CLUTRA AND MATAU A. AND P. SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15859, 3 September 1913, Page 2

CLUTRA AND MATAU A. AND P. SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Clutha and Matau Agrjcultural una l'ustorul society was hold ut .Baiclutha on baturclay. 'mere wcie 24 members prt«nt, and uiu retiring president (Mr \\'. Murray; occup.eu tiw cnair. Hie annual report stated that the result of trie past year s work had been lairly successtul nnancially. There was now a membership of IB? —an inorease ot Sb,—and with a little more canvassing the meinbersnip ol the society could be brought up to 200. The year atarted with a aebit balance ot Hi'l los 2d, and at the close of the year tnero was a credit balance of £10 9s lOd. In addition to this' there was a lixed deposit of £106 Is 9d—a total cash credit in tne society's favour of £116 lis 7d. All accounts had been paid, and there was still about £20 to come in. Reference was also made to the annual horse parade, summer show, and winter show The principal items in the balance sheet were:—Members' tickets, £72 6s 6d; summer show—receipts £215 16s 6d, expenditure £226 76 id;, winter show—receipte £69 19s, expenditure £70 15s 9d. Tho report and balance sheet were adopted as read. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—President, Mr \Y. Dalgleish; vico-presidents—Messrs Simon Wright and John Begg, j\in.; secretary, Mr T. M'Donald; and treasurer, Mr G. H. Waymouth. For vacancies on tho Committeo of Management the following were- elected: Messrs Walter Murray, John Barclay, W. Marshall, G. Moffat, D. Sheddan, M. S. Reid, A. G. M'Kenzie, and W. S. Thomson. For the Working Committee there were 11 nominations, and the result was:—Messrs Barclay, Murray, Marshall, H. H. Clarke, D. Sheddan, ft. Houliston, and H. S. Reid. The matter of membership and annual subscription was debated at some length, and several amendments were brought up. After motions for a subscription of 10s 6d had beaten £1, and 12s 6d had beaten 10s od, a further amendment that tho subscription bo 15s was carried. _ I The Working Committee was instructed to obtain the neceeeary information and report to a full meeting of the society as to the advisability of the society erecting a grandstand and other buildings on the showground. .

COMMITTEE MEETING. At tho close of the annual meeting, a meeting of the General Committee was held. The horse parade was fixed for Friday, October 10, on the 6how-ground, the prizes to bo the same as last year. It was further decided to appoint one judge for draughts and one for light horees. A letter was received from Mr J. D. Landels enclosing cheque for £10 10s for a cup to be competed for at the summer show in the Romney Marsh section, the cup to bo won twice, not necessarily in succession, before becoming the property of exhibitor. —It was resolved that the secretary • write to Mr Landels, thanking him for his handsome gift. -