OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2677, 5 July 1905, Page 10

OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Otago A. and P. Sbciety, held on Thursday, w-is attended by Messrs Jas. Hazlett (president, in the chair), J. Gow, J. Angus, T. Ritchie, W. Burnett, J. Shiel, G. Mac<Ewan, T. Muir, A. M'Farlane, J. R. Scott, J. Lethbridge, E. F. Duthie, and W. J. Charters. Apologies were received from Messrs J. Patrick, W. Patrick, J. Loudon, J. A. Roberts, D. Andrew, and W. Blackie. The Treasurer submitted a statement of the receipts and expenditure in connection with the recent winter show, which was carefully discussed, and considered most satisfactory. Accounts amounting to £486 Is 4d were passed for payment. A large amount of detailed correspondence in connection with the late winter show was read and carefully considered.

The implement manufacturers and importers in Canterbury and Otago wrote with reference to the charges made for space at the summer show. — Their correspondence was carefully considered, and the question referred to a sub-committee consisting of the executive, with Messrs Slhiel and Lethbridge, to deal with. The Southland A. and P. Association wrote with reference to th© same question, stating that it had been acting in conjunction with the Canterbury A. and P. Association. — It was decided to defer taking any action until the matter was dealt witn by the Otago Society, with a view to being able to .arrange, if possible, a common basis for dealing with the question. Mr A. Matthews, of th© Shag Point School, wrote stating that a large number of country schools were taking up cottage gardening, and suggesting the advisability of the society giving a prize for the best exhibit from such schools. It was resolved' to reply that the question would receive favourable consideration at the hands of the Winter Show Sub-committee.

Mr T. Blackley, of Rakaia, wrote suggesting some alterations in the fat stock classes. —It was decided, after giving the matter favourable consideration, to refer the letter to the Winter Show Sub-committee.

Several letters were received from teachers in and around Dunedin thanking tho society for inviting the children of the upper classes of the Dunedin and suburban schools to the winter show, and stating- that the visit was highly appreciated by all the pupils who attended, and would probably be of most educative value to them.

Several letters were received from woolgrowers and wool experts suggesting that a larger display be made of wool at the next winter show. — The letters were carefully considered, and were then referred to the sub-committee to consider, and, if possible, give effect to. Various sub-committees for the year were duly set up, and the question of adding to the present buildings with a view to being able to cope with the increased demand for space at the winter shows was gone into at length. The Buildings Committee, which had just been set up, was requested to carefully examine into tho matter and report at next meeting of the committee. The Secretary reported that the proposed alterations to the stalls at Tahuna Park were now being gone on with, and given fine weather the necessary improvements on the show ground would be completed at an early date. With a view to facilitating the carriage of live stock to the show grounds, the Grounds Committee, with the railway authorities, purposes visiting the railway line during the next few days.

At a public school in Wellington, where cookery is taught, a scheme of threepenny dinners has been inaugurated, and children who live a long way from the school are able to have soup, meat and vegetables, and pudding if they so desire. Fifty dinners were served one day recently. The children do the rough work of the cooking themselves ; they scale and clean fish, clean vegetables and fruit, and so on.

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