ELLESMERE A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2124, 14 December 1880, Page 4

ELLESMERE A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the general committee was held at Spring’s Leeeton Hotel on Friday last. There were present—Messrs W. D. Laurence (president, in the chair), H. P. Hill, 0. T. Dudley, A. McLaohlan, J. Man son, J. Osborne, W. Bishop, Ohas. Lewis, B Loekhead, W. Lunn, J. Smithson, G. Stevens, Stevens, jun., D. Scott, Twccdio, the secretary, and others. A letter of apology, written by the chairman prior to the last meeting, was handed in by the secretary. The following protests were then definitely settled, and instructions were given to the secretary in future on no account to allow any objection or protest to be brought under the notice of the committee unless made formally in writing, and in accordance with the printed regulations, Eeplies to letters written by the secretary to Mr Dudley and Mr Lunn, at the instigation of Mr Docker, were laid before the meeting. Mr Dudley’s explanation was accepted as thoroughly satisfactory. Mr Lunn acknowledged that a. mistake had occurred in the catalogue, but that, as he had not made the entries himself, the responsibility would rest with the secretary and his son, who had done so. It was resolved that the second prize in class 6 bo given to Mr Cunningham’s Duchess. Mr Docker’s objection to the newspaper notice of the first prize in class 10 was proved by Mr Lockhead and the class stewards to be reasonable and allowed, and the prize was ordered to bo given to him and not to Mr Sutherland. , The wool protest was then considered, ana a letter rend from Mr King, one of the judges, on the subject. _ , , Mr Laurenoo stated that Mr Osborne s wool had been taken out of two sack bags and placed by itself on a horse cloth, and the judges in their evidence wore confident that the first) prize had been given to the wool that was lying on scrim, and not on the horse o ioth. It was therefore moved—“ That the evidence of the judges be considered perfectly satisfactory, and the special prize be awarded to Mr Bishop.” . . The ground committee were directed to purchase chains for the gates, and have the hurdles carefully packed away and secured. The Chairman referred to the sparrow nuisance question, and that the matter be taken up by the association, and prizes be provided out of their funds for the encouragement of youthful exterminators. For his part ho was willing to give a premium to the gatherer of the largest number of eggs and heads in the district. A desultory conversation here ensued, the majority of the meeting were however averse to allocating any of the association funds to the purpose, whilst the members of sparrow clubs, who were present, seemed inclined to accept the president’s offer, A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the meeting terminated.