HAWKE'S BAY A. & P. SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1788, 28 June 1913, Page 8

HAWKE'S BAY A. & P. SOCIETY

THE ANNUAL MEETING. (Sy Telegraph.—Speoial Correspondent.) Hastings, Juno 27. (The fiftieth annual general mating of the Hawte's Bay A. and P. Society was held at Napier this morning. In the abseneo of Mr. T. H. Lowry (president), who is ftt present orf a trip to tlio South 1 Sea Islands, Mr. F. W. Williams presided. , The* annual report stated, inter alia, that tho coriimittee were pleased again to record a substantial increaso in membership— 1185 as against 1142 last year. The year had been a prosperous ono. Tho gross profit shown in tho balance-sheet was £W3 2s. 6d. Officers for tho ensuing year weiro elect- : ed aa follow:—President, Mr. T. H. Lowry- (re-elected unopposed); vice-presi-dent, Mr. G. Hunter, 51.P. (re-elected unopposed) ; hon. treasurer, Mr. F. W. Wil- ' liams (re-elected unopposed); committee, Messrs. Martin, F. Itaird, George R. Beamish, John Beatson, L. T. Bisson, Frajik A. Cameron, H. M. Campbell, M.P., Bernard Chambers, Selwyn. Cham- : bers, H. R. Clark, T. Clarkson, Charles : Codd, E. D. Collison, G. P. Donnelly, H. Hassall, J. G. Hearuman, Thos. Horton, : John Jamieson, R. L. M. Kitto, J. R. Lanauze, Hugh M'Donald, J. 'A. Macfarlano, C. L. Mackersey, J. H. Macniven, i Stewart Miller, T. S. , Percival, G. N. Pharazyn, H. M. Rathbone, Alfred Reid, Harold A. Russell, W. W. Smart, R. 11. Tod, F. G. Twigg, Ambrose Welhvood, A. 1 0. Wellw.ood, and E. Gordon Williams. 1 Thirty new members were clectetl. j SHEEP OWNERS. j HAWKE'S BAY UNION MEETS. 1 i (By Telegraph.—Special .Correspondent.! \ Hastings, June 27. i Mr. T. Mason Chambers presided at the '■ annual meeting of the Hawke's Bay Sheep ■ Uivners' Union, held at Hastings' on Thursday. ■ ' Tho finances showed a credit balance of ] ,£259 lis.', as compared with .£133 Bs. sd. j last year. The total liabilities were only | ■ J?l6 19s. 3d. i Tho election of ' officers resulted as ] follows President, Mr. A. H. Russell; j vice-presidents, Messrs. T. E. Crosse and W. Shrimpton; general committee, the Hon. J. D. Ormond, Messrs. Y. Armstrong, G. R. Beamish, W. Bridgman, H. M. ] Campbell, M.P., B. Chambers, T. M. , Chambers, T. Clark, F. Gordon, C. C. I Graham, J. W. Harding, E. Bewick, J. . Jamieson, C. Leiris, J. Macfarlane, J. A. | Maofarlane, L. H. M'Hardy, A. M'Leau, F. O'Neill, P. Pattullo, G. N. Pharazyn, ■ F. A. Price, W. Richmond, H. M. Sanders, W. G. Stead, C. E. Stewart, R. H. ■ Todd, F: S. Waterhouse, A. Williams, and A. D. Williams. ' ; Mr. S. E. .Wright, the secretary, . was authorised to undertake an organising i campaign, and so increase tho member- ] ship; . It was decided to lodge an appeal | against 'the magistrate's resent judgment in the -case of the Inspector of Awards : v. "P. A. M'Hardy, the meeting holding that, to; class'sheep damp from perspira- i tion—i.e., greasy sheep as wet—was a de- j cision which would seriously affect shearing operations in the future. !