AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 257, 3 November 1906, Page 7

AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

The Slio-n- and Kinauce t'onitnlllre of th" j Auckland A.z'icnltural Association met ye , ;- i terday. Mr n. rial! !

Thanks. — Mr Kinnsivell moved tbat R ; hearty vote of tannks he accorded the prc.sldcnt (Mr 1(. Ham and Messrs W. F. Mn«sey and M. M. Kirkhriflf. M.H.K.'o, for the I steps they hnd taken in securing the s»botvBTiuuil at otanuhu on a proper freehold ■ tenure, on the same conditions as other an- ! cieties In t!ie South. — The motion vms i warmly supported by Messrs J. K. WalfVrs ■ ai:d IS. DicU. ar.sd wae ai.-kuoT.-led;ed by the I chairman. ' I

Experiments !n Manuring. —Mr J. 1). Uitchie. Seererary for Agriculture, forwarded suggestions from ttiechemlst to the- Departrrent rcpnrdinK the experiments whlcli thr 3s.<ni-jat)on proposes to carry out in th? manuring of grnss lnnds. and statins that he wonld visit land to be experimented npou If desired.—The Chairman stated that the experiments would not he commenced until rext autumn, la thepe days ot dear labmir. when it cost ?n ranch to breals up the lands. t!ie qtiOM'.cn of witii innt;nrr = v..«« of pri-H.it ImpTtsncp.

JIInIsKT fr-r Lanrls. — A coninjunlcntlTi tt.»s rfci-ivp.l fr'.m the Miuißter fr>r L.aivjf tan; he Tvnultl be at-. f<V.-lhrn;i;i'v 5 h.i7.-. Mr .1. ]1. Kitrhip. JSPClTr.iry fur .VirCultiiri", f-i.Tfcd t!i3t U? irmm ilm ii.vend if liuflnoss encagemcriis per mined! (irawns Uill.v rounlry: The Ttrv. ij-n. wiikc. of En-=t Taronki. wrnt» sujspstins ttnr the Minister for Lands Kho\iid viJi lf,. r - property, ho <~n:i!d demonstrat' tbst billy rnuntry -n-hirh h= r] plonsbf , nni] fOR-n with ryi\ and whiti i'!nvrr. borl ri'.n int.-i rtanthonl: and vr-nnai :infl Tvns nnff sarr!y b:il Klnwly ia*.pl - oTltlp s> thHt :-hrr\) could hr fattonfd. nnd thi; at no f(Hf<t lii.t ois-n labonr. The rratter wj; Iri't in tbf hands of the pr-sl drnt.

lUTitntions: It. ttck dedrtcci tn inrit* Sir John I.fiE.ia Campbell to nttrnrl I th* Show, nml to dr.vc roue; the grounds, s priTiir;" ncrordfd to no other visitor.