BIASTERTON A-& P. ASSN

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2379, 8 February 1915, Page 8

BIASTERTON A-& P. ASSN

; ; MEETING 1 OF GENERAL COMMIT- , ' ■ TEE. • Tho monthly meeting of tho General Committee of tho Masterton A. and P. ■ was held'in the A. and P. I'Rooms on Saturday.; last,, thero being '^resent:' Messrs. ,0. 0. Cooper (president, ■H. J. Dagg, Holmes-Warren, W. [iPerry, J;, Morris, R'. Gray, J. Strang, ... jD. M'Gregor, ,W.. Cooper, D. M'Master, CB. Rayner, B.: Harper; 'W. D. Watson, ?0.. Donald,. G: H.-Perry, D. Caselberg, •••JiWv H. Buick, H, Morrison, A. J. Percy, fG. C. Williams/ J. \T. Dagg, G. H. jShaw, L. R. Wilton, >J. A. James, C. iP. Vallance, and A.' G. Pilmer. :- secretary'. '-of- tho Agricultural : • 'Council wrotfey suggesting that the work •done by Mr. . Edwin : Hall will be recognised by the A." and P. Associations on the occasion of "his retirement from .the . siocrolaryship..—On tho motion of' Mr.i\V. Perry, it was dccided - to ' express Sympathy with the proposal, and to in- ; : /timato' thafcthis. association: was willing . to contribute ajstim^of not exceeding; £5 towards, ' • ' Tho Finance Comihittoe's report showed receipts for the months amounting to £815 155., and £87 17s. sd. ■ 'L'ho credit balance 1 at date was £744 os. iOd. Accounts- amounting to £61 6s. 47d. were recommended for payment.' :JTho committee stated that it had arranged for an accident insurance. risk 'lor show; days, and for : special clerical . was. adopted. The ;cominittee' appointed'' .to' report 'ou the question of auctioneers' charges ■ Hon the sale of show stock recommended : 1 tliat the: auctioneers be: charged; a; .yard' • Sfee, the\siim suggested 'being. 6d. : per 'head for. sheep and 2s. 6d/per head for discussion'■! took 4>laco on'the question, the opinidn.'being.' Expressed i.by a number of members that-' it. would-be. a mistake, to impose a yard Fee, as./proposed. A motion for .the adoption of the committee's report'was rcjectdidiby sixteen votes to. six,:and no inattei 1 will therefore be ' takeHi ! V'-. ; >>