ON THE LANG

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12040, 19 January 1925, Page 7

ON THE LANG

WAIRABAPA MATTERS, LOCALE OF ROYAL SHOW, Telegraph—Special to “Times.”) - MASTERfFON, January 18. The monAly meeting of the general:, committee- of the Wairarapa Pastoral land (Agricultural Society: was held at ‘Carterton on Saturday*Mr J. G. Oates presiding. 1 The! treasurer reported a hank orerf draft of £2935, plus a deposit •/ of ! £IOOO, making a total 0f£3935. Reloeipts for the month were £B9 IQs, 1 Accounts totalling £39 18s; 2d were [passed for payment. c Mia 'Hugh Gillies (Palmersfou North) l wrote stating Aat the committee oould frame ita own conditions in regard tefc 'Ae cup Aey were presenting. The J donors would- prefer to have the.cup won twice in succession, or three times at intervals. | GUP HANDED BACK. i The Superintendent of the Mental j Hospital, Poriroa, wrote' stating Aat, the Treasury Department had agreed i to the suggestion to hanu back Ae*, ; Walker arid .Hall cup to the society/ conditionally on its being' accepted as : a permanent trophy." It was- decided to suggest Aat Ae cup be allotted for the most -points in l Ae purebred 1 classes.” - - The ; Wellington .Show Association Wrote asking for a' display of district courts at their winter snow.. The challenge oi the - Maetorton A, and-P. Association.,to a tug-of-war dur r irvp- theigala week was accepted. ~ One resignation was accepted when ! Ae question of making a display a* ;, the Dunedini Exhibition was under dm- , cuasion. It was pointed out Aat Ae ( bulk ©f Ae cheese manufactured m ; the Dominion was prepared for export, 1 j arid therefore a New Zealand exhibi- , trim did nob appeal to dairy, factories | as 1 au exhibition in England would- ■ LOCATION of royal show. The opinion was expressed that the. Royal Show should he held alternately at Palmerston North - for the North, Island, and at Christchurch for the South Island.. It w.ds pqinted out that there was, a good deal -of expenße in preparing for Ae RoyaL Show, which made it inadvisable to move all over , Ae Islands.