MASTERTON A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 883, 1 August 1910, Page 10

MASTERTON A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

v:-' : i." ;V ' ANNUAL 'MEETING; ': '''■ ' ';'■'■'■ : . (FromAOur Special Correspondent.) ■'}'-i ' Tho annual' general. meeting of the •■■:' ; . : 'Masterton A. and P. Association' was .;'::•',;. held. in.Mur ray's Hall on ; af r : (';: \ : :.'tern'obn.;', Aboilt 'one' hundred members' ;,:;: '. were: present,', and..the chair 'Was occu- ;. V,. : v pied by Mr. G. C. ■ Summer'ell, the re';v v : : ftiring president. ; ' •. . ; .' ~ >'{ '.':: The :annual report (the twenty-third v• ■; tof the association) was read, together ::'v i.iwithj. a. statement, of. . accounts.. The ■'■■', ::v irepori 'stated that.,tho committee had. :-,:"': ; :; : 'j>leasur6'' in.': recording another -sucedss-.-.,'•'.-fill'.'year for.the association., The ani:. ■ ...jiual. show, whichjwas held on Febru-. :•':■■ c''-: ary.; 15/ and 16' 'Was ■'. most' satisfactory, .';>" - ibut' the uncertain ..weather had. mili-• •/;,.':';Stated., against ;the' ; attendance: of. the r"--; v :ii '»ublic. /fhe' entires had -shown a-small ::-v:'-'";secrease'on the. previous' year, prihei- ,"': •'" jally in the horticultural section. The ,vV''';- i erfry,':iri l fat.cattle- was a record ;-•■' pr:', :'ancl .competent' judges_from other dis:Vi'"'..'jtricts expressed the opinionthat it was .-i!; '','fthe' best exhibit of ■ fat stock; yet held The /membership of 740. an inorease of 40 : ; /,'-£:.im the previous year. j.- '.'.;:■: V-:: During ' the year .a . considerable .Vj'.'iftmount of work-had- been done to-'';'":■■•'.',-wards getting the grounds in order for '.:;i,' :> mext:.'show. -The work of erecting the .■ ■,'-:' Smildincs, was. :well forward. Plans had i'",'•'■!■'-.'ieeii' approved ''for the grandstand ana' ';:■■/ ~':Uhe. work .would be put in hand at once. !■.:', at had been, decided, to erect two-pa-,.r '■'■■■■: tvilions over ■ portion of the sheep pens, :' -v lembracing .400 : pens,, which would as- .'.";.'•■ V; : 'i6niro, : all- stud.sheep being under, cover, V:,: and ; no,: doubt .bo' duly appreciated by ;•■/'.:exhibitors.''" , - •'. ■ ' The old 'showgTonnds, including the ■ two grandstands,' .had .been disposed of -:!..•'' : ito. a company'for .'£6ooo..;The assqeia- . ':v ; .rtion TCt'ained the right to remove-ail U (other buildings ..and' they had been .rc,l .'r«moved and.ire-erected on ;Solway. :■ v',; Owing to; bad -season the. entries in : ':V. sfield competitions were, smaller than;.' ':'.■'■".''.insn'al.'-''';. '■'•■':[ ' v j,'l' '■' \.. : --'. ,/;> ".' The society had improved its position •' : by ''.£l2so' during the year. •: "':';■ In/answer; to ;Mr. G : >H.';Pejry|''the. '.'.'.> president stated "that- the: committee ap-' .'j//'pointed, to report on. the question of fat -:,-'' /. stock sales had riot yet prepared its reV . //port. ..This would be ; brought, down, in / all: probability, after the hew: saleyards / //"; at" Solway ;h"ad Ijeen erected;,,'';. '.' 'An Enthusiastic Soolety '.'.'"■ ..:.' In moving the adoption of the rc- /./ / port ahd: the balance-sheet; - the. presi- /.--// Sent' congratulated the .'association upon/ ./the excollent result'of the' year's'operu-' ';:'"''.'