Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 941, 5 September 1891, Page 3

Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

i A meeting of the Committee of the ■■'■ Association was held m the Leeston 1 Hotel on Thursday afternoon, Mr R.B. Willis,, President, m tho cbair, ]" Tbire ..,,... |... .»..! qORnEaBONDBNTDR,.,,^ i. itraaread as under ;w. . i .•,. j ,-' j \>.*>. A- circular letter fro *eHiV N.Z. Fari* tners' ; Ga-oiieirft%i»e Society protesting against tho proposed new eystuin of .taxation.. Received,,.,.. v ,-,- liir j -...> I .',',,'^Frbrp,,the &heep. Inspector, .. re J eaifr] marking sheep, with a view to checking'] the evil/, of i sheep stealing, suggesting improvements m the present system, i«nd enclosing diagrams. ' ' Received ; '''fttVttierco^siil^ration was deferred. , | I' 'Tho 1 Chairman lead an extract front a '.., private letter from. Sir, John Hall, ex1V pressing a hope that the Ullesmere „ people would protest against the present arrangement? for .the registration of electors m the district, with the view of having an alteration made. I ' ! '"'•' NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS. * i One new member was proposed as » . .member of the, Association. , The following new members were elected | — If. 'i,iH<^g, ?• Gaskin, C. J. Willis^, Dr. ; .Winers, J. S. Boag, ALOfßrjen, C). C , u ,fimithson,,J. Marshall, X, Humphrey, W. Watson, j on., K> Wright, !E. Peet, P;MoEvedy,H. E^Davießr- ;/ ; ! ■»l< Vl'iii-. ,•- BEPORTS. : " ( | tj ' The sub-tommittee appointed to consider the, circular from the Ministier "of Agriculture, brought , up; .^heir . draft repJ/> j It recomme3ided ; ihe encouraging of the dairy, fruit, and the fish canning industries. It suggested the appointment of a specialist to give instructions i 'M{sti\tfc\tp the Bet|lfersif»h"d i 4^6! i the >.*^tfvisability 1 1 of sending W expert to , Galifonriai to report upon : the ; fruit iji dust ry. It also . recommended tne , establishment of a New Zealand exhibit i . : ?m . ■ each . of the. shows ! of the iJEfoykl I , LBfitish Agricultural: Society j and nrgf d •; that more specific information sbbtild be ''obtained as to the annual produce of ' \; n ""' ; ' „.' „' /,'._.; '.','■ ;" 1 ' J ' „,,' ' J,iir D^rant .suggested that some ,im- , v yrovement m the frozen . meat! trate .•.might.be effected if steps were taken to bring New Zealand -mutton more p4>mioently before the British public. ■ After disenssiori theVngg'e'stion lapsed. ~ Mr Lawrence, a member of the sub coraroittee,;«lso referred, to the question of irrigation, pointing out that as the / jCoonJty, pou^oili^rereital^ing steps m tjie /.roat^rj.theqomm.ititee had: not reflrrtd -l«tOrit.i)i fc .-',:-:- :•;■•! )•:.':, '„ , ! ■.■; ! ~ : \ ■■- (*' ; : O-he report was adopted; ! -li.wi:'; .-.■ ■■: !''the*rize''li : st. .' '' "■ \ , ''■'| k Thbfp]l<iwmg special ! prMes were//rfe'■'..'pprCed^s^f^.p.romWed^ '.',.'. '" ■" i Gapt. WiUis, £10 ; Withsll, chprn value £4 4s ; C,.Howell ? bridle value £1 10 ; PJaist^d & Co,' plate : value. £1 Is -Mi Sandstejn plate value £1 is ; Heece & Sons, cdp •» value £2 ; Loan & Mercantile, £3 8s 1 ; •" H. Grieshaber, clock valiie '£5 ss| ; ] Kaye c^'O.ftrtpr^dEi Is for best samp)e of malting barley ';' Lyitelton Times, £l Is ; F. C. Murray, £1 Is ; Press, £1 Is ; P, Cunningham, £2 2s ;, Farmeifß Co-operative Association, £5 5s : Ashby Bergh&Cdi i»'ate value £2 2s, J. Gould, £? 2s : ;,W. Maddison, £2 2s ; F. Jamfson, £1 Is ; J. btackhousjp, £1 Is ; for best fat steer: R. Lochhead £"2 for homemade wine. * ':i : Mr Lun^ moveid f ha^ a^ubcommittee be appointed to" allocate' the special • '^prikes/ •■■ : : :■' •• ■ ' .■.'.- iO i .'■-., Messrs Maddison and Lochhead , pointed put that probably more special prizes would co.ne m. Mr P. J. Henley supported Mr Lunn's motion, but suggested that tie • •''• allocation te held over for a week. ' It was resolved that a (ommittee be appoj[n|Bf tp^aljpcajtejlie pri^BS, to be selected from the class stewards for last je«V <•'■'! ■■'■ -' ■ ■!■'•••'• ''.'?»• // j ■;, <,\ (TL6 class stewards for last year wefce th?mre; elected, as under:: -~ ; ; j Sheep — Messrs Hennah, G. McCluri?, Gardiner and Withell. : ; . Cattle— Messrs Stackhouae. Lunh, Mkddispn. .^€M': ■ Blo^d horses; Haok^ya, ; Hunters-j-Messrs Bishop and J.Lainbie. i Carri^e^borses, J^pbs lj : : artd Ponies-4-Messrs Ci Fraiikjs^^nd F. Jackson, ! Draught horses >^ Messrs Folley, Lochhead and G, Stephens. ; Pigg^— Messrs Hibbard, ' Cant and Tolerton. ( Implements-^Messrs O' Boyle, Osborn^'Jbhepanjj Waljy:,; . / | Dairy Produce— Messrs Rennie, Sajiderson and P..,^cott. i I . I ,, ; ; ,Ppgß-rMr, O»erton. ; , . „ -. .;:,,; j Grain — Mr F. Jameson. ! Fromthesse gentlemah, the followiiig cb'nhiilttee 1 was' elected 1 Wit--^reUr&teckhousej'Biahopi Stephens^ <p. eiiiQ^ e^ on j*^| ,Jame«pn. .,,', ; -iHfcoy ; , ; j ,cv-> 1 The: Secretary! r« ported that a bill for £107 fell' 1 due that day ;> to '/meet this #i& had been promised* To ; help fo

meet the balance, Mr Cant sttc^e.gred that ten per cent be deducted from the prize money given. Mr Bishop deprecated a»y lowering of the value of the priz»s. He thought the bill could be renewed and probably next year they would be better able to meet it. It was left to the Preaiilfnt nnd Sec* retary to make arranuement.s with the Bank for the pnvnvnt of £50 «nl; a renewal of the Bill for the balance for two months. Mr Lochhead moved a vote of thnriks to all those who had promised subscriptowards the extinction of this debt, which was carried. JUDGES. , The appointment of Judges was, ad* journed untifthe 15th, and the meeting terminated.