AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1936, 8 May 1880, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

The monthly meeting of tho Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday afternoon, the following members being present—Mr A. Duncan (president), and Messrs W. Norman, R. "Wilkin, J. Ferguson, A. W. Money, J. R. Hill, J. Anderson, jun., W. Boag, and 8. Garforth. Correspondence was road as follows : “ Dunedin, April 24.

“ Sir, —We have been instructed by Messrs Reid and Gray, of this city, agricultural implement manufacturers, to apply for the sum of £26, the amount of prizes awarded to them at the November show of the above association. As you have been previously applied to for this sum, we need not detail the items of of which it is made up. Wo gather from some correspondence placed in our hands by Messrs Reid and Gray that you claim the right to withhold a sum of £3 awarded to them on the strength of an ex parte resolution, carried at a meeting of the committee of tho association. Our clients dispute both the 'legality and the justice of such claim, and instruct us to state that should the full amount not be paid to us by Saturday, 24th instant, they will take legal steps to assert their rights.—Yours obediently, “ Stbwakt & Dennibton. “ M. Murphy, Esq., “ Secretary A. and P. Association. ” A reply to the above was sent, saying that tho amount due to Messrs. Reid and Gray was lying at the office waiting their order. In reply to this, a second letter had been received as follows :

“(Dunedin, April 20th. “Dear Sir, —Me Eeid and Gray.—We have yours of 17th inst., which seems hardly the answer wo should expect from the officer of a public company like yours. You are aware the amount of prize money due to Messrs. Eeid and Gray is the very question at issue, and you evade any mention of the amount you hold at our clients’ disposal. Will you kindly inform us by return if you are prepared to pay the amount of £26, and, if not, will you oblige us with the name of your company’s solicitors. —Yours faithfully, “Stewabt and Dbnnisxon.”

The Se-retary wrote a reply to this letter to the effect that the matter had been referred to the committee, who would meet on May 7th.

The Chairman explained the circumstances out of which the correspondence had arisen. After discussion, Mr Wilson moved—“ That no reply be sent to Messrs Stewart and Denuiston’s letter, leaving them to take such further action as they may think necessary. ” The Chairman stated for the information of the committee that the report of what had been done at the conference re small birds was not yet ready, but would be laid before the committee at its next meeting. The name of Mr Norman was added to those of the committee appointed to revise the prize catalogue for June, 1880. The Chairman remarked that there was a sufficient number of bronze medals in stock, but there were only fifteen silver medals. It was resolved to instruct Messrs Coates and Co. to supply ten silver medals. Mr Wilkin at this stage referred to the admirable services rendered by Mr Murphy, the secretary to the association, since ho had occupied that important office, and it was resolved that a select committee, consisting of the president, vice-president, the treasurer (Mr Norman), and the mover, be appointed to consider the question of increasing the secretary’s salary, and to report at next meeting. This concluded the business, and the mooting then adjourned.

GRAIN TRAFFIC. The following is an account of the bags of grain forwarded and on hand on Thursday at the stations on the Christchurch section of railway : — Stations. Forwarded. On hand. Ashburton 51G ... 649 Asbley 79 69 Aylesbury 516 ... 554 Balcnirn — 172 Bennett’s Junction — ... 100 Burnham —• ... 292 Chertsey 679 ... 1174 Cast — 200 Darfield 178 ... 376 Doyleston 196 ... 893 Bunsandel 300 ... 765 Dromore 119 ... — Ealing — 50 Ellesmere — ... 179 Fernsido —- ... 150 Hinds ... — ... 300 Kaiapoi — ... 1650 Kir wee 297 ... 500 Leeston 60 ... 217 Lincoln 305 ... 569 Methven 408 ... 200 Moeraki, North — 43 Orari 144 ... 298 Oxford, West 126 45 Papanui — 37 Prebbleton ... 146 ... 667 Raknia 1240 ... 2375 Bangiora 60 24 Eangitata. South — ... 862 Rolloston Junction 293 ... 317 Softon ... 232 ... 192 Selwyn — ... 1028 Sheffield 60 ... 112 Southbridge ... — ... 250 Templeton — ... 1390 Tinwald 320 ... 613 Winchester ... — ... 1293 Winslow — ... 600 Total 6271 19,206