MANY RECORDS BROKEN

Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1947, Page 4

MANY RECORDS BROKEN

A. andfP. Associafion Reviews ( " ! The- 1!60' entfies- ihe the Ayrs^ir# icattle sectibh of tfie'. ia^t A. ahd Pt ishov^ m; L^-yifi cbhM^iied a f Acbrdl '•for l^Few ZealbJhdl .Thib W&fi dih-* closed at ahnuaf nye'etihi ofy the Hor o whenua .A. and^. Asspciatibn,held in- the Dfuidg' Hall' bh Thifrfe-" day last. This was beside the record made in ihe grand parade, when thefe \Vere two 8-horse tearus on show for the first iime in N§w Zealafid. A representative5' .father-" ing .of ihembbrs WaS- presided over by;Mr. J. A. Kilsby. Past Year's Actfiviff^S , The president's annual fepoft read fis. ".THie5. ye'ar hasSbeen a most successful one for tfie association, With many records brokeh in the vafibUS spfieres- 6$ our organisation. "Annual sjhb,w.-i— The l§4!| shbw was an excellbht bhe ih eVefy W^y> ihe number of entpies\ cpnStifuted a new record and the dairy Se'ctibfi claimed no less- than 528. - The gatetakings increased1 by more thari a £100^, a total of £493 being taken duf'ing the two dayS and on'e night. "Member^hip; — -The membershin now stands at 753", includihg 2§ life membefs, ah ihbrease of 152 during this year. I trUSt ihe nfehi^ bbrship Wiri be fufther increased during the- coming year. , , .v , Buridings and grounds. — D'urmg the year ari the aSsO'ciation's buildings v^ere painted. No leSs th'ah 30 neW sheep pens* ha've been - built, nw loading races erec'oed and gen-

eral improvements carried out in the hblhe industries: shed. A neW shed has been erected for housin'g young cattle and a permanent power line for the sideshow area. The jumping oval has bben ca¥efully cleaned of ari Stohes* and some topdressing applied. "Ram fair.— The ram fairy was held on Mohday, Febfuhry 3i Atotal* of 404 rams- was -penned and a net profit of £32 resulted. "Home industries. — Thb'fe WaS- M excellent display in . the home Industries and the ladies' ,committee is to be corigfa'tUlated for the enthusiasm shown in this section. "Town committee.— Tfhi'S- ybSr for the first time a toWh cbmmfttee was formed, which gave great j assistance ih running fhe Shbw:. "Night shbw. — The • principalattraction at the night show wUs- a marching display by 18 telams. Though .the lighting was inadequate, the display proved most interesting and . attracted! & larg'e crowd. "Obituary. — It is with regret that we record the passing of severa-f membefs- durihgv the year. I especially mention our patron-, Mr. S. A. Broadbelt, who was a foundation member and had served on the committee since the inception of the association;, Mr. Bernard Gower, a foundation member and one of our first- vibe-presidents* and Mr. William Davie, a* member of our town cbmmittee." - Profit of £191 for Year The general finaneial statemefit disclosed a profit of £191 4s 6d on the year's. working.. Expenditure totalled £630 13s" iid, the ma'fri items being repairs ahd nfafntbh5ance £203, salaries and wages £276 and rent £50. On the receipts side the chief items- Were subkcfi'^tib'M £648 and profit on show and ram fair £142 which, with r smaller items, aggregated £821 18s. 6d'. In the balance sheet accumulat°d funds were shown at £1824 12s: 6d. Election of Officerk Ofiicers were then elected a's" follows:— Patron: Mr. W. M. Simcox; pfesfdent: Mr. J. A. Kilsby; vice-presi-dents: Messrs. H. B. Burdekin? H. J. Lancaster and G. D. Harris';general committee: Messrs. C. Adkin, C. Hv Arcus, .S. W. B&rbbr, L> G. Bismark, J. Blenkhorn, , P. R. Catley, R. W. Evans, J. W. Gimbletc, G. e. Knight-, Kv Knight-, -Rv Law, W, S. Long, A. R. MacFarlane, F. O. Malcolm, R^ Mexted, W. Moynihan, W. Munford, , J. H, Mungavin, A. L. NeWell, I. D. Parsohg; J. J. Proctor, R. L. RobinS'oriy A-. M Scott, C. E. C. Webb and W. Mv Williams.

Town committee represehtative? : Messrs. J. Todd, V. E. HUd§oh, H. Black, 5. Irvirig, W. H. Wallrbr;- district representatives : V. Bird, D. Beal, J. H. Siaplbs, H. Weggery, Yf. H. Carter, W. G. Smith, R.- H. Best; Young Farmers' Cliib represefife./ tives: Messrs. A. Buc'hanan and E. R. Ditmer;: Bbys* Tr£finmg Cbn'tfe: 'Mr. E. J. stanley; Agriculture Department: Mr. J. Hopkins;secretary: Mr. J.. E, Fufiarton; hon. lauditor: Mr. J. A, GoodWih. General Business The possibility of raising the membership of the association was discussed. It was pbinted- bu¥ by the chairman, Mr. Kilsby, that the greatest insurapce against hard times, or a wet Say for the show: was to have good membership. It was considered that 1000 members would be* gatisf-abtory,- ^ Four new members v/ere fibmindthd at the meeting. They were: Messrs. D. M. Scott, C. Cookv. R.-. Wv Bbttomley and R. R. D. Rolston. The length of time v^hibh elapsed before cups wbfb ehgfSvbd and Jbanded to winners was questioned Hf Mr. D. C. B'iakb: Asthe-prize-winners only hbld. the cups for twelve months, it . seeniqd hardly fair for them to have to wai-t siX" months before they- r€feeiv-ed-the'm. The secretary, Mr. Fullarton, said the, bngravefs- Seemed to be. the trouble. Indebd- efigraving seemed to be a "lost art" in New Zfeaiandv It Was* dbcfded tb a^k the engravers if they could allow the association to have the cups earlier this sea#ofi. In rebbinitioh bf- hef lonf dk& faithful Service as steward of- the home industries section, Mrs.

Speedy was made an. honorary life ihipib§# df the1 associition. TM# d§te^ for' the annual Show were tentativeiy fixe'd for Jafiuary . 30 and 31.