AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2038, 4 September 1880, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

The regular monthly meeting of the committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association took place yesterday afternoon at half-past two o’clock. Mr J. O. Boyd was elected to the chair. The usual preliminary business having been disposed of, the Secretary, Mr M. Murphy, at the invitation of the chairman, read over the names of those gentlemen who had consented to act as judges at the ensuing show, and such as declined to hold office. Arrangements wore then made in due course for completing the list of the judges. A letter was read from Mr Tripp, offering £lO for a prize to be awarded to the best gorse-cutting machine to be drawn by one horse, and requesting information as to the grain producing qualities of the land in New Zealand, for the information of a gentleman in England. The committee resolved to accept Mr Tripp’s offer (re the prize) with thanks, and as to the latter portion of his letter, the Chairman pointed out that Mr Tripp could obtain the information ou application to the secretary. The next business calling for consideration was the appointment of marshals in the various classes of exhibits at the forthcoming show.

The election of marshals resulted as follows : —For merino sheep, Mr John Deans ; Leicesters, Mr John Gebbie ; Border sheep, Mr H. J. Mathias; Lincoln sheep, Mr James Mcllraith; Romney Marsh, Mr John Milne; Ootswold, Southdown, and other Downs, Mr John Mann; fat sheep, Mr John Anderson, junior. The following gentlemen were appointed marshals in cattle : —Shorthorn, Mr Garforth; Hereford and other breeds, Mr John Fergusson; fat cattle, Mr Mcßeatb. In horses, the following were appointed : Draught horses, Messrs Hugh Mcllraith and J. Wilkin ; light horses, Messrs Money and Tabart. Mr James Hay was appointed marshal in pigs ; sheep dogs, Mr Norman. In poultry, Mr Alport was appointed; implements, Messrs Holley and Gilmore ; dairy produce, Mr Alport; New Zealand manufactures and produce, Messrs Sutherland and Cunningham. The yard committee appointed were those of last year, namely, Messrs Norman, Henderson, Bruce, Fergusson, and J. Mann. A committee to examine fillies entered for the Oak Sweepstakes, Mr Robert Wilkin, Mr Norman, and Mr J. T. Ford. The Horse Parade committee of last year was re-appointed, with the substitution of Mr Fergusson’s name for that of Mr Holley. At this stage, Mr Boyd vacated the chair, having an appointment elsewhere, and his place was taken by Mr Bruce.

The Chairman stated that the next bneiness was to appoint a committee to formally present Mr Wilkin with his portrait and an illuminated address.

The following gentlemen were appointed on behalf of the subscribers: —The President, Yice-presidont, H. P. Murray-Aynsley, Henderson, Norman, J. T. Ford, and the secretary.

It was proposed that the committee should visit Mr Wilkin’s house, that gentleman not being well enough to attend. Mr Cunningham expressed a hope that the presentation might be made publicly, so that a report of the proceedings could be widely circulated. This he urged in view of the position held by Mr Wilkin in the esteem of them all, as one of the best citizens we had had. He therefore suggested that they might delay until Mr Wilkin was sufficiently well to attend here, and meet the committee as a whole.

The committee generally appeared to approve of the suggestion thrown out by Mr Cunningham.

It was therefore resolved that Mr Buther. and’s motion for the appointment of a presentation committee should be in the mean, time postponed.

There were seventeen tenders for the erection of a shed for Now Zealand manufactures. The lowest tender, thit of Mr A. Williamson, £2Bl 10s, was accepted. Mr William Pearson, of Lincoln, Mr Henry Pennett, of Lyndon, Amuri, and Mr J. Pearson, jun., were elected members of the association, and Mr JohnTinlino was appointed a life member.

The following gentlemen were appointed a ground committee : —Messrs, Norman, Ford, Henderson and Mann,

With regard to the entries for horses for sale, the committee resolved that a charge of 5s each should be made for putting the horses up to auction, and that no horse should be allowed on the ground except for parade. The question of providing a grand stand for the show ground, to be used for the convenience of ladies and children at the annual exhibition, was then introduced, but it was admitted that the association were not at present in a position to undertake the work. Mr G-arforth gave notice of motion to the effect that an offer of a site for a grand stand should be made by public auction, A number of accounts wore passed for payment.