WAIMATE FRUIT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 528, 23 February 1917, Page 3

WAIMATE FRUIT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION.

-i-Kcui; MEfsnsa as m «pu cl uM A special meeting ul the Waitjp „ i;l te hranch- of ihe New Zealand |g [-paigi-owers’ Federaiinu met last |h jijfllit in,l lie A, and Ih rmuns Yrei 1 - yhi Messr- W. Metizios ((’ha.itri liiiuN <: ‘ er K ;.l qvviHs A Ueswick, McCluivq li W cm jiockoiL, W Coath, W F White, he |[ U | U iiici , stuu. j[r Menzie.s was unaniniousiy ■}•} ,‘ectcvl i-Tcsii.lem of Hie Associah .jijn for tho lirst yeai'. Mr Ale-, i jme declined nomination as lie 1,.] ;u ,: much work to do wiiJi Jiis b places to look talked uinl iu Y yjow uf having taken ilie secreiaiy hMiiif) of lhc Waituua-Waimaie Fru.l :h pmds Coiupany. Moreover. he ilioughl Ihat sumcono gei-ut-ahie c- should he elected, m pur Vipe’-l’rCsideiH. Mr Aiwill hr proposed hy Mr Ueswick, and Aj r McClure was proposed hy Air A (u ;iili,- Alr McClure- was elected. A )lr Uve.r was re-elected seerout-Jiy ;h: a ,id treasurer. . j Conituiudo. —.Messrs Aiwil! and hljoatlb yud the three to hi oriii a ipioruni. Ihe Hank of New Zealand wan h pointed the Association’s bank- : £-I0 s [he i'mil-growors Federation : m itc acknowledging receipt of Cl . h M a shi're in the Federation, A Wellington advised ihak tme an,s cll al conference would take place hia the Urydoue Hall, Dunedin, on 'hud May, IDI7. Delegates must :•% bona tide fruit-growers. A list Igf the members ol Hie Waimate 1 Association was needed, of Ihe Chairman stated that Mr ■hicherr nf Christchurch, waned on ■Atint on behalf of Mr Uuuchier, H".Irffliment rumoiogisi, and asked :i -ini 10 bring before ihe Association fact that an, exhibition waste Ac held in Christchurch next ■ ;-i south, uf fruit and vegexolries, riucli Mr Uuuchier would stage,! ad height would be pie-paid, The i :jea was to get together the best | ;nili in the province,, with aj to getting so guud an exhibit M die National Apple Fhow n’t h'lii.euiu in May that L'amorbtuy --ouid come out on top. Mr McClure: You have not got • thftiitv, Not yeti Mr Chairman. Ik Chairman also mentioned , a-. .Mi Archer was willing to give : domuustraiiun in an OiChaial, and j >CUU‘j el nighti, having been for sghi years with a large Firm of j mAucide suppliers. I; wa- resolved l l;a i 'NIi; Atcher's j jei.erou- offer he accepted, and the j A-.-quthe make arrangements as to | M.o (say Juno next), The Fhairmaa strued iliat Air [ fij-J'.la had been sent up- to Hast-j Ays m managie ;t fruit farm.'There mould be no Government orchard-1 ir, m .'pare for Waimate .district | in .coming winter, Therefore, ' 'tey woie wise in accepting Mr Moj.or’s services. lie would al- ' bid tiigi gentleman hospi.talrty, Matiers brought up by Mr MciChirr and Mr liofiken are reported , MAVheu 1 . Acrouuts were passed, and the DOtiug adjourned, after passing a ; if ill auks to the secretary, for tie fonuaiive wrk done by. himfe «aJ fia acknowledgment uf the JieJp til'ji'dvd by the press,