THE ROYAL SHOW

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22904, 11 June 1936, Page 8

THE ROYAL SHOW

PROPOSED LIMITATION OF VENUE ' ; ='{ A CANTERBURY DISCUSSION . —— i (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, June 10. A proposal that the Royal Show should bo held at only two centres in Now Zealand—at Christchurch one year and at Palmerston North the next—was discussed at length at to-day’s meeting of the General Committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Although several speakers spoke strongly in support of the proposal no resolution was carried, the opinion being expressed that such a resolution would not come well from the Canterbury Association and that the proposal was one for the breeders and not for the agricultural and pastoral associations as interested parties to support. .

Reference was made in the discussion to tile Press Association report of a meeting in Invercargill in which it had been alleged that Canterbury was playing a big part in the move to have the venues for the Royal Shows 'limited to the two cities. Several speakers said that the reference was unfortunate and the remarks made in the southern report should have been applied to South Canterbury, which had long publicly advocated "the limitation proposal. Thera had been no remit supporting the proposal sent forward from the Canterbury Association, it was stated. Mr D. W. Westenra, who began the discussion, said that it was bis considered opinion that the show should bo held alternately at Palmerston North and Christchurch. Naturally, Invercargill and Auckland wanted to hold Royal Shows, but New Zealand was too narrow for exhibitors to travel from one end of one island to the far end of the other. There should be one central site in the North Island and one in the South Island.

Mr J. R. Little said that only Palmerston North and Christchurch could give the facilities for stock and the accommodation that were expected at a Royal Show,