AGRICULTURAL LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 563, 30 October 1871, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL LEAGUE.

The usual weekly meeting of the committee of tho Agricultural League was held on Saturday afternoon, at Sceata'British Hotel, Albyn Martin, Esq, President of the Association, in the chair. Some discussion took place on the question of the alteration of the market day, and considerable dissatisfaction was expressed at the course which had been taken in the mutter. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was then read from different parts of tbe country, on the subject of the League, and in favor of it. Several of the writers were of opinion thnt the subscription of 10s per annum was too high. A letter was read from Mr. John Williamson, M.H.R., stating that the petition of the League, as forwarded to him, had been 'presented to the House.— :Mr. Woolfleld moved, " Tljat after the next meeting ;lt Would be desirable for the League to mooi; monlb.}y ifjsjread of vroekly, and at Otahuhu. —Seconded by Air. Every Mneloan. .— Mr. KeMipthorue^ gave .several -notices of motion. —Mr.' Kempthorne read a puper which he had dsawn up, with regai'd to.tbe objects of the League. - The paper appeared to have been founded upon the remarks of Mr. Every Maclean at a previous meeting.— Ml1. Crispo thought that brevity was the soul of wit, and that tho paper read by Mr. Kemptliorne would never be read by the I public, it was too. long.—.Mr. J. Cji.-pe »ugI gest.nl that a motion should be passed lliiink- | ing the editor of (lie 'Eaening Star for bringI ing the L.-ague into such prominence.—Mi*, il-. Maclean and others thought it would bo advisable not to tuko any notice of the leading article in that paper on Thursday List.—This course was agreed upon.—After some, desultory discussion, the meeting was adjourned until next Saturday.