HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 300, 18 December 1931, Page 14

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Management Committee Holds Meeting. The Management Committee of the Canterbury Horticultural Society met last evening, Mr O. W. E. Anderson pieS 1 Skellerup protested that the Management Committee had arrived at certain decisions at a previous mee -ins. but at the next meeting of the executive these decisions bad been reversed, ahe committee had thrashed out the matter of altering the amount of ground in class A in the garden competition, ana if the executive could reverse the decisions of the committee, was it necessary to have a committee? The chairman explained that the executive had not reversed the decision of the committee. It had brought the subject before the committee for approval. The meeting then went into committee, and as a result the executive’s action was approved of unaniIt was found that the Stead Cup had been won outright. The position was to be laid before Mr Stead by the chairman. deputy-chairman and secretary. Mr Barnett reported on the Redcliffs garden competition. He said that the residents were to be congratulated on their displays. The judges had been asked to return in the autumn. In reporting on the hills garden competition, Mr W. Balch said that there was a lack of hill plants. It was decided that in future judges should appoint one of their number to make a written report, as it would help in better conduct in subsequent years. It was reported that Mr Barnett had donated a handsome trophy for the rock garden competition next year. Twenty-two new members were elected and three resignations accepted. It was decided that the sum of three guineas be given to Mr Dalton’s assistant as a Christmas present in recognition of her extra work during the year. It was decided to hold a competition at the National Show for district displays.