WAIMATE A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11806, 16 December 1912, Page 1

WAIMATE A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

!.r i'"'.'(i"mml£tce:"-jn.ectitSg" 'was','held -toii- : Saturday art.eruoW; "the President, (air ill the chair,. : '■ ,"•■;' ■; '■-.' ; reported haying attepd:cU a meeting in'Tintaru in relation" to tile 7piMpoSed-, State -farm.. .A'rhumber ot. 'farms-. Werc.'riiider 6fferj "{end; wdtfld (.be, , ifigpccfced-''-dui:in : :d3ys.''H.is ; Exccllency the Governor had • beeii'unable to'accept thcirirtvitatiqn; tft attend" the show;-- aid- ■ the" IHonV.- <J?--. : ■ }icatoirKhodes:';liad also been unable to {.attijriar-"-'••'■-• ; 'V '•;" ,' ; ''■.' '''['■,. 'iWi ■•'•■ • .Ashblirtori notified-, the dates--of -their • autumn show for 13th and 14th Mar.eli.;. r ■' ',"-', ',■/ i • ±t'~ : ■ -The-- : Towii 'Clerk l wrote ythaf - jthe Borough Council regretted-that it could '•■ riot i:emit-.any part of the rates on -the. • old showgrounds -■'■'• ;';-;"-' 'xi.' \:~<l- ■ -The" Secretary" presented a- statement the 'receipts and paymentsin 'connection-.with the latb' : receipts'totalled--£349 aßs.9d and (the •' pavnlents- £389 18s'od, an excess of payr; merits ■■•over receipts of ' £40,. compared j - : with £32 and £26 for. the.'two .previous, veais.' Tlie total by £34:thaafor : l9ll' v iPhe' ; principal items- were: £lOl 4s 9d; entries and; space £ldS| -is '■■6& r privileges': £3B 7s':6d); payM?nts (prizes'- £252 "18s, • 'specials £37- ISs, : printing £47'ls'9d. labor .'and:gate niten '£l3 IBs).: -The.prescn-t'eredit balance.ol . accounts-,was : £2l 19s 4dj to'which.could' he- added debtors-outstanding £40.10.3 6d, 'and' subscriptions ;iiv.arrears-£ll'- . " "Ueinb'e'rs-considered the statement :en•tirely .satisfactory, and it was^adopted.. ■!' 'The ' Ghairmaii' reported,-that*one; of the 2n?V prize-winners complained he lin'd been given a tlrird-prizetickct instead .of-a second .by steward in 1 ci'ror' r biit after .considering^the matter the meeting held .that no mistake- had been made. . A.long, discussion took puice in're-gard'ttitlie'pb-ssibißt.v-'df shifting to the new around in .time for next show, but the: Matter-was' lield-oyer'for further dis- ' cussidit at' the' January; meeting. Six new members-were elected, . ; Show accounts :'amouii > tin'g..to:.£«3Hy-ios • sd* 9d were or \jmynicn~tV . v . . ( _.