PROGRESS AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5492, 11 December 1884, Page 2

PROGRESS AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

above was M las't'^Sfitnf &TO&tfuglf Council .Chambers, w,tien there was .a- fair at^n&alice'; ;< ' lAmdagsfc^ Meats' Cornfoolr '(chair), 1 Xltl Hqwe^Muijratr.i 1 E^HbW& 'toitttesnip:' M ,' Strabh'a'ri;' Laird.^Tawse, •Wilson'rSfigrfiff;^: J Murray, Soler, R. T. Davis, Brightwell, Foster, Keesing, , Thain,, Bain, .Clapham,^.* T. rl Afa"deVsbn'. i>l ; ' J-1 .' 4 "- ;"/ ' : ' '5I '-"-^J Minutes. — Tbe"'mlmiWs of the previowr meeting were read md confirmed. ... > > ■, r MßiftßEß3.—Mr^ Drew' proposed pr Sorley junr^^nd Mr Clarli"prbtssed Mr*. * T. Davis. These wijbh.Messrß A. A. Sherriff and Wilson, ,were v theii elected s'ftS! members of the Association. - - ' ,' 1 ~^ i 'StJßStisiPTio^Si-^Mf Drlew^ajßkediwnethja^ all 1 the members had paid i J their 1 snbscrtp« tiotis'} . r Mr^Fifmer 'replica ttiat^ther^ several <>in q! arretir; >a&d u thole -present Wtio [ wftre-'itf. arr^ar, 1 were^retfttfedW to ! # «KP; ' ViojS-'PBBSibBiITiJ-Mr 'G. io Hdwd 1 mvfea cl and* Mr J. Murray seconded' a 1 Wdtibn]; thlatP ■Mr'S. HijDrew occupy 'the' position otV^feS- 5 PrdWdent i during JVLtos abkenM'.'^e -mdtibri'wassearßed unatiimdUsly I .^" CoRBBSPONDBNUB'.-^The'Be'cretary read the outward correspondence to Mr J. Laicd^, his"-resigiiati<m > and to Mr Wf'H. 'Watrgn according , hita 'a vdt» of tHanks for h1s f lecture. The Otago Trades 'Labour Council wrote sending their annual report. W ith rei gatd- to 'a? circular ' received -from :4h& 'sama > lobroe, Mr Laird said he considered tHis wa#trenching on politibff, ! aflobjedt whioh was altogether out of their-province,, .Mr Drew also considered that these quVstionß iput' Ky the Couiroil^wefe' out of their- sVJop^ and* thought the circular should simply be re* oeived. - .-'^'" <•' ,-';' "'" ! Hbon' MANTJfiAOitriwr.^-The'^'hbttoe'' ->o| motion: givbn ! By -Mr Murray/ af lasfffieetinffv was then taken. ■ Mr. 'Murray said -as Hhkd'' ;beetf J conijiddred ;by; the' <&v&AWM : \wtof xsAhsi prematutej' ¥c "would" «withdr*w f it { with'- the 'fcbnsentf J of 1 the ? meeting" 'The ! motibn wasthßn-wittidrikwn.r I^^ ••»■»•*'•"« •» » Mv DB'HA^VB»ii-i-Mr Wilsotf-iaidhe-iiad 1 a motion' which he w^mld Ilk 6 to 1 pirt to^Ke' meeting. M. de Harven "had. come, to the oolony, apdasle was well acquainted^i^Veet and flax induatrieai h^ pftTjfltypp) thought he should be 'invited to Wanganui to give them information on theße_subjepts, r> or,^er;^ haps He might give'theih sbme'infbrmatibn :by letter. He moved that the Secretary be nistrupte^tQ: write. toM* &% Harwn^re,1 qdesting "hihi L tb a]lojture u*ljdu *Ijd tb> Association on the beet ana flax industriesr -pMr Drew seconded the motion, whioh was carried unanimously. ! ToBAOOft-JCuLXUBB.TrvThe reportby v Mr A. VollbracnVfoHnV.WokUnd/Dbmpany was then read by the Secretary'. 1 -' L ( Frdit-growino,— Mr A. Laird read a : valuable paper on " Apple Growing."— Mr brew said he had horod that Mr Laird would have said sometning about the failure of th,e, peach, trees in the, distrwt,<>— Mr J^aicd-,, saia he hSd hat |een mach'at norae, and 'had not been able to look into the Snatter. — in Young asked whether cider^naking would not form a BuppTemenia^y li fofm of getting rid of the surplus crop,?-j^|lr ! Laird J fl ( aid l iiiat drying would be a better.fbrm ofjasin&xhe surplus apples.— Mr Brightwell ask'er about the best varieties ?— Mi* Laird said he oould not say what would be the best varieties, as he would, require to know, the spots on whioh they wefejip be grown.; . In reference to the market for J apples Mr Drew spoke of a market nearer than London., In America fruit was always on tbe^ble.Unite bought they oould send a large quantity there. It oould be carried,- .cheaply, and^wouldr/fptoJifWgood price. — Mr G. Howe moved a vote of thanks tjo Mr Laird, which .was seconded by Mr , Murray, and carried by acolamatlon. ! Jam M4Kiiio B *:Thi§ ged^aryißtaJed that 'he had been forwarded a copy of the Adel aide Observer, containing a report of tn§ Clare Fruit Preserving Company. The seoretary read the report, - s whioh showed that although fruit had not been abundant, 42,000 tins were preserved. There hadbeen, 1 however, * ( Iqss on 'during tne season, owing to a large quantity df the goods being unsound and unsaleable.— After a discussion on the papers for next ■meeting «n<| othep.affailM iourned. v