SOUTH CANTERBURY POULTRY SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12909, 24 February 1906, Page 6

SOUTH CANTERBURY POULTRY SOCIETY.

The ordinary meeting ,of. the. 3witi Can terbury Poultry Society «sas heliila&t evening in tli& Roya\ Hotel. Mr S_K. Burris. president,, occupied the chair, and there Mere abwit fifteen meaiboH; present.. The correspondence included replies from those who weie willing to. act. as- Judges for the various departments- in tha Show, if elected:, and of these elected:-—Sonitry, Messrs.- A.. Jbhorton, and A. &L Palmer; pigeons.-. 33v £. McLean : candies, Mr A. & .Palmer? '«ats, Mr R. Warrington i sooness audi cakes.' Mrs H. W.: Whittaker.

The secratary read various alterations made by the- executive im the: ssli&duf*,. id the direction of the; n:iajJier of classes; PlvEsonth Rockts. one to two; Orpingtons, .two to four; Anda.liraikn.s. two '. to foiir; tliis^L-to. Sain: r two .Malay,;. Ananias and fdar classes eaahL A. ass com■peritiqji.r- opeavto all classes, : wa» hwlrjded. the prized ;&eisg bracelete). valval up to 50s and 30s "respectively ; the-fowS* a« being property-of tie wwaiers. There were; also added cVissess for eggs. The prizes -were to be aH&eatetS fuoin the entry fees, the first prases being? 70 per cent., and the second sCLper cent, of the total. ' ' v These altraations were adopteiK.aad meui-« bers present suggested a,:few minor alterations,, whiciit were also a«M»ptedi. . .Speaking;to a suggest:«n,;to>Haw* a brace-' let for pigeons, the president, said pigeons were sadly neglected in the-. South; Island; the Association had 2Ss obanrjjibnsbips for poultry, and only two=i foe The Society should, he thought,, extuonrage the keeping of pigeons.

After discussion, a motion; by Mr K. Mayo, was carried, authorising; a bracelet, va'.ued at 30s, for pigeons.. It-oras decided also to give a bracelet, : valued at 30s, fori canaries, to encourage competition. ~ Mr Howard, the president announced;', had again presented', th'e- So.ciety with a sheep for the guessing competition. Regarding .the - pexoenfciga system of" prizes, the president shewed that it -wasfar better than the- olji style, because tila Society paid out all tifegy. received ini entries, back to the:..«i»2bitors ;l and no more:. ■/, ..:.•-, ■ :.■..

•■A member that the pregosal to ;pjrt~ special prizes' into the funds*., ami acknowledge.' t&em:' oaljr,;" Vjnight note meet witli the apptaval of the -givers. -;Mr Watson: (taeasinrer). spoke' in>: faTtrar of ,4;he proposal,; as .the. best way: fbr the Society to geb some funds to purchase- pens/ The hiring of-timber, for staging; was most unsatisfactory, and the wet tiaber often ruined the birds.

A fresh scale of prizes was suggested by Mr W. Lillico, and provided* for three prizes; where the prizes did not exactly fit the entries, the balance went to the Society ; and where special prizes were given, the Society took the entries and allowed the special prize. Another suggestion of similar importance was brought forward : and was adopted. Cash donations go to the Society,, but trophies are to be presented. to tire winners.

A number of details regarding advertising and printing were i« , T"""t*te secretary 10 per ce*>t.

of the receipts as usual. : After settling one or two other minor j matters,-'ths meeting terminated.