WELLINGTON POULTRY ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 596, 26 August 1909, Page 6

WELLINGTON POULTRY ASSOCIATION.

.' ANNUAL MEETING.

■■.■■■ The. twenty-seventh annual meeting of tho . Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary' ~S ociety .was . held. in Pearce's ■. Booms, Cuba". ' ' Street last-'evening, Mr. D. Murphy in the .: chair.. The annunl roport stated:—"The mem- ; .bership list, shows a total -of-88,"as'against 92 last .year, while^exhibitors numbered 106, "us " against.ls2: at.' the ,1908 :show. =-. The annual exhibitipn was held on; June 17, 18, and 19. The exhibits, we're'not: "so numerous as in 'previous . ; 1 years, owing chiefly to the' increasing difficulty in. procuring a suitable hall, together with tlio sch^dul|.'classification,; which lisd to lie 60 condensed, to meet the accommodation at our disposal. It was pleasing to,note the support . ; accorded .. the show: by'; Magpie .-'Pigeon .'fan-'- ,' . ' ciers,. in recognition of that specialist club's •; > initial show, hold : under.,.tho patronage of tbo ; v ; fha" quality.' of the, exhibits '.as a :s■£ ..- : WQj6\WW of high.jnerit.;;ll?is regrettable that the .majority of the'.local .working homing fanciers,.withheld,., their .support, which in years ' past they 'havo' so generously given. -On ac-count-of'removal to Auckland, tho society has lost the association of Mr. E. J. Pallu, one Itß, .9' des(: :me m bers,. and; a Vice-president, for With- head qua r tera -at.: Aucki and,, and unuer tho new government, we hope . to see a real-live-and useful association; The ; i "nances of the society are isi a very satisfactory condition. Tho, lack of support accorded by tho publio in failing .to patronise the'slidw ; to the extent your, committee expected, and 'l/M-'.' Whichthe exhibition justly merited, isKgaiir >:■ f-iuso for regret, the:receipts from' donations. '"'■ to tl 'he.'societye funds -actually: exceeding the 'the dopr-rccoipts:' The society's*warm'- . ~ csfc. thnnks are due to all who so generously . , . contributed ito, the donation list, and to the ■. many donors of .trophies and'special prizes, feed, and. other, necessaries for. the show." " .-Tho balance-sheet showed a credit 15s. ,Sd.,, which was considered satisfactory under , . the- circumstances. ■ The following officers were elected for the ensuing year Patron, His Excollency tho Governor; president, Dr. A. K. Newman{ vicepresidents, Messrs. D. M'Lkren, J. P, Luke, A. L. Herdman, R. A. Wright, ajid T. M. Wilfw'v K B, -w' T ' Jamieson, J, ' ?r i, I'JtUejohn, A. Simpson, D- , .-Murphy, E. B.- Bristow, W. Madeley, M. G.'l ~ Grenside, .and Mrs. John Martin (of: Martin-1 borough); committee, Messrs, J. J. Elliott, H. I ; • v E. Airth, 1. Bennett, W. M'C'arlie, C. Haynes, I . ,J. Ciirne, T. Doig, A. Thomas, F. Stairmand, v { v^™ m °nge r , and E Thomas; secretary, Madeley;, The appointment'of-h treasurer and auditor was left over for tho con- ; suleration; of the committee. A notice of motion by Mr. J. Cnrrie- "Tlmt 1 the Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, and Canarv ! Association- seccde from the" North Island Asso-' ciation, lapsed in the absence of the nro,poser.'vllie-: chairman said that. there was a I different aspect now that the headquarters had • own • shifted to Auckland. v., . On the . motion of Mr. J. .Grenside it was ! . qecidcd to 'hold an art union in connection ■ with the next show in Wellington. There was no report from tho North Island . Association, but Mr. .Grenside . informed' the •' Vneeb ng ,of > all .that, had .been done fof - interest : to tho_society.. He. also pointed out that it Wf/uld bo necessary to obtain eomo new pigeon . pens for tlio next eliow.