A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14002, 10 September 1909, Page 5

A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING. / The annual meeting of the Mackenzie iJouuty Agricultural and JMbGurul Association, was lie'ld in tno i<airlie Hall on \Vednesuay attenroon. .Vlr , H. A. lnnes-Joncs, president, presided owr a capital attendance. The report and balance sheet (published in i'uesday s issue; were takt-u as read. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and baian/e wieec, said that,they showed a successful year. The last show, he'could safely say,' was the host yotihcldj He explained the balance sheet in detail, and compared it with that of last year. Every item of receipts showed an increase, "except that from privileges, and over that item they apparently -had no control. The gate money, £7B, was a record,the previous highest taking being £7l 10s. The not increase in the principal items was £4o.' It had been decided to lay the ground down in turnips and grass,!, the 'ground committee supervising the work. He was ycry pleased to see Mr E. Harper, vice-president, among them again, and welcomed him on behalf of the Association. Mr Harper was prevented from taking part in the last show on account of an .ictadeut which laid him up for sev<j r ral months. He was now able to he aboiit again, and would make up for lo«t ground. Mr Jones concluded his address by thanking nil who had assisted hiin in his duties' during the' year. ,' The motion of adoption wasvseconJl ed by Mr F. P. Gillingham, and was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mes»rs J. Brav and A. S. Smith, Mr J. S. Rutherford,' was' unanimously clect"d N a life member of the Association, for his past services. V On the .anotion of Messrs H. ,'V. nes-Jones and Bryce Wright, Mr K. Harper was- elected president for'the ensuing year, and • took 'tlic ehadv amidst acclamation. Mr' Harper' TO-" t turned thanks for his election: A. hearty vote of thanks was passed "tA +hfi retiring president, Air Tnnos-Jontfs'. Mr Bryce Wright. was elected Vice-' president, on' tho proposal of. Messrs' Talbot and Brien; Mr C. Talbot whs re-elected treasurer, witfi tha'hks for . past services ; and Mr D. MbCnskfti, wt's ~ re-elected auditor at the usual'remuneration:

Mr T. Buxton, M.P.\ wns uriani- v mously' appointed patron of the so-

ciety. The following committee r>f manape- ' I ment was then elected: —Messrs W. ' I Arden, J. Anderson,! J.,Bray,'H.. Brien. J. E. Goodwin, W. J. '.' Geddings, If. I Irving, F. R. Gillingham, A. S. Smitji, H. A. Innes-Jones, J. Trotter/J.', DnI vidson, Sutherland, Edgar Jones; W. - I Wreford, W. Dixon, J.' T. Wilson, I. Batteson, R. A. Dixon, J. Burnett, A. | C. Dobson, G. W.,lsitt, W. Bray, and | C. Rudd. The following recommendations were - made to the incoming committee : 7 To hold a horse parade and horse sale to include poultry, in the show programme; to hold a ploughing match ! m the autumn. . , 1 A'lengthy letter was received from, h Mr MacpheVson, -superintendent of ox- . perimental agriculture; asking the „_ As»* • i sociation to assTst in getting expert-; - mental plots started in Macketißio - > county. Mr Bray' spoke strongly lit favour of formers • co-opqrating in the matter, and ottered ii piece ot ground, / and Mr limes-Jones seconded this by als9 offering a piece ot ground opposite - On the motion of Messrs F. 'R - . Gillingham and Talbot the Association voted £5 towards tho proposal to appoint an agricultural instructor m South Canterbury. ,' . ~ , A deputation from the -Racing Club, Messrs W. L. Hosklng, G. J'mkertoii, -and W. Sutherland, waited on the meeting to arratJge with the Association .regarding the formation of a racing track on tho new .show grounds.—Mr W. L. Hosking explained that a 6-fur-long track could bo formed, and the track would bring in a good revenue to the Association. —The matter was discussed at great length, arid eventually it was decided that the ground committee meet the racing club on the' «=how grounds, and arrange what is to be done and to arrive'at the probable cost* and renort at a meeting of ,t'ie , show committee.

.-.The meeting terminated "with a vota of thanks to tlio chairman, '\\