OTAGO A. AND P. SOCIETY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 8

OTAGO A. AND P. SOCIETY

'1 lie monthly nieet'iig of tile' committee eil the Otage) A." and I'. Xjcietj wa, tielel ves teielav ; Mr K. Ereom.ui ([ile sielent) olcu[iied tiie chair. 'iho (.'haiiin.tn made feeling ref»ionce to the lie at li oi Mr 'J Mun. oi I'almerston, who had been <it one tiih<' a ini'mti. i ot the innimittce. and a fie epu lit, exlii'ntor at tho soiielv's hliows, and nio\ed that a Jet tcr ot siiup.itily Iji sent to til" widow and lamilv. '1 he lesolution was cairnd, niernbeis stauiluig. A lettir v\.is ri-ceiveel fiom the I'rime Minister m le'ply to a let lei ngaidmg taxation ot show giounels, m winch !«' stated that tho rupie't-t fejr legislation authoiismg lejnission ol loeal lat.mg would be sub milled to (.'abiiie't for coi.Rideiation. -Ree eiv i il. The ,Se(|irtary of the Council of Agricuituie submitted a levolution can'eel at tho (onieience in \\ eibn;,toii, us follows. —"That i lie agucultural arie! pastoral associ.it ions anel oth"i associations ot the dominion be aikeel to support «uid vigorously promote a mo.iinent tor (olkeiting lunds for tho settlement on tho land of ruined Belgian tanners" —It was resolved tu bold the litter over with ■a.\ic ,v to obtaining fuither in formation on the subject. The COiiin il of Agneulturo wrote asking tho society to revioe its list of jilelges Lie' lore heptimber 30, <1-, the executive jiro pose'd to publish tin-, vea 1 a full list, mi hiding the' othe i,il h--*ts of the Brecdois' Societies.—'lho letter w,is leferrexl to the \auous sub-oommittees to iumr-h revised lists of judges m Otago. A letter -.vas iie'uved freim the same eouneil, submitting a system ot counting for the points pn/.es —Alter considerable diocu-sion it was lesolved tiuit tiro alteration on the lines suggested by tho conterence is undesirable, and that this society cannot see 'ts way to cndoloc it. 'lhe Town Cleik, Dunedm, wrote asking the soeietj to permit tho cot,in il to use 'lahuni l'ark, or a portion of it, for the puiposes ol a public pound for the soutnein end of (he citv. and submitted various .ug gestions m connection with ttic matte i - After tavo uable considoiation of the letter, the matter was rifcire'd to Giounds Comin'ftee, with power to act. Accounts amounting to £271 10s Od were passed lot pajment. The Secictarv ol the Duncdin Jockej Club wiote stiting I'm his club ottered a donation of £50 towards tho pnzes tor the jumping and steeplechase events at the Summer Show. It nsohed htartilj to thank the Jockej Club. The Secretlry ot the North Otago A. anel IJ. A"-s relation wrote -ugge-tmg that <•< i kid be taken tow lids preventing Australian wheat and llour fiom being dumpiei into the dominion, inel statu g that pi on.pt ,ietion was so tun tarmers miyht b« e ne.oui ige\l to sow ,i, l.'-tgi an .11 m as pos.iljle of p[iuny wheat.- It w is 11 solved to coopei.it" in the direction inehcated. Mr A. .] -Keith wrote niiking suggestions 111 connection with tho events at the Summer Show —'I he letter w is referred to th' Lght llorso Committee with power to act. A letter was received from Messrs Turner Brothers, bringing under notice rhe treatment to which the shippeis oi hides were Liibje cied by the (Jovernmcnt. The writers enclosed cop.es of cone I'tween their hrm and the Mmi-lor ot Mii'iit'on« ■md —ft was rrsolved tint the Almrster be to have the embargo on hides unsuitable for mihta-y purposes ri'no.ed Mr R. A. Ewing wrote stating that he intended to leave shortly for Well ngton. where he evpcc f ex3 to l> n for some time, lie n.sked for leave of absence. — It wa.s "nmimouslv resolved that Mr Ewmg b" granted six months' leave. 'lhe sub-committee set up to revi=e the Winter Show schedule submitted vaiious alterations and suggestions, and aft'r coil sideration the alterations vver3 pa,sed The question of appointing j'udges for the SummT Show wis referred to the various live stock sub-committees, a specni riectmg to be held to consider the matter