A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2399, 10 December 1881, Page 3

A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of this Association was held yesterday afternoon at the office, Hereford street, at 2 o’clock. Present —Mr J. R. Hill (Presi. dent), Messrs P. Cunningham, W. Hender son, W. Norman, R. Sutherland, P. Duncan, J. Moßeath, S. Qarforth, and A. W. Money. —Accounts were passed for payment to the amount of £SOB Os 3d. —A letter was read from Mr Robert Wilkin, in reference to the prizes awarded to him for Brittany cattle at the recent show. As there was no competition he desired to return the prize money as a special donation to the Association. Under ordinary circumstances he would recommend that the Brittany classes should bo eliminated from the catalogue, but as the exhibits were unique in their character, and a source of some attraction, he thought it would be well to continue them. It was his intention, however, in the event of his obtaining prizes without competition to return the money, as in the present case. The secretary was instructed to thank Mr Wilkin for his letter and for the donation.—Mr Thomas Wilkin wrote from Tinwald Downs, Dumfries, Scotland. Wishing to mark the interest he took in the Association, he begged their acceptance of a portrait of the noted Clydes-

dale stallion Prince of Wales, which he had shipped by the Waimate. The picture was by Mitchell, copied from an original portrait by the same artist when the hone was five years old. The secretary was directed to acknowledge the receipt of the letter, and to tender the thanks of the association to Mr Wilkin for his handsome gift.—A letter was read from Mr T. York, complaining that after ho had been awarded the first prize at the late show for the best scoured bale of longwool, in class No. 2, the judges altered their decision in favor of on exhibit by the Produce and Provision Company, on the ground that the wool shown by him did not come under the definition of “longwool.” He contended that the term “best scoured bale of longwool,” meant any coarse or other wool except merino. It was decided that Mr York’s protest could not be sustained, as it had not been sent in within the required time, but that the matter would be considered when the next catalogue was compiled. —Messrs Twentyman and Cousin, as agent* for a now American reaper and binder, wrote asking whether the association intended to have u public trial of those machines. The secretary was instructed to make inquiries with a view of holding a trial such as that suggested.— A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr O. B. Candy for his present to the association of a prize cheese,—After transacting some unimportant business the meeting terminated .