MANAWATU A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10409, 24 July 1912, Page 8

MANAWATU A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

At the first meeting ctf the now Committee yeaterdav we*® ® el p ° present :-Mefisrs T. ». Hodder (pice aidant). D. Bnicfc, M.k. h. j. Booth, M. A. oon way. O.Oarr.u, Dunk. D. Hpwle, S. R. Lancast , H. Lethbridge. B- ,oyd * w J ‘ Mo ‘. MoOrea, F. S. Mcßae. Mo Kouzie, P. A. MoHardia, K. MoKuight (acting treasury McHah. F. Robinson, A. bother and, B. Short, J. Slack, D. Thomas. IS S. Abraham. J. Davies, and W. Association wrote that moat of tb ® hibifcors would show ®6 Palmeretoo and thought the .Railway snent efibnld pot 'on a train from the j Sooth to the Waikato st J° w -I committee wonid make all arrangements for paddocking. It was resolved to assist as ±ar as noEßible bntnot !to interfere with the arrangements made with the Minister of Railways this year which covered the Palmerston and Auckland shows oa Th 3 Wellington Farriers 'and General Blacksmiths’ Industrial Union wrote that they would assist at the Spring Show and that Mr JL. Richards was canvassing, also that the Union would consider at its next meeting tb© question of subscribing to the shoeing competition. Hawke’s Bay , members of the Hew Zealand Draught Horse Stud Book offaredlaJohallengß Shield for the best heavy draught horse-male jOF female. -Accepted. The Clydesdale Horse Society of New Zealand offered for competition her© the Union Steamship Oo.’s Challenge Cap, valued at 50 guineas for the best mare registered in the Stud Book.— Accepted. In regard to the oironlar from the New Zealand Agricultural Conference re forming ®a onion of all agrlcuiutrsiS societies instead of establishing a Rayal SoeietyoJNer Zealand, the Chairman said it Wa§ a very important question. Mr iOonttay thought a National Association Should bo at the head of affairs. Mr R. MoNab said there sbonld be some governing body such as the Racing Clubs have. On the motion of Mr Lancaster it was decided that the Association was in full sympathy with the movement and that the Chairman, Messrs Conway. MoNab and Lancaster go into the matter of suggestions for the Conference Executive.