Woodville News.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2373, 1 June 1906, Page 5

Woodville News.

(By Our Special Reporter)

WOODYILLE CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. The annual general meeting of the above association was held in the f oresters’ Hall, Woodvilie, last evening. There was a fair attendance of members and Mr. S. Bolton (president) presided. BUSINESS. The business dealt with was as follows : COR R ESPONDENCE. Mr. J. T. Lomax, Kumeroa, wrote I resigning from the society, giving his reason for so doing, that he was leaving the district.—lt was proposed by Mr. Beattie and seconded by Mr Whitehead - That Mr. Lomax’s resignation be accepted.—Carried The following report was submitted by the chairman:—■ » To the members of the Woodvilie Central Agricultural and Pastoral Association.—Gentlemen: Your Committee very much regrets that it has not a more cheerful report to place before you to-night, and it cannot very well congratulate you on the working ol the Association during the year that , has just passed The Association was : exceedingly unfortunate in regard to the weather about show time as it prevented a number of intending exhibitors from bringing their stock from home. And, as if to do the i show special harm, the morning ol show lay was pouring wet till after mid-day. The result was that the attendance was smaller than during any of the four previous years. Those w ho did venture out. however, had a very enjoyable afternoon. In regard to the membership there has been an apparent dec ease of about seven during , the year, but as this is due to the removing from the roll of a large number of persons who have had no real connection with the Association for years the cleetease of mem- i hership is more apparent than real. The finances of the Association demand -miy careful consideration, it "ill be -eea that there is a heavy ! balance against the Association, due very |argely to the number of subscriptions outstanding. The committee feels that some, at least, of the members do not act fairly towards j the Association by leaving their sub- ’ script ions unpaid. These are the main ] sources of income, and having to w ait ; for them makes the work of the com- j niittee very difficult, and injures the ' credit of the Association. Your com- J mittee would venture to hope that ! members will make a determined of- j tort to retrieve the position during j t lie coming year. There have been | no changes in the committee during | the year. Signed for the president, on behalf of the committee, S. Bolton, i vice-president. Woodvilie, llith Alav. ! 1906. BALANCE-SHEET. The balance-sheet showed the totai | receipts for the past year to have l been £682 13s 6d. The chief items were: Members subscriptions, - £177 13- : cash donations. £9B 9s bd : trophy donations, £22 19s bd; entry lees, £ 159 Os 6d; privileges, £3O: ; gates. £l9; rents, £lB 15s: overdraft I at bank to 30th April. 1906. £7O 12s j Id. less casli in hand £34 12s. The chief items of expenditure were. Cash : prizes. £357 14s 6d; trophy prizes. | £22 19s 6d : printing and advertising, j £44 Is; permanent improvements in [ plant, £47 11s Id : ground labour, £2. 14s; show day labour and sundries. I £44 *2s lid; secretary's salary ac- I count, current year. £2l ; secretary ! salary, arrears, £4O 19s <kl : secretary's assistant. £7; judges. £44 2s;! petty cash. £ lb. The statment of j assets showed that members outstanding subscriptions £ll6 18s were estimated to produce £9O; donations outstanding £l7 ]ss office sale, -ta- 1 tionary, hurdles, posts, timber and plant, £110; reserves .a.s per land tax ! valuation. £164; making with other ' items total assets ol £f24 0s bd. The , liabilities totalled £217 bs 9d, the chief items being: Overdraft! and cheques out £76 12s Id; printing and advertising accounts £4B 19s bd; , -fiow day sundry accounts, £l4 lis | lid; balance of salary due to the sec- i ret ary, £37 9s 3d : rent, £2O. Mr Smith moved: That the re- ! port and balance-sheet he adopted, j He understood hat all mem- 1 hers had received copies of the report ! and balance-sheet, and had had all opiKirtunity of studying same. The President -aid it there were any matters arising out of the report ! and balance-sheet that required < iucidatio i he hoped the members iiuunl 7 not be backward m bringing such i matter. I> fore the meeting. IGier I ling to the last annual -how of the Association he -aid it had proved most vi‘i-Inetory, but as tar as the member- were concerned the condition of the Association was most unatisfactory. II referred to the number of outstanding subscriptions, which totalled £ll6 18s for the past thr- e years, £~9 3s being the amount outstanding for last year. Greater interest, had been evinced in the last how by the members, both in the wav of subscriptions and in working for the society. Tin* ovM’flralt. that th«* .\ soeiatioii' had at tli«* hank was • i v ro»:Ui b*‘ paid regularly, hut in* d d not know until recently that tin* ov« idi ;iit only ran until the how accounts came in. Mi If. Smith, in reference to the item <,\ {; 11 paid to judges, said d it had h«*en paid he was sorry, as lie ii id«■ r d it. altogether too much. 1 he ('hail man explained that the amount was for 11 judges at some tlmig like £3 each. Mi Smith was ot opinion that the amount wa e*.ro -ivc. Tin* Association s not in tin* same as the Palrnei ton North an<l other Associations, which were able to pay amount . such as the one before the meeting without any trouble. Me sngge ted that next time the Association rccpiircd judg<*s for its show, it hould gc» further afield for them. Mr. Sin 1 1 Ii aid he hull just been ask I'll whether he reeeived any money from the Association for attending the New Zealand Agricultural Uonference on behalf of the Association. He pointed out that Mr. Perry anil himself were delegates from the Association to the conferoiiee, and that neither of them had claimed any remuneration for attending the conference. The secretary (Mr. Fennell) said that £2 2s had been sent to the sec-

