MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 788, 11 April 1910, Page 10

MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

The. monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Masterton A. and P. ,)Associatiqn (writes our.-.Mastcrton correspondent) was held on.Saturday, Mr. H. .Morrison presiding, •Mγ.- H. Poole, af Wellington, wrote suggesting that the classes';be;"open clasEes at fnture;shows. The, meeting was: of. opinion.that the suggestion' .was a. good one, and it was held over; for .future consideration. ': Messrs.'H. Gillies and: E. -Stevens, judges at'tho recent show, returned •■their cheques as donations'to the association,,and itwasdecided that a hearty ■vote of. thanks be accorded the donors. It was .resolved to assist.the Masterton Technical. , , School in the matter of procuring a supply'of wool for the classing-classes. : .., .. ' ■ The Finance Committee' recommended that,, the. Ground Committee be cm•powered . to 1 expend £1500. .Owing to the old showgrounds having been dis? posed'of,' it, was'necessary to rearrange the finances, and the secretary' was' instructed to make an 'application for a' loan to' the /Guaranteed 'Advances to Settlers Office. The financial statement was read as follows:— Dr. balance March 14, £3300 16s. 3d.; expenditure for the,month, £1308 165.; receipts for tho month, £3673 4s. :5d.; dr.> balance,- £936 7s. 9d.; cheques unpaid, £406 16s. Bd. Tho re-

.;,pbrt was.adopted. . ■•■. .•'• ,"■.'•:/. 'iTl)e\Ground Committee reported as .'•■ .:'• .follows:—As doubts existed as to tho : .-;«uitability.!of the. proposed circle at : Solway\for jumping events, hurdles \':,•■ mere placed in a'circle in exactly the same position as those oil the old show- ■■■{.- ground..,, Mr. W. Lett, who attended . ■. .. with his'horse, negotiated the several ■ jumps with ease, and the course laid ;'■,out. was! considered % '.those present ~-'.": as most"suitable... The relative positions i' ■■':■■ <ot the pi-qducehall, cattle-yards, sheeppens, horse-boxes, etc./ were decided ■ i upon. It was decided to expend a sum ■■ ,cf £2 10s:'in.removing trees at-tho en- ■ ■■'. trance of., the avenue,, and also to find . 'out. the. approximate cost nor foot of •extending the produce hall not more :'■■■■.■ than 25ft. in length. Tho report was ':.■'■"...'• adopted.. ; ■ . . .--..