National Daffodils

Chronicle (Levin), 29 September 1949, Page 2

National Daffodils

TIMARU, Sept. 28/ At the National Daffodil Society 's The Bill. was read a lirst time. show held at Timaru, the prineipal award, the British Iiaisers ' Gold Challenge Cup for daffodils raised in the British Isles and grown in New Zeiland, was won by K. B. Burns, oi Timaru. The cliampionships were won as. follow: — Yellow trumpet, K. B. Burns; white trumpet, V. M. Dickinson (Dunedin) ; incomparabilis, J. W. Avery (South Canterbury) ; barrii and leedsii, G. H. Brownlee (Dunedin); New Zealand seedling, A. Clark (Ashburton); bicolour, T. Sheriff (South Canterbury). The annual meeting of the National Daffodil Society of New Zealand was held tonight. " The following officers were elected: Patron, the GovernorGeneral, Sir Bernard Preyberg; president, the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes (Tai Tapu); vice-presidents, Mrs. Kno.x Gilmei- (Wellington), Rev. W. W. Avery, Messrs. G. E. Knowles (Timaru), A. G. Bull, O. W. B. Anderson, G. Lewis (Christchurch), Joini Blaclc, R. Fountain, V. M. DicldnsOD (Dunedin), T. H. Clark (Lawrence), (Palmerston Norfh), C. W. Pierson (Te Aroha), J. H. Braithwaite (Auckland), H. M. Hammond (Hamilton), A. Gibson (Marton), H. J. Poole (Lower Hutt), F. G. Hall- Jones, 0. G. Hayea (Invercargill), F. R. Pepperell (New Plymouth), and Mrs. M. Moorby (Wanganui) ; exeeutive, Mrs. Moorby, Messrs. H. J. Poole, T. S. Waugh, H. M. Hammond, and J. S. Stalker; committee, Messrs? 0. W. B. Anderson, J. II. Braithwaite, C. de Berrv, G. M. Broughton, G. H. Brownlee, IC. Burns, D. II. L. Corrigan, W. Danby, J. M. Dick, J. C. Glover, J. T. Gray, A. Gibson, C. Goodson, II. M. Hammond A. S. Clouston, G. Lewis, A. C. Mclvillop, G. A. Sliaw and G. Yarrall. •