The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1876.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 10, 3 May 1876, Page 2

The Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1876.

TiEfi aiiuttat f'rtiufat iA Liu; t'.K'VuKrs "f th«? Nnrtliem aisil I'as;tutal Ada»>«iati»»n fakw in tiie 3luelvantw' liwCttnte osi S';tturilay, {lie litii May, jts£ tw>> o'cfMck j*.in. T «ud in directing jijuFtitrfntar t'» ihia, v.\; tiff so in tjte t'tiriHjat !«►]>«? tl«at irVi-ry will Ei« {«ri|t{nt tit futtfiutancf «>n tli.tt <>cc;»»ioii. In wUUttnet Etc she «»«»! l»tififtyss, etsth »a tfky i'«f^ *»f E!ic y»>!trs j tiftiuacte, llie ckctioii <»f |>rc«uliii!j I ottteti'3, c»ntiu«ntcu, iVc., >vo ai'o given to | Etfwk-'S'sEmft'i tltjtt »itgjjsstit»iis wiil &tn;in:itc ! frntH 6h«, v jH'tscUit committee i" !ucinbcr» to : fc a«lvKK»l>itity of inattfially ex- : tiitr ojitviatinns <>r flso A,ss»»ciati'>n. Tliie'fc cull W ii'» d»»ti!«t tliat tlio tliiic hus n»>w nn'ivot when t!«c Asd'>ci;ttii;:i can swUt'ly atf»>r»t to a iiHiii|)»s,T ot" diticrtnt cbss*;a of ]>rnducc ami in-ifot.-strit'.'i than it J»as itithct t" done. The Nott!»fcin Ayrtyttih»nt! atul Pastoral Aswociatitrtj !«t not" recoyiiidvtl «>he of tlie k'tultttg: iiisvtUuii»>H» of itrf ktti»l in the Co!ot»y : it has a iit.sgiti'icent .'jlKjv.-gioiuid, v«s»t««l in trw»U*c» f and its pcctmiary i»os:t.toH tst' »>f th« iteo't aati»tacto»y natmv, so t!vat thftv t» no tvason, with which we are aitltwiiiietl, why its s!tvtv «»f ns-jfulnc.s.s shottld not l>e ctdavyyd, and its fostering cafe Icyititnately extended i«> many branches of industry of which in the past it has tacti unalde t«> take cognisance : and in view of th-s wo i*clUrate that every luemhcr should make it liis special business io he present Pit the forthcoming Jiiceting. e aiv aware that many fanners arc in ihu liabit of treating this matter with inditlerencv, leaving t»» a e»>n«paratively limited nttmher the duty of carrying out the objects for which t!ie Association was originaliy ereated, and then cavilling and finding fault at the way in which its business is conducts! ; but such behaviour i.; culpable in the extreme, the proper time for blame or or jvfKtsv t«» be awarded is at the meeting, where every member can freely bring forward any desirable improvement, and can exercise his vote and interest t»» bear on tlie election of the most suitable persons to manage the Society's affairs : and apart from the fact of its being the duty of every farmer so t»» act, we maintain that it is also to his interest. At Hot ne and abroad it has been proved to demonstration that agricultural and pastoral exhibitions are valuable auxiliaries to who pursue the calling which they represent, and there is no gainsaying the fact that the right stock will fetch theright. price, and buyers will g-» to those people whose stock have the brand of superiority impressed on them in the arena of the showyard; but while we counsel the country members this,- we wetctd also add a word to tho.se in the town. Sir Jrurs Yocei. the other day truly said : '• The town lives by the country/' therefore our merchants and tradesmen should take a warm and active intereat in the Association. We know there are sonic gentlemen in town who. to their credit, have always done so. but their number has been far too limited, fur which state «>f things we can see no earthly reason. Let u;f hope that the coming meeting wtEi be by far the largest that ha.? ever been held, and with town and country freely co-opyt*ating, and the Association dealing with exhibitors as liberally as is consistent with discretion, the exhibition of lH7'i should be the finest that ha; yet taken place, and visiting strangers will carry away with them impressions of the district which will not be easily effaced.