No Entry Fees For Calf Club Members’ 1948 Competitions

Wanganui Chronicle, 28 June 1948, Page 4

No Entry Fees For Calf Club Members’ 1948 Competitions

“Co-operation throughout from the schools and on the committee—has been the keynote, and with everything on sound lines we can fool forward to another successful year,” said the retiring president of the Wanga-nui-Main Trunk Division of Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs (Mr R Humphreys), Wanjaehu) at the annual meeting of Wangaehu) at the annual meeting or delegates on Saturday. "The inauguration of badges as awards is an excellent achievement, and one which has proved extremely popular with the children. I have visited five or six schools in the course of judging, jf id find that the children think more of their badges than of the old money refund,” he added. Moving the adoption of the financial statement, Mr J C Batt (Wanganui) said that the increase in the credit balance from £64 19s 3d in 1947 to £74 9s lid in 1948, was, considering the outlay in badges, a matter for congratulation. Judges’ expenses had been only £3 10s, and on the motion of Mr. Batt, the secretary’s honororium was Increased from £2 2s to £5 ss. Competitions. Calf rearing competitions for the year will be conducted under the same rules as have applied previously, it was decided. These provide thjat calves eligible must be born between July 1 and September 15 in the Wanganui area, and between July 1 and October 31 in the Main Trunk districts. Plots in the root crop growing section will be the same size as previously, delegates agreeing that the reduced size last year hipd proved eminently satisfactory. Contents of the plot will also be the same, namely, three rows of carrots (compulsory), one row of parsnips (compulsory), one row of swedes (compulsory), and one row of sliver beet (compulsory). In addition, competitors are required to grow at least three optional rows which can include flowers, trees or farm crops.. NO ENTRY FEE THIS YEAR. There will be no entry fee for calf or root crop competitions this year. Mr. Lange explained that the non-re-turn of entry fees, for properly completed projects, to certain schools last year was due to the sudden closing on December 1 because of the poliomyelitis precautions. The Palea group, for instance, had been fortunate enough to get theirs returned, whereas the Ohakune group had missed out. For this reason, he considered it advisable not to demand the entry fee this year. The loss in revenue entailed, some £23 or £2B, would be offset by the lower expenditure on badges this year. Mr. Ll inge’s motion that there be no entry fees was accordingly Pa fncreased petrol allocations are to be sought by the secretary to enable committee members to carry out their work. ... Officers elected were: President, Mr. R. Humphreys (Wangaehu), reelected; vice-presidents, Messrs E. Aiken (Waverley), J. Taylor (Patea), C. Howe (Ohtekune) and J. Collins (Taihape); committee, Messrs J. C. Batt, Martyn, Bird. Perry, Robb, Aiken, Christie, Ashton, Rippingale and Thorburn; secretary, Mr. E. H. Lange, re-elected; auditor, Miss N. Conway.