A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 81, 27 July 1914, Page 3

A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Tlie general committee;of the ;A.. and P. Association met oil Saturday afternoon, Mr E. -Jackson (president) being in the chair. A COUNTRY CANVASS. A report on the secretary's canvass of the country ."between Stratford and Whangamoniona was presented by Mr Jackson. Mr Hill, he said, had gone over the country as far as Kohuratahi, Tarata and Tutufcawa. He had bad hick with the weather, but had on all hands received promises of support of the Association's show. , It wad certain also that the tour had given, the Association a good advertisement. FUNDS' WANTED. A discussion took place on the question of raising funds for the Association, it being desired to raise money by some means other than by canvassing for special donations. On the motion of Mr W. P. Kirkwood, it was decided that Messrs Jackson, Dingle, Malone and the mover be a committee to recommend some method of, raising funds, and to . report to the next meeting of the general committee.

Mr Young thought funds raised by a special effort should be used to reduce the Association's debt. It was not a sound policy to keep the Association going by an annual special effort. Mr It. Masters said Jus opinion was that the townspeople did not object to making special donations and were interested in keeping, the Association going. He suggested -that some scheme should be devised whereby the membership could be increased. Mr D. J. Malone said lie had done, a good deal of canvassing, and lie vas satisfied that townspeople were Mill willing to make special donaions. Many citizens made ! donations,, recognising that as they did not do>any of the work of the Association, the Association had a, claim on them for monetary assistance. TREES IN THE STREET. Mr E. Dingle complained of the trees planted in' Broadwa,y North, in these days of swift road travelling'every inch of space was needed tor traffic. The trees planted had ■ tied, but were to be re-planted. The Telegraph Department had also taken fourteen feet of the other side of the road,' though there was no reason why the poles ; should 1 not be inside the'fence, and they should be asked to do this. ' There was only 33ft.* available for traffic. The Borough Council should'have spent money on metalling the whole width of the street.

Mr Kirkwood. said steps were being taken to get the Telegraph Department to shift the poles. He could not agree with Mr Dingle •\hout 'tlae trees.'. They ~ would,, be far apart arid would not he allowed to grow too high.

Mr Healy said the trees were a .?reat nuisance to . those leading cattle to the shows It would be very well if the whole width of the road was metalled. ,

Mr Jackson said he would prefer to have the road bare, Mr Malone saw no .reason why the trees should' not be put on the other.»side of the ■ road, close to the railway fence.

Mr R. McK. Morison wished to see' the trees retained. The Association should concentrate its efforts on getting the telegraph poles shiftad. • Mr Kirkwood said that with a view to increasing the width of the road the Borough Council had had the ugly stump's on the-, east side removed. His intention was to recommend the Council to plant the trees. Mr Dingle moved that a committee consisting of Messrs Masters, K. Jackson, W. H. H. Young, and the mover be appointed to meet the Borough Council in reference to the planting of the trees; and that a letter be sent to the Council asking them to withhold action, in connection with the planting of the trees in the meantime. 3 Mr Morison said the Council was fairly unanimous on the, question of planting' the trees', and was practically committed to them being planted. Mr Kirkwood said ho thought the committee was wasting time. The work was being done by the Beautifying Society, to whom application would have to be made. The motion was carried. Mr Morison _ then moved that the Association strongly urge on the .Telegraph 'Department the shifting of the telegraph poles. This was also carried. ! GENERAL. Forty-one new members were elected, about half being as a result of the secretary's country tour. Mr Jackson said the executive had nominated a candidate in the Carnival Queen contest, and he asked members to give her all possible support.

A letter was read from the Hol-stein-Friesian Association notifying that the Association's championship medals for bull and cow had been allotted to Stratford for the coming season.—Mr Jackson expressed the hope that Holst'oin breeders in the district would make the total entry worthy of the occasion.

A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Sullivan, Cardiff, for the donation of a special prize for the best 2-year-old heifer in any class, to bo milked and tested before tke stewards,