SUMMER SHOW RAN SMOOTHLY: GOOD ENTRIES
“The Society was fortunate in having most favourable weather for the holding of its Show. This fact, together with the excellent co-op-eration of all officials and other helpers, resulted in a Show characterised by its smooth running,” comments the president, Mr I. B. Gow, in his report to be presented to the annual meeting of the Whakatane and Rangitaiki A. and P. Society tonight. “The entries this year in all main classes constituted records and, judging from the favourable comments made regarding the stock, were well up to previous standards of quality. The number of entries in some of the classes, notably “Home Industries” was not great and unless there is to be an increase, may result in their being dropped from future schedules. “The pig classes were again very strong, both numerically and in quality, and for this reason will warrant the provision of much better accommodation than is the case at present. “The business people of the town are to be thanked both for the trophies which they have donated and for the excellent trade exhibits which they provided. We would however, appreciate a better attendance of our townsfolk. “In this connection we would welcome any constructive criticism which' may be offered, if it be thought that the Society i,s itself at fault in not providing the kinds of exhibits and attractions which are needed to secure a good attendance. We desire to cater in these matters for both town and country alike. Note of Warning
“In considering the financial aspects of our Show it will be seen from a perusal of the balance sheet that some progress has been made. It is incumbent on me, however, to pass on a note of warning issued by our painstaking secretary. An analysis of the figures given this year will readily demonstrate how disastrous it could have been had bad weather caused a poor attendance. We have built up our prize money to a figure which is, perhaps, excessively high in relation to entry fees and gate takings, and although there was. a substantial increase in membership during this last year, \ve shall have to make a further drive in order to gain still more members —our best form of insurance against poor Show days.
“When it is considered that our biggest Dairy Company, operating over part of our area . only, has over 700 suppliers while our membership, inclusive of women members, is only 302, it will be seen that there is room for improvement here. Amalgamation?
“The question of amalgamation with the Winter Show Association has been kept in mind during the past year. This whole matter is bound up with that of long-term tenure or possession of ’ suitable grounds. We hope to be in a position, ere long, to make some concrete proposals and recommendations to our members. “I should like to close my report by saying how gratifying it has been to see the degree of harmony which has existed in our ranks, a circumstance which augurs well for the future.
“To all those who have made possible the success of the past year I tender my sincerest thanks. May I specially mention the great work done by those ladies who helped us by catering for judges and officials on Show Day. To Mr Morgan also very special thanks are due for it is upon his shoulders that so much of the work must always fall. He has made, this year, a most careful examination of our financial results which should be most helpful to us in our future work.”
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BPB19490902.2.18
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 33, 2 September 1949, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
599SUMMER SHOW RAN SMOOTHLY: GOOD ENTRIES Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 33, 2 September 1949, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Beacon Printing and Publishing Company is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Beacon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Beacon Printing and Publishing Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.