MANAWATU A. & P. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1692, 7 March 1913, Page 9

MANAWATU A. & P. SOCIETY.

MONTHLY MEETING. At tho last monthly meeting of the Jlanawatu A. and IJ.1 J . Association the chair was occupied by Mr. T. it. Hodder, president. A letter was received from Mr. 0. bloughgrove, of London, secretary of tho bhire Horse Society, stating that medals would be presented for competition it tho association s show this year, as last year. —It was stated that a letter of thanks Jiad already been forwarded. i , The secretary of tho Associated AgriculSocieties of New Zealand wrote,, in" terming the association that oteps were bomg taken to hold another agricultural associations' conference in Wellington this year, and/asking that the association forward a list of subjects it wished to have discussed as well as tho names of tho delegates. Tho associations were requested to submit only matters of colonial importance.—lt was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the president, Alessrs. Lancaster, Conway, and Akeis. Remits are to be brought down at nexti meeting. The secretary of the Auckland Industrial, Agricultural, and Mining Exhibition wrote, informing the association that it was intended to hold a districts court competition with prizes of .£IOO, .£3O, and .£25. The chairman considered tho matter of occupying a bay at the exhibition an important one, and tho Finance Committee had decided to leave tho matter to the Ueneral Committee to deal with.

Major I)unk also thought tho idea an excellent one, but said the expense would bo great, and as the association had numerous other things under consideration, it might be inadvisable to do anything at present. Mr. Johnston stated that <£10 or <£20 had been donated by this association towards the Christchurch exhibition, and there had been small exhibits of wool l'rom this district. He agreed with Major Dunk that indirectly tho occupying of a bay would bo a benefit to the district, but directly it would not. The chairman thought that as the association was an important body it would hardly be policy to hold aloof, especially as the other districts were to bo represented. It had been proposed to appoint a sub-committee to deal with tho matter. Mr. Conway moved that two delegates, Messrs. Balsillio and Sutherland, besides the President, bo appointed to report on the matter. , Mr. Balsillie reminded the meeting that entries for space at tho exhibition closed on March 31. Unless the association met before that date tho committee would have nobody to report to. Mr. Lancaster seconded the motion, which was carried.

A letter was received from Mr. K. W. Dalrymple (Bulls), who enclosed a letter from the secretary of the Canterbury A. and P. Association witli particulars as to an embankment, around that, association's oval. The width of the bank was 10ft. from the oval fence to the top of tho bank, which was 3ft. high and about 800 ft. long. The cost was estimated at about ,£l2O. The public greatly appreciated the embankment, as a very large number were thus enabled to see the events taking place in the oval. - The making of the bank did not. alTect the membership, as members had free admission to tho grandstand. -Mr. Dalrymple moved that the Ground Committee be instructed to go on with the work on the lines set out by the Canterbury Association. Ho also advised that tho points on the fence around (lie oval be cut off. He considered that this matter of tho embankment was an urgent nne._ Many small shows were springing up in tho district, and this alteration would help to hold the public at the local shows. Mr. E. S. Abraham seconded tho motion. He considered that if the work was only going to cost within .£2O it should bo proceeded with. It would pay for itself in one show. Mr. Abraham suggested to Mr. Dalrymple that the resolution bo altered, and the matter bo referred to the Ground Committee to report on as to cost and necessary details of tho embankment. Mr. M'Hardy thought that tho re-organ-isation of the grounds in general should be accomplished before the embankment was attempted. The oval needed levelling, and he reminded the meeting that this was a work of immediate importance. Mr. Dalr.vmple's motion was altered in the direction suggested, and the matter was referred to the Ground Committee to report upon.

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