. tions; /Tho • subscriptions and .donations; /// 'had: shown; a distinct increase on- /the : i"' ; The returns .from \ jpfi-r been lower than': previously, v ///but, the; loss,-was: not/.as great: as, had ;'.//:.' been anticipated..' The'- judging foi',.'tho ;./ /. show, although a: little more, expen'siye' /..;-/ than previously, :had been highly'.sa'tis:;i/. factory. The interest accouiithaa shown/ ■?;''•'/'» decrease.'Mr. Summerell quoted figures- -:''/:. to show-'the progress inade by the as- ■•'•/;.;:' Bociatiori -. during /the past ten -; years. /////'Some peoeple had stated that they were. :/.;/,: mailing-too quick progress.'.'Personally /V,/:/hei(lid'not think; they .were';..'/The sur- /',/'•"■ plus. of assets over.'liabilities this, year ;: : ::/:."amounted''to £5438. /In '1892-93 ■'' it H '/...amounted•',/,to only/: ;'£274'. ; The : .:."..':.;:" president, -stated/ -what /had '.been: * ////.done J.-. t ih'i"| : r regard?••:,'■'to;'..', the.;.' trans-:*:-^l;ferbne'e J,of V.the^/jshbwgTourids:';; from', : •■'•■;;.■''•;'•;• Ma3terton ;to -.expressed .;■'.''/ regret that/ tho bo'r'o'tigli had ;;:'"/its way; clear ,to take over /tho old, show-:V::-"'-/SPund as -' a'.recreation; ground. .Tho; /' /'//./ association /wasi indebted: to /tho- com-'r-'lpany which had.pnrbhascd/tlib Solway / ;; • estate , and placed; it at 'their disposal. /:/^. : ;.The/next show' would be'held on .the. ; ; ;;,':;' ; Vf'iißWVgfbiinds/'':Tiie'.pld''.buildings had /.///been/removed by da>, labour ;to Hit, ..''-.///new grounds., / Conferences-.had.,, been /' '.V- held in, regard/to' the railway siding, ;://'/ ''and/thinga were now shaping in :tho "V-;:/ right; direction. ■"•..' '.' /;!:/: :A Handsome Donation.. ;/A . ' ./'.;■;':■;; Mr. Summerell. stated - that -great ' : .7,' : .:, pr'edit was due to the Ground and Kuild- '.'.: /■" ing - Committee • (Messrs W. Perry, Wi : '.;.;" J. ; : Welch, and D.',. v M'Gregor,.. jun.). .!//,/.These'gentlemen;had'practically . lived /. bn the grounds, and' had 'done excellent -*.' ;■; -work'../(Applause.) Toget'the'sum ,of ;/'■/'./ £1500-in twelve months, from members,. ■Z',:;.,\ in ( addition/, to/the'ordinary funds re-- /..'•; quired:for4he:.show;:was I ,splendid. The :v/•;.'! president/then -read a letter from .the .'//•' Solway : Syndicate (Messrs. W. Perry, -v.C. F; VVallance, Q./, Donald, E. Gray," '■','; and. J.; Strang),, enclosing chegues for -I •',': ; '£317 10s.' for profits, on land sold 'tbthe; s"';:';' association,' ahd-.£1183'/■; 10s';;.9d;. for / ■ ! .; profits on other.sales of the'estate. • . / ,/;:'..! The announcement was recdived with ';."A'- ! .' ! ---loud applause.;/ ~:'/•,.'■ ■■■■ ''-.'.' '-;■■' ;•.;//•,:/ Mr...Summerell saia that there, were, ;///.'two or three, sections yet to' selli and . /;. .when these .were 'sold there would be /., v another 'cheque forthcoming. Altogether /.,.'/ there/would be/a.sum. equal, to £1817 '/../'donated by these gentlemen..'" The syn/./...dicato.had taken a risk 0f.£10,000 odd, ';•;'.,;■;;and ■in . ordinary: business: they would,. /: have';retained the: profits. This they '); ■' had -jriot done, but had come forward '/// and doijated the w'hole. (Applause.) /. Not enly that, but the individual mem.'"/."■..■;hers pf the association had. themselves. .: v'all .'bought a section at market prices; ;.'