MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2230, 17 August 1914, Page 8

MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY.

■:/. ■ ..-'".. :; '■■;■ - ■' : ',?||^t;MEETrNG;-(:;%!'-; ;.;.. ;.:, >Tho^anmml^ceti^gy()f.:'the^ 7 ilast«rtoll ■•,:. ':■'■.; .. ' •'.:• sent, and-the ;cnan'>'was-.oecupied by. the In jiiovd'ug.:\hy- ; 'adoptibn;-of ,tho report and .'congratulated ';ii;.succe,ssfiil;-year, and tlio improved w 'firiancial.~ikisitiori.".,i!A profit of Tyejii;: After;' payiii^'' , '»oufcs' ; or'"-revc'hu©V'i'or m the dcbit^^Vance;at'ii:h*ft^)"da^^:■lihd I l)'ee]'] conyerte(LJntoVa_creditiof;^9/; l th.er,iirßt io'r mlK;«Cooper;., expressed the- -"right Perry board; : /lHirnnig'htd^inaftereV : 6f-.general 'interest, thi?..^^ of. ..wool ,rand-V6ther~produce-.']ia<l-' ; kept Bood;.aiid"-fameFs"'ffaUVlMVeil'YdnTa'rd;:t6 ever;m'g Uiighsh biite: to' 'tbU'-'state3raansb'ij)'M;Sif ''Edward Grey... /I\e_;far.niers;:had'shown.•all; readiness to-show sacrifice., jf' necessary,-they 1 were' prepared to go the "whole hog." (Vpplause.) He thought, the advice of the Pi-hne Minister was good, .-and that i is ' : to "keep.cool.":, (Applause.)v.;,-' '■ Mr. ~W. H. Buick seconded, tlio'.motion. In'speaking to ,tho resolution, 'Mr';. D. M'Gregor stated that -.the farmers • had recently beeu'urged to-go in for wheatgiowing. Personally ,' he'-did : not think tliore was ah urgency in this direction. Russia was the biggest wheat-growing country in' the world. Largo could also.be received from Canada, ArKoiitiue; 'and Australasia.' 'He, did not think.' if:'necessary 'to go, in; for' wheatgiowing ; this year.. If ihe'/w'ar. continued; unci- Russia eould not .wheat, it , -might be necessary to do something more in i this - country. \.ln\: the;, meantime ; he of:,opinion.-..that,'.they;, would have a difficulty in getting away their frozen meat. He.'■'urged' farmers to' " :go; in' for turnip-growing, ;so that .they could main-tain-their.-sheep;-' '-.- ■:■'-'. ;.■■'-...■ Mi--.', Hvi(Kevins : endorsed ■'. the of Mr; .M.Gregbr. '-~.'. ... .;' : :<'■:■.■ The motion for the adoption of the : 'ie-. pqrt;\v<is'.carried;..., ■ :.v ' •' _ {:■':■■: •»■■££) .-".-Officers.;:^. : ;' v / : ; : : i AThe electioh. J of:..oflicers. resulted as fol- - lows:-rPatr'on';.;j\Ir. W. H. 'Beetliam;-pre-sident, '.Mr; 0.- C. Cooper; .vice-presidents;' Messrs.,,^. 1 ;G; M'Killop andQ. Donald; tieasiirer,■■■Mr. (i. H.-Perry; auditor, ■jlr. ,: J 8., Keith; honorary veterinary 'surgeon, Mr.■;Jenkins.'■';.. • :■':■,[■■■/'■ •--.• ;,-. The ■ following. •■'general'■•committee' 1 ;was J elected:'— Messrs.: Hv -Morrison,- W; 'Perry, ■ \ ,1. Strang, R,.Gray,, C-P.. VallanceiW. 11. Bnick,"TiV:.'Crioper,:B:~Ro.yner; G. C Summerall.'/W,. J. ;.Welsh;':D.: ; M'GfeKor,. J. Morris >; A.'.D;.M'Master,.W.; D. Wat-. 6on,'-G.,;E..AlIen, A. J. Percy,,C. Shaw, T, Harper, A. Donald, H/vj: Dagg, J. M. James,' H. A.- Matthews, ■D.-Caselbere, ' G ,C. William's, D.-M. iForemah, A. G. Pilhier.'K'Ti"Dagg",' Holmes, Warren;.C. A. .Gameron;-and R." J.'Dagg. '-■.. . '•■;'-..- The district'representatives of last year weiorecomnle'hdefl': for .'.re-election • with . the; addition'-'of'-Messrs! J.: J; i Kennedy (Mangamaboe),;.L...,R; Witton (Rangitumau), R. "Kevins;(Castlcpoint),'A.'M'Kay