MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 895, 15 August 1910, Page 10

MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY.

'v. MONTHLY MEETING. (Bj- ; Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) .:!','; -'■* Masterton, August 14. "■. The monthly meeting of the commit-V ■\ tee of : the Masterton; A.; and P. Association'; was held yesterday' afternoon, •;-'Mr.-.;-''VViUiam-'.'Pcr^ v(president)'-p6Bnpy- .■'• ;ing':the chair.'.. lJetween twenty and ';.;■ thirty'members wore present. Mr. ,Yf. E. 'Bidwill wrote congratulating the association. upon • the ; splendid \ progress which it was making; and re- . gretting ;'his inability to be present .at, '•v the,-,annual; meeting. .-- : ; . -".f • '•■'••. Letters wore : read ; from,'the International Harvester •Cpm'paiiy i P.; arid D; - Duncan, and ,;Bootli, M'Donald and. Co'. , in reference to an exhibition of machin- . >ry at, the coming show.'; The. latter. ;,firm stated positively: that; on account ; of-the. heavy expense,, involved in a- -.'; liibitiiig at shows, it : -would': ho,- unable .''to;bo'; represented at Masterton.-; -.;-:',','.■ .-■'■■' ,T'he ■ reports of. the .Finance .and - Ground Committee were adopted. Tho ; latter recommended-the provision of a ■.ra'm;'fair,.'rihg-at;-a'--'cost.of. £200, and . the ■ installing ■ of a water-supply at a '.-' cost of '£150. :■■ ';',;;,•.-'■- "'^"^ : ; -. ;I I resh plans. of the ■ proposed ■ railway siding at Solway were; also, presented, ; and a committee set op to finally ar- •'■; range/with the.Railway Department in '.this matter. '.-. :, • On-the.motion of.; Mr. .G..C. Summer-: ell "it was idecided that -. ah; appeal; 'be .;•.,'. ,'inade.''to members to subscribe a sum of'£loo. to provide a trophy to be [■'-~known as the Solway Syndicate Trophy. '-...- to;'commemorate the splendid monetary' .-''-* gift recentlyfmade'-.to:the/association.. .'■'■•:, On the moiiioTi of Mr. J. J).' Cruickshahk, ■■ a committee -was set up to ar- .;; .range; for, a, £50 enp for the .leaping ■.'■ competition'•;at ■the,- first': show on - the *'/.new showgrounds.'',■' .:';.. •'-:.'.•.' The committee ,of.:last -.year, with . ; Blight additions,; wero • re-elected, ; to- ;.. gether with'.; a special .committee to'sii.'pervise experimental'plots -arid .field . /-competitions.' Seven new membeis wero . .'.; elected. : . ■'■■ ■'.'.•',-;.'-.' : :■ "' '•■-'"-;