AFTER THE SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 998, 13 December 1910, Page 8

AFTER THE SHOW.

~,: P. AND A. SOCIETY. v • / Committees of>. the Wairarapa and.East. A.' ; Coast P.Aand-A.-Society met on Friday. '•': -.The Fihancb Committee met at 10.30 /■a.m.-,' ;arid;,.considered accounts in con- ,■ . nepf.ioh'"with: the late show,''and author- .:'. ,ised amouiits.totalling X 971 9s. sd. for . payment.;^'.■';. ■' '■ Committee met at 11.30 ■ a.m//jThero was a good attendance, .presided, over: by .Mr.' W. Howard Booth, president.■'.'.. ■ '•-.• : Congratulatory. letters were received .from judges and. exhibitors, compliinent- '■';..■ ing the society on its management , and '"?''■ the excellence of the arrangement's made. :■: sympathy with the society in -.'.,:; ;ife unfortunate experience of wet weather ''■';* for the' two :show days was shown by' ■ ■'. the return of prize money and judges' '.. expenses,' about-.,£20.' A hearty vote of .. .thanks .was accorded the donors by the ■''.''acclamation of the members present. :.:.'. " Complimentary' reference .was mado to /.the I 'Stewards' and ..officials,, who strove : '"'.ft>.malie'the show the. success it was, ■ .•' --'Thei financial statement.. showed that '■the'receipts for,the show:were' less than V last, year—partly- owing -to the wet weather—biit the loss in this Tespect is : '■'' more than' made up by. the increased' entry fees, donations, and subscriptions. The- show ' expenses were not so heavy "•".as', last, year; and the expenditure v.disthe statement, compared favourably with the previous show.,; The debit stated as J£sis 7s. 2d., ,witli "outstanding amounts to'be'.collected as :,. Mia. .;.•• ■.; ; / i :. ; .''"; ; -^::\/'. : - ; '.■,, ,: