A. AND P. SHOW

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19136, 3 October 1936, Page 6

A. AND P. SHOW

COMMITTEE MEETS FINAL PREPARATIONS Final preparations for the annual Show ,of the Poverty Bay A. and P. Association were discussed at a meeting! ol the general committee held this morning. There was a good attendance of members, Mr. J. C. Graham being in the. chair, and keen interest being displayed in the various topics raised in correspondence and general business. Much of the correspondence related to acceptances of appointments by nominated judges, and matters of accommodation.

The Ngatiporou and Okilu. Co-op. Dairy Companies forwarded donations of £1 Is each towards prizes for the ensilage competition. The secretary reported that Mi 1 . Bates, agricultural instructor, had taken keen interest in tile ensilage competition, ana bad been instrumental in obtaining the donations. The donors and Mr. Bates were thanked for their interest.

The Farmers’ Union offered a cup valued at £5 5s lo be awarded for most, points iu dairy farmers’ classes, open to members of the Farmers’ Union, and the members of their families, who must present a membership card of the union for this year. MILLER CHALLENGE CUP A further letter was received from Mr. W. Barrington Miller, relative to his gift of a silver bowl for competition at the annual Show. The president remarked that this evidence of interest in tlie district on the part of Mr. Miller had given the association much satisfaction. He considered that they should be most/ careful in the allocation of the trophy, and one suggestion was that it should be kept for perpetual competition, and that it should be competed for in different sections from year to year. Several suggestions were received from representatives of different sections of stockbreeders, each putting! in claims for allocation of the trophy. Mr. R. C. Parker moved that for the first year the bowl should lie competed for in the crossbred sheep section. In the discussion on this proposal, the president suggested that il crossbred sheep were selected for the first year, wool should he included in the classes to count for the trophy. Mr. .1. Bell proposed us an alternative that the honour of competing for the trophy in the first year should he balloted for. Another course put forward by Mr. E. R. Black was that the bowl should he made an over-riding award, to be held each year by flic exhibitor gaining most first awards' in live-stock classes, exclusive of dogs and poultry. Mr. R. C. Parker withdrew his earlier proposal, and Mr. P. J. Roberts seconded Mr. Black’s motion. Tt wafi unanimously agreed that the trophy should be bold for perpetual competition on a challenge basis, and be known as t-lic Miller Challenge Cup, the winner in each year to receive a miniature of the cup. There was also unanimity on the proposal advanced by Mr. Black. The Poverty Bay Jersey Club forwarded a donation of £5 5s to the building fund, and thanked the association for the use of its facilities for the club s annual show and sale After discussion on an offer of a donation for the purpose of building a liquor booth at the showgrounds, on condition that the donor receive the right of occupying the booth at shows and rodeos for five years, it was agreed that the association could not accept the offer. The committee decided that tenders.

should be called for tho right to hold tho license for the forthcoming Show. Donations to the prize fund wore forwarded by Messrs J. 'Blumsky, R,. W. Coop, and J. King, who were accorded tho thanks of the association.