THE OTAGO A. & P. SOCIETY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15540, 23 August 1912, Page 8

THE OTAGO A. & P. SOCIETY

The monthly meeting of the committee of tile al.ove society was held yesterday, and was attended by Messrs A. Roberts (pre.-idenl, in tho ch'lir), >). Hlair, J. Koss. W. Soiiter. U. 11. (iilrov, John Huberts. ('..M.U.. T. K. Jefeoate, It. A. S. Cantrcll, .1. Mucamlrew, \V. Shennan, .1. I'atriek, T. Kitdiie. 1). Andrew, ,1. It. .Seott, d. Angus, 10. l'\ Dulhie, J. Allan, \V. .1. Cilai ters. .1. l.oudon. aiul F. Freeman.

.Mr C'. d. Hcakes. V.S., wrote mentinning that the iplesliott as to whether the end of April was the Ix'St time for collecting sheep returns had Ik-cii recently brought forward, and asked the society to givo an expression of opinion concerning the same, and suggested that possibly this might be a question to place on the agenda paper for the general coiiterenee of the Agricultural and l'attoral Societies. After ilij.eu.'slon, i! was resolved tint the present date (April iO) should be adhered to. Mr C. It. Hiehardson, Chief Inspector, Otago I'jducation llo:u\l, wroio brietly explaining a si heme he had in view in connection with school garden experimental com|K'l.:iions. Tim scheme was us follows:- "Each school competing to put an area of a Hpiare pole lunler potatoes in the school garden. All work in connection with the eir.p to he done by pupils of tho school. Competitors to select their own varieties and manures. Records of all | operations in connection with the work to he kept by the pupils. Crop lo be harvested and prepared as if for market. I'dints to he awarded this year for best crop of marketable potatoes; weight, form, appKirance lu lie considered us well as lilne.-s for table and seed pui'|)Oses, and record of operations from trenching to marketing." -Mr Richardson further statod that it would be iitt|K)ssible this year to more than raiso a crop and to select seed for further experiments, but he hoped to had up to further tests showing how improvement might be brought a Unit Injudicious seed selecting, ami finally to the raising of new varieties by cross fertilisation The latter step, .tho writer stated, had already been taken by one school, and there was every reason to believe that the experimenter would this year endeavour lo produce a crop from seed of his own raising. —The letter was very favourably received, and it was resolved that prizes to the value of £5 be donated to the I'iducation Hoard, to be divided into four prizes

for this particular work. I)r O'Neill wrote stitinj,' flint tlio Otago Division of the New Zealand Urancli of the British Medical Association intended, as [virt of the present campaign acainst tuberculosis, to hold (i Tiilhtculosis Kxliiliition in Dunidin next year, and asking for the sympathy and support of the society in this viry jtiiport-iint nutter in order that the exhibition could be lield in conjunction with ilie annual Winter Show. —It was resolved to allot space to_ th« Medical Association at next Winter Show for the exhibition, and every facility would he granted tliu facility tow.irds mnking it a success. Mr .lolm fioberts. r.M.G., reported ot

his ri'iciit visit to Wellington in re tlio and Pastoral Societies' Act now ln'foro Parliament, ami stated that tlic claims of the society, particularly with reference to Talmnn I'urk, were being favourably considered.—lt was resolved to write to tlie Otajio members asking lliem to render every assistance towards having the bill passed by Parliament. A hearty vote o( thanks was accorded Mr Roberts for the trouble be bad taken on bclmlf of

the society. Judges in the various classes for Iho forthcoming Summer Show were duly nominated, and the schcdulo and programme for tho summer fixture were caretuily revised, and several new classes added wit it a view to popularising the show. A considerable amount of detail business was carefully gone into and considered, and the following new member.-, were proposed anil dulv elected :-T. P. Williamson and Co., Alex, llhckwood, Whiteomlw and Tombs, Strutiiers and Co., l'eler Krascr, M. Murphy, Duncan and Simpson, Islip and Watt, I'lms. Knsttilwwk, ,1. K. Mills, M'Calluin and Co., Husking- and Cook, S.

I*. .Mi lit Ills, Australian Alliance Assurance Co., I.ttx Light Co.. .1. II Uoxlmrfili. .Marriott. Krcnvn, ami Wicks, S. l\ I.cith, A. iiml W. MTarthy, Sweetings Restaurant, W. 8. liiddell mid Co., S. M'Ponnltl, A. .1. Port man, Hay-ward and Carratt, Unique Stores, W. 1.. Moore, H. 1). Donnistun ami Co.. New Zealand Acetylene Gas Co., Henry Vcale, U. S, iSlack, Logan and Vivian; Tilhury Korwarding Co., Kirkcaldy and Co.. P. 11. Power, Mcrcor and Mitchell, Stone, Son, and Co., Alliance

Hun Co., Duni'din and Suburban Coal Co., dailies Madie anil Co., Middleton and Co., Mis Hastings, J. and W. Failkucr, Dimcdin Timber and Hardware Co., J. 11. Wilkinson, .1, Nisbet, li. I'. Dyer, U. Scolt, Itcilly, Scott, and Prill, John Fuller and Sons, 11. S. Scholieid, Jordan and l'ittnr, A. Lee .Smith, I'. Culvert, (1. Moody anil Co., Misses Samson, Hose lliinn, K. A, Ml),maid, 11. I suit s, A. l'ieldwivk, .Smith and .Smith. A. K. Ansoll. S. S. Myers, .1.

llillies, l'\ -I. Williams, .1. C. Marshall, ,1. .1. lvoughan, Scott liros., A. K. Bedford, Smith, Macliivgur, and Kanisay, Arthur C. Smith. W. 1). Wyalt, .lames ISrown, W. M. llouj;, National Insurance Co., Holmes. Gilkhiin. and Whit,>. Sievwright, llaggitt, and Andrew l.aing, I). XI. H|u W. M'Conncll, J. llonlcrn and Sons. W. llellernan. W. .1. llnifirivivi-s,

S, Cairns. M. Kenton, H. Conn, A. (.'lark, .1. 11. II uncock and Co., l,anos l,td., l.'niled Insuraiii-i- Co., Downie .Stewart and Payne, ,1. Mclvin, J. 11. Walker, Wm. 11. Hamilton. dolly and Hi'.iik. A. Miller, Hnrton Bros. (I.id.), A. Durie, Branson's Hotel, IC. 11. Clark, M.l'.. T. K. Sidcv, M.l'.. Mutual .Stores, C. 11. Statlnim, M.l'.. Clark and M'Ara, C. S. Jenkins, W. Henderson, Peter Dick, 1.. Sanderson and Co., K. Jamie-on and ('-'.. C!. A. Kitidlav and Co., (!. 11. Smith. Kilroy utul Sutherland. (liln;onr liros., Arilinr Harnett, Henry K. Moss, Colombo Tea Co.. 11. J. Huntley, Captain Suiidstriiiii, l''crgusson and Mitchell. Marshall's Plnnnacy, Sharpo Ilros., .1. Romi-on and l'o.. Allan and Smith, Ikiruiiigham atul Co., liny Morris, ICHis ami Smyth, G. Moody. Occidental Private Hotel, Dr liiley, Queen's Tlientre, A. Cowie, J. M'llrath, X. 11. Hell, M. A. Tubman, 0. H. Itiehardsnu, Win. Keys iT«iro). —. ISo'.vker (Dunback). J. .Mundell. jun. (Ivikon.'a). A. C- I'inlayson (l.oi-hindorb), It. llobiiison (Otokii), A. 1). IV-II tWaihemo). liraiiticati'.n was expressed at the larire addition to the membership list of the society.