OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2087, 22 February 1894, Page 7

OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held on Saturday, and attended by Messrs W. C. Smith (in the chair), R. Charters, J. Shiels, W. H. Taggart, R. Campbell, and J. Dnthie. Apologies were received from Messrs W. Patrick, P. Pattullo, R. Gawu, and J. W. Wright. A large amount of correspondence was disposed of, including a letter from Mr John Douglas, Mount Royal, re importing cattle from the North Island affected with cancer. — It was decided to communicate with the Secretary of Agriculture at Wellington, and enclose a copy of Mr Douglas's letter. The Canterbury Agricultural aud Pastoral Association wrote in reference to a register of purebred flocks of sheep and Stud and Herd Book for horses and cattle.— lt was resolved after considerable discussion, to thank the Canterbury Association for their letter, and to ask them to convene a meeting on date suggested by their committee, and that this society should send a delegate, and that the breeders of horses and cattle be notified of the terms for entering their stock in " Stud Book," published in Christchurch. The date of the Winter show of cheese, butter, grain, roots, &c, was fixed for Thursday, June 7, and a sub-committee appointed to carry out details. The secretary was instructed to communicate with Mr C. S. Valentine, Government Dairy Inspector, asking him to officiate as judge. Leaflets from Mr J. D. Ritchie (secretary of the Agricultural department) and a pampllet on clover-growing from Mr A. W. Beven were received.

The Dairy Act is to be strictly enforced. Mr Sawers examined the Ruahine's shipment and found it good. There were many infringements of the law, which will result in shippers being prosecuted. Mr Valentino'n report, which will be ready on his return from Auckland, will embody a scheme for tbo better distribution of the dairy produce of tho colony to ensure quicker returns al,a 1 , d higher prices.