retary of the conference at Christchurch, and that neither Mr. Smith nor Mr. Perry had received a penny. Mr. Smith suggested that the stewards at ttie show should attend to their work better in the future, and endeavour to curtail expenses. There had been £7O spent in labour on the day of the show. The Secretary said that Mr. Smith’s statement was erroneous, as nothing like that amount had been spent in labour on the day of the show - . The Chairman said he was of opinion that it should have been shown in the balance-sheet what was spent on ground labour and on show-day labour. For the information of the meeting he mentioned that the amount spent on labour and sundries on the show day was £44 12s lid. He thought it a very good tiling to have such matters discussed and commended Air. Smith for bringing them before the meeting. Mr. Whitehead considered the Association had been very extravagant ill catering for the committee and visitors. The luncheon referred to had cost the Association £25, whicn he thought was altogether too much. The Chairman said that the amount was paid for breakfast ami luncheon for tlie stewards and judges. Mr. Smith did not object to that item, as he considered the money veil spent. The Chairman said he did not think the meeting would agree with the objection raised by Air. Whitehead with regard to the cost of the iuncheon. The amount might have been considerably more. It had cost the Association one shilling and sixpence per head for every person who had a tree luncheon. The Association did not lose anything by the luncheon, as the people who were entertained at it would come bk'ck the next year and bring their friends with them.

Air. Whitehead said the amount spent on the luncheon did not compare very favourably with the sum received for catalogues, which was only £5 10s.

Mr. Burnett seconded the motion for the adoption ol the report anu balance-sheet, and the motion was carried.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year was proceeded with. Two nominations were received ror the position of president, namely, Alessrs. S. Bolton and R. Smith. Mr. Smith asked for permission to withdraw his name in favour of Air. Bolton. He said that had it been any other person than Air. Bolton he would have permitted his name to go to tlie ballot. Air. Bolton had uone good work tor the Association, and ii given permission to withdraw his name he (Air. Smith) would support Mr. Bolton

Air. Smith’s permission was granted, and Air. Bolton was declared duly elected. Air. Bolton thanked tlie meeting for the honour it had done him in electing him to the position of president. He did not think it right of Air. Smith to withdraw, but at the same time he admired him tor the spirit lie had shown in the matter. There was not a man in the district who took a greater interest in stock than Air. Smith. For the position of vice-presidents Messrs. R. E. Beattie, D. Hughes anti it. Smith were tlie o.ily nominees and were declared duly elected. In declaring the vice-presidents elected, the Chairman referred to a statement that appeared in the Woodvilie Examiner" to the effect that Air Beattie, one of the officers, would "crawl in as a vice-president.’' All - . Bolton said that All - . Beattie nau lot "crawled in." but had been elected by a representative meeting ot tlie Association. Air. Burnett was re-elected treasurer, and Alessrs Got bard and A\ hittingtoi auditors for the ensuing year. Tlie following gentlemen were elected a committee: .Messrs. A. E. Alien ■■- son, 3. Falloon F. Grieves. K. Harding, W. Millersenr.. 11. A. L. Alonteitli, E. \Y. Hiuldick and F. Stace. MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS AFFAIRS. In accordance with notice Air. Burnett moved : That Rule IV. be amended by inserting a full stop alter the word time' in lieu of twelve ail ddeleting the word ‘and’ following, and by nisi ting after the word ‘occur' ii. the same line the words ‘among the officers or committeemen ol the Association.’ The Chairman seconded tiie motion, which was curried without any discission. CHANGING LOCALE OF SHOW. The Chairman moved that the Association consider the advisahhuiess of holding the annual show every other veal in the I’ahiatua district. Mr. Escott seconded the motion. Mr Bolton said his object in inov ing tli<' motion was for tho .purpose of inlusiii! some enthusiasm into the affairs of the Association, and also with the object of eft ling once and lor all the question ot shifting t lit* how to Pahiatua. For some time

