MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1647, 14 January 1913, Page 10

MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY.

./ . COMMITTEE MATTEES. The monUily. meeting of the General Committee of the Masterton.< A. and P, .. Assooiation;.~was held on Saturday,- Mr, J. •.'■ {Strang presiding.' ' •'"'.'■. .'■'. Mr. T. Horton wrote, expressing regret that he would be unable to act.-as judgo at the coming show, as he was leaving lor America, but suggesting that his Pa- • hiatua foreman (Mr. 1L llobbio) be ap- ■'' pointed in his stead.—The suggestion was '■' approved. -:'.■'■:'■ Tho organising secretary of the Farm.'■■':'ers' Union (Mr. D. Hebenton) wrote, etat- • ■„' ing that the: Government had at present .tinder consideration the question of inimi"gration. with regard to-■•farm.labourers' : and; domestics, nnd' the Minister (the t Hon. 11. D. Bell) hod asked for definite .'■'".- : of the requirements. The 1 : Parmers* Union had thought that 'farm-'- . i] -ers should'; indicato .what; labour "they ;'■•;;' .would be likely to require, and had ': '.y framed a>list for signature.',;' v . :'. Mr. Harper stated that there" was'.un- . doiibtedly o shortage;bf;farm-labour in ':;■"..'. the district. At the game time he thought '''■''.'- the, matter on© for. a joint .report .on the,. ~:: requirements of the district/rather than >;■■' ' for individual.action.—A'committee, ,con-, : , ■-'.sisting of, Messrs.. E; r Harper, •W. Perry, .0. Shaw,,"lV. D. Watson, and E. Gray .'■■■■ was set .up to frame a reply totheParm:•'.•:'orfe'. Union.; ■ :■ s '■■ * '■' A'Teport of the sub-committeo set up to ■consider the .question,'.,'bf altering . the. ■.V date'of tho stock'sale from the first-', to ■the 'second(lay 'of .the' show '.was', read. p The •conimittee,, after .giving careful con-;'••'■-sider'ation to the question,..resolved that .-••.;-'jt was inadvisable to!adopt tho suggestion .;.:,that-the sale of: fat-stock be held-on'the '-' eecond day of the show'.—Tho report'was; V''-.-'■VBdoptedi. .■'■'■;■'-, - ; ' ■'.■':'■..,,