(Hear, hear.) ■ Altogether the members! •'/of the /association /had. contributed ;,:, / £3300 towards the new showgrounds. 1.-.-./.'/'/They-were'-now.';!!! a position that thev, : could go, to, their, bankers, and- get .' /whatever/money, they wanted) without ../' guarantees.- ,'-,/ '.(■■' , : ''■'■ .•,.'.' The president,''referring to•'other as- /.;.: ./pectsiof, the work'done during the year, ?/-', said that experiments /had; been con;i// ducted in maize/, turnip, and. swede '/..; growing. The thanks of the associa- . " tion/were due to Messrs. Lett, and O. : ; 'Percy,.,who had'actedas judges. .' Mr;/James M'Gregor, sen., seconded. ,-'■'■",' -The position of. the': association was .//; highly gratifying. 'He did'not wish to •-.'."■ boast, Duthe-, thought, that members' / had done more -than could have 'been expected. Those who had predicted the downfall of the' association,would now recognise that the members 'who were' . .progressive had not formed a- wrong , opinion concerning the prospects. Mr. M'Gregor paid a warm tribute to the >:-:-■'■ enthusiasm of members, to the-syndi-cate which had been so generous, and to those who had assisted the association in its finances by going responsible .'■;■.:' ; for the sum of £6000 in order to re- ■-/-' ~ lkve the" position in regard to the old showgrounds.. / , Mr. William'.'. Perry referred to the . success which had attended tho ram ■ ■'.:■, fair. He thought that the Masterton '(.', . Bam Fair was carried out better than ■■-'. any ram fair; he-had seen "in ! Now Ze.v: ; ;; land... The .new, conditions, with the rams under cover, would be a step in 7 '.'■ ■'■;':'advance',,,of. ariything'. in Ne\v,,' Zealand The'motion, for ...the adoption. of: the .-'"": report .was then - carried, . amidst ap-;-'plause.!i".;'.'. •■"•■';'■; Election 'of Officers. .■■.;;'; The following officers wore.olected unopposed i^—President, Mr. William' Perry; yice-pre'sidenfcs, Messrs; H. Morrison arid . W.'J;. Welch; treasurer, Mr' J.'.B. Moodie. • The following: general committee was elcoted J. Strang, D. M'Gregor, jun., W, E.; Bidwill, /Bland Ray- / / ner, G. C. Summerell, A.. G./Pilmer, A. D. M'Master, W. H. Buick, 0. C. ■Coopw, B, Gray, W. Cooper, 0, F,'

' Vallance, Q. Donald, H. A. Matthews, E. J. Dagg, J. D. Cruickshank, G. Shaw, W. D. Watson, W. J. Percy, G. ;E. 'Allen, J. V! Perry,' A.' Donald J. 11.. James, Harper, J. C. M'Killop, T. P. Lett, It. Smith, D. Caselberg, J. E. Perry, and H. J. Dagg. Work Ahead. In acknowledging Iris election to -t'h'o presidential chair, Mr. William Perry said they had a very important year, in front of them. They had to provide for .the largest show of stock and the* largest attendance of the public ever seen, in .the Wairarapa., .Provision was being made for a. members' paddock, arid there would be facilities, for picnicking at the new grounds. He thought tha townspeople should endeavour to provide the necessary accommodation for the visitors to tho show. "If," said he. |, "you will find the accommodation, we 'will find the. people." He expressed'the opinion that tho tradespeople of tho town should close their premises' at 11 o'clock on the day of the ' show. This would give everybody an opportunity,of going to the show. The Mas-' terton people would have, a park at Sol-, way of which they might Well feel proud. (Applause.)