OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2455, 3 April 1901, Page 8

OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the Otago A. and P. Society was held in the Agricultural Hall board room on Thursday, and attended by Messrs H. V. Fulton (president, in the chair), Alexander Douglas, James Hazlett, J Elliot, G. H. Gilroy, J. Ross J. C. Gow, W. Charters, A. C. Stronach, J. Angus, George Roberts, D. Andrew, and E. F. Duthie. Apologies were leceived from Messrs C. Reid, James Gow, and A. Johnson. A considerable amount of correspondence wa3 dealt with. In connection with the forthcoming conference of the National Sheep Breeders' Association, which is to be held in June, Mr A C. Begg, who is now on his way to England, ha* been asked to represent the society, and has consented to do so should his prebent arrangements permit. A letter was received from the Secretary of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association asking the society if they could suggest any prominent sheep breeder who is likely to be in England during the month of June and who would be willing to represent the association at the forthcoming conference The secretary was instiucted to adv ice the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association that Mr A. C. Begg had been asked to represent this society, and would no doubt be pleaded to reprebent also the Southland Association. The President of the Dunedin Horticultural Society \uote staling that tkey mteuded

holding the proposed conference in June, in an independent buildmg, ?> the accommodation that the A and P Society v. mild be able to give them would not be suflic.ent for thcr lequiiempnl^. A letter was, leceived fiom tho Smger Manufacturing Company intimating that they intended plating at the dispo'il of the society one of the r sowing machine-,, to be given a-, a, prize or the forthcoming winter =ho\\, and asked vhat the machine be awarded to the lady que-smg the nearest weight of the animal decided upon by the tociecy.— Mr A. Douglas proposed, and Mr (Jeorge Robeits peconded — " Tuat a hearty vote oi ti .inks be accoided to the Singer Manufacturing Conpany for their kindness." In connection with the -v isit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke- and Duchess of Cornwall and York, it was propo ed pad seconded that Me^rs H. Y. Fulton find CJeorge Roberts attend the meeting convened by the Mayor to consider the be^t means oi giving a fitting reception on that occasion The committee devoted con&ide- able time to receiving nominations for judges for the various sections at the forthcoming winter show, e\erci«ing gicat care in selecting competent men to act in this important branch of the society's operations.