above institute met in the Public library, Wellington. There were present: Dr L. Cockayne, F.R.S. (in the chair), and Messrs F. J. Nathan, M. Ellis, Herbert Baillie, C. H. Treadwell, E. C. Jack, H. E. Napier, S. F. Pope, W. T. Goodwin, Rev. Ellis, Professor Peren, and the secretary (Mr George A. Green). Apologies were received from Messrs F. H. Cooper, J. G. Mackenzie, T. Waugh, T. C. ©rash, and Colonel Pow. The president referred to the steps that had been already taken to get into touch with the leading horticultu-e ral authorities the world over, and from these it was Certain that much valuable information and many suggestions would be received, and these would have full consideration When the Dominion committee whs preparing its report to the next conference. He outlined the course that would he taken in getting the district councils’ educational committees to work and the wide scope of their investigations. ' AUCKLAND COUNCIL. The secretary stated that Messrs G.' Archie (convenor), Professor Johnson, A. B. Webber, and Mr D. A. Hay had been appointed by the Auckland Council as the editorial committee (with power to add). (Professor Johnson and Mr Hill had been appointed the nucleus of an educational committee, with power to add. ACTIVITIES. The secretary reported that during the month he had addressed meetings on the aims and objects of the institute. At the Lower Hutt, resolutions had been passed in favour of the Horticultural Society linking up with the institute, and also “That the time had arrived .when a Federation of Horticultural Societies should he formed,” and several individual members linked up with the institute. At Birkdale much interest was shown, and after the meeting three individual members were enrolled. The name of Mr 'ft. Baillie, the Secretary to the executive, was added to the Dominion dbuncil. RULES. The complete amendment of the institute’s rules, as drawn up by the sub-committee, was then considered, and adopted with slight verbal tions, and remitted to a sub-committee for them to register. Mr Nathan brought' up the matter of the protecting by patent the raisers of new varieties.—Referred to the executive. In concluding the proceedings, the president said that the support accorded had exceeded all expectations, and he was sure that if all worked with a will there would in time ho built up an organisation of which they would be proud—one that will exercise a great and beneficial influence on the whole community, and even extend far beyond the bounds of the Dominion.