WAIRARAPA P. & A. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 897, 17 August 1910, Page 8

WAIRARAPA P. & A. SOCIETY.

.;h; : CCJJIMITTEi3;w:BETING. , ... ; A. ineetiag of the General Cojnmittee of the.Wnirarapa and East Coast P'.,and A. .Society.-.was- held ,at Carterton this week '■ (writes ■ our : : f local correspondent). Slr.aW; .Huw'ard;. Booth ...presided,.. and thbrc.was uigob'd'.atteridanco of members. : A;- vote of thanks was passed to the Now-Zealand Sheep Breeders' Association for donating the championship shield, which is to/be competed for in the class for. English Leicester ewe at the forthcoming, show.; ■ ■As. the executive. of the. Wellington Ilacing Club "had not approved of . tie allotment ot.the -£W donated by them', it was divided into twov classes, as under :— Mare best calculated to; breed Afmy re:mounts;', (2)>siorso.hibst:;suitflble.,as a remount ; horse','inofiexc'ee'din'g'-lo:3iiand iip to 13st. ,TheVsociety':>-fll .augment tho prizes-in. cach\;.'class.'. : "'' ' ; ... .-.

-. The'secretary to His' Excellency the Governor wrote ; acknowledging the invitation to be present: at the show, and', asked, that the same be■ renewed in/two time:'.■■.•.;..'■■'■•'•,"■ ,v,-.-. ■■.•■ ■.-...'

: It; was.announced that' probably the Holstein bulls, and heifers.from the Govprument. Bxperiment 'Farm .would be exhibited at the forthcoming show. Jlr. Reakes, chief of: the Veterinary Department, wroto accepting an invitation .to.,tho.show offers ingVtb'speaK! at''the'latter: oh matters jof interest, to dairymen.' ; . ' from agents, and 'proprietors of milking:- machines .was ' received ' in' reference;.to .space,. and ; . it was decided to quotp £1,. and' to erect suitable stalls; '■:yl: : : ; ■~-. .-a ■:_•. , ■~;

;< It was reported'thai: nearly all the-positions-for-judge?'had-been, filled.: . •", .;',: The tveasurer-arinduhceoVa ttebit balance of ;,£5lO Is. 3d?'•Tho.'a'inount , . of outstanding amounts,for. 1908 : 9_was reported at .£7B i9s"."GdC" Accounts amounting to £13 15s. sd. were "passed: for-'ipaj-ment. . , ■', Seventeen;'new members were, elected. ..'.The. judging-fees-given by Mr. J. A. Alexander.-.who ; judged-.thXdraught: horses; last year, was; made a points prize in the draught horse classvthisi.year.. ;.- ( Tho charges.,to.J)d : ,madß.-.ih (connection with,the.. sto,ck;fair w.erejr.e.ad.aiid considered satisfacfory.V;/ -a-'j; ■:■'... '"'" ■'