WAIMATE PLOUGHING MATCH ASSOCIATION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10498, 5 July 1910, Page 6

WAIMATE PLOUGHING MATCH ASSOCIATION.

(From Q.ur {Own .Correspondent.) : :Th"e,s annualmeeting of j;tha: labove was '•held' on Saturday last. Mr WI . F,; Cheverton"presided. -The. fifth annualirepprt .andiT balance-sheet "was adbptell': The report, in referring to last-year's match, stated that 26 ploughmen took-, part as against 24 in : tlie previous year. The attendance of spectators"was.:alsb a record,: and the, niatch in.every rW: spect had been a: great success. The Association's thanks were due to' Messrs M'Conochie, Patterson, and .Mitchell, who visited Waimate at considerable-in-convenience to- assist in making "the gathering successful. The financial operations for the year showed that receipts exceeded payments by £1 0s lOd. The year opened with a credit of £l9 os 6d and closed with £2O 6s 4d on the > right side. Payments totalled £9O 14s 6d, of which amount prizes absorbed £49 lis. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mr G. Hunter; vice-president, Mr J. Foley; secretary (pro. tem.) Mr Rattray. A committee of 16 members was appointed. It was decided to accept the offer oi Mr J. Foley's paddock for holding this year's niatch on. A vote of thanks to the outgoing officers closed the meeting.