past the people ot I’aliiatua had been agitating tor a show for that place, and lie thought that by bringing the question forward at tho meeting it could he properly t liroshed out mo |)C finally settled as lar as the Woodvilie Agricultural and I’ustoinl Association was concerned. I he A -stviation had been in existence for a number of years, and had had a hard si niggle before it got in the position it was in at present. Woodvilie was eminently suited for a show centre. The railway facilities were excellent at Woodvilie for trucking stock. Tliev had grounds situated in a central I o- it ioi:. especially adapted for shew purposes In I’ali i a til a they had practically nothing. In the hist pine • they had not a suitable ground on which to hold a show, and then the train a: i a iigeiiient s were unsuitable. Mangataiiiok a would he a far mini suitable place for a show than Fulda fun. lie had been associated wit i■ the Woodvilie Agricultural and Pastoral Association practically ever since its inception, and would not like to see the show changed about from year to yea.’ from one centre to another. Mr. Smith said it seemed from the apathy shown by the Woodvilie people, as if they wanted the show to go to Fahiat.ua. He was a l’ahiiitua ri an right through, but he was not in favour of holding the show there. Ho had been working bard canvassing for members for the Association in I is district for a number ol years. I He was not aware that there was

any agitation going on amongst tho Pahiatua people for a show - , the omy agitation tnat he knew ot was by a body known as tlie Pahiatua Chamber of Commerce, which lie thought, it Mr. Seddon did not return home quickly, would take charge of tno country. After some further discussion, tlie motion was put and lost. HORSE PARADE AND BULL FAIR. Mr. J. Alurray’s motion—that a horse parade and bull fair be held under the auspices of the Association in the spring—was referred to the General Committe for consideration. GENERAL BUSINESS. In reference to the financial position of the Association it was decided that the only way to improve the finances of the Association was by the members paying their subscriptions. It was decided, on the motion ot the Chairman, seconded by Air. Peebles: That the letter from the General Committee regarding the granting of a donation towards establishing a technical school at Paliiatua be received. Votes of thanks having been passed to the retiring officers and tlie secretary, the meeting terminated.

Al AGIST R ATE’S COUR T

(By Our Resident Reporter),

At a meeting of the above court this morning tlie following business was dealt with:— Judgment for amounts claimed with costs was given in the following undefended civil cases: —R. F 7. Grinljnton v. J. Watkins, claim £26 10s od, costs £1 3s; Sandford and Company v. Collins, claim, £3 9s 7d, costs 17s. The case Isles v. Ammendsen was adjourned until June 28th, as also was that of Grant v. Adams.

Alary Hood Travers v. Alichael T ravers.—A claim for maintenance. Judgment was given for the plaintiff with costs £1 Is, and the defendant was ordered to pay £1 a week, the first payment to be made within a week.

ITEAIS.

Air. Foster Brook will leave \\ oodville for Sydney to-day. But for the wet weather prevailing on Wednesday the battalion parade would have been a great success. As it was, some 90 men of the Dannevirke Rifles, Woodvilie Riffes and band turned out. After General Babington had iiispcted tlio companies in the drill ball they were marched to the recreation ground w here they were exercised in general movements. After the parade the companies partook ot light refreshments at the drill ball. Airs Sarah E. Rosenberg, one ot New Zealand's early settlers, is dead. Deceased was 63 years of age, and is said to have been the first white person born in Nelson. She was the relict of late Alfred Rosenberg, and for a number of years bad been a resident of Wellington. She has left a family of three sons and three daughters, tlie sons being A. Rosenberg, of this town, and Al. and E. Rosenberg, of Wellington, and the daughters Airs A. Gyles, of Wellington, and Alls H. J. Barnard, of Eltliam.