NORTH OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 767, 26 September 1878, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

The monthly meeting of the Committee of t!i« Association was held to-day at the Secretary's office. There m-ro pivsont— Mi ssrs. Morton (ill tlie chair). You ll'.', Little, Mi c'icll. S evenson, Aikenhead. HedVy, Meidov, Henderson. Gemmell, M'Din-il '. Do'-atdsoo. S'v.in-on. Dn"cnt, Sneiicp. J-ick. Connell. Dstulop, Steward, •'lrr, Me«-k. G; ! li>spie. Peterson. B->rrie. B'oniL'y, Jloniiyne, and Church (>'rcre-an ). The minutes of the l ist m -eting were read and confirmed, and rhe outward correspondence was r> j ad and approved. Mr. 0"nnell then, in accordance with notice given at hist me ting, moved " That the Cornmit'e" r itify the purch:'s ■ of the paddock af, Deborah on the e*st s : de of the railway line, now leased to Mr. Morgan, provided Mr. H'lnns agrees as regards iinme'li'ite possession ; the purchase to he suhj ct to the terms of navment heing arrange! a.id to a roadline being granted to the satisfacMon of t.' 1 e Committee, and to the approval of the Society being obtained at a spi eial meeting of tlie Association, to be called I without delay for the purpose." | Mr. Dunlop seconded the motion.

Some discussion took place as "to the power of the Society to deal with the present land. (£ raored as an anjendnzent, _ lhs,u Mr, Connell's motion come up for discussiwti m the Society six months' hence. He said he was quite as great an admirer as ever of Mr. Holmes'- land, but it was now sown with wheat, and in file event of the Society completing the purchase at once, thev could not"take possession of the land for at least 111 o11 fI s. - It was therefore premature,"he considered, to c;ose the matter at present, and he accordingly moved the amendment. -Mr. Duncan seconded in a lot/- speech, 'll wh cll lie «ns <,f opinion that- there neerllui mi special hurry in. the matter, nid if Mr. Holmes decliood to offer his ground again to the K.-cietv,- as some thought. he had no doubt 'other laud 'l'iite as good could It? obtained. A lengthy discussion took place. during which most ot th® arguments of previous occasions were urged. During this Mr fctedley mentioned that within r» y&ar cjr *" several _l?.rge estates in tha district would fca in tho market, including tha Ardgowaii and Totara. and said lie thought the Society would then bo able to ootam a snow ground oil much more reasonable terms than at present. Eventually the question wag put, and tho amendment was carried by 13 against 10. The consideration of the purchase of Mr. Holmes land at Deborah was consequently postponed.

A letter ??oaj Mi*. George Jones was read, placing at the disposal of the AssociM'ciou a paper of four pages, to be issued in connection with the Evening Mail, without any addit2on.ll charge, once a month, tho Association to have the privileire ot appointing its own writers, and ti ling up the space with sucli reading matter as il.ry may deem fit. So'i/t: discussion took place upon this, rhe whole of the speakers agreeing that the >-rfor was a very iih,-r:\l one, and ihar tile proposed p 1 per would be of very <'reat oellefit to t .e Association, and e liculated ro promote tiie inteivsrs of agriculture in the district. Tilt proposal was unanimously at:c;ut;!fV, and Mr Chnrch appointed to j'tiii; the paper. it was also i'-cidcd that the title should be The W.vihiki Agriculturist," «nd that the first number should »e :iii.-ci on the iirsi" Friday in November, Messrs. soung (Dunedi.-i) wrote offering " .special prize consisting of a clock Va.'ueU at LlO 10;., and it. was accepted wun thanks. the prize to be given to the -econd highest prizj-takur 111 dairy produce. _A gold mwial presented by Messrs. Morrow, Bassett and Co. (Ohristchurch) ordered to be id von to the second i-trg'-st priz.i-taker in implements Atcor s -Ve-ra! judges had, been nominal ed, and ace >U!i J .s pr.s/,ed for payment, rht meeting tevnuiWed,