AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2443, 3 February 1882, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

The ordinary meeting of the committee of he above was held at 2 p.m, yesterday. Preent—Messrs J. R. Hill (chairman), Sutherand, Gilmour, Ferguson, E. Wilkin, Henderon, Duncan, Bruce and Norman. The following report on the cheese sent to Ingland was read : It will be within the recollection of most of he members that I as Provident sent by the )pawa about tbo end of August one Mr C. 3. Candy's cheeses to England, with a view to eat whether, under proper conditions of ripeless and packing, there was any difficulty in ending this product of the colony to England n such a marketable state as would ensure its ia;ng purchased there at a price that would pay ho producers. Mr Candy was good enough to elect one of his prime cheeses about nine or en months old, and weighing 79i'.bs, and the manager of the shipping company, with commendable liberality, allowed the case to be taken y the Opawa free of charge. The cheese was acked in a small piece of common calico, and _ laced in an ordinary deal box, with about wo inches of sawdust between it and the wood, t arrived in England about the middle of Noember in splendid condition. Through the ourtssy of Sir Daniel Cooper, whose zeal in orwarding the interests of all the colonies is o well known, the cheese was distrimtcd among various representative gentlemen, and the general verdict was that it ?as of very high quality and quit© equal to the eat Cheddar; and the praise was so general hat there is every reason to believe that the hcose, viewed by comparison with the high lass ones which are placed upon the T.ondon market, may be said to bo quite in the frost ank. T am permitted by Mr Carter to state hat he was present at a tasting of it, and ho □dorses all that has been said in its praise. Vhat concerns the shippers most is the know;dgo that, if this product be properly matured issuming that it was made with the necessary kin and care in the first instance) and packed rith some non-conducting material like sawuat, there need be no apprehension as to ils saching England in a marketable condition. Experts have given Sir Daniel the advice that he heated hole of a ship, loaded with wool, &0., j not the proper place for it to he stowed, but it j assumed that there need be no difficulties on hit head, as, if the product became an article t regular export, no doubt the vessels would rovido a proper place for stowing it. am sorry that I was unable to obtain reliable quotation as to the price such cheese .3 this one sent would be saleable at in quantity, or though Sir Daniel sent a sample of it to lessrs Cadbury, the great cheesemongers of jondon, and to Messrs Fortnum and Mason, the ■rooera there, both of whom spoke most highly n its praise, it could hardly bo expected that hey would quote the price for it; however, efficient was learned that it similarly good heeso were sent to England, and reached there a good condition, there would be no lack of purhaaers for it. The thanks of the association re due to the Shipping Company for their ourtesy and care in connection with it, and pecially to Sir Daniel Cooper for the great rouble he took in distributing it to a large umber of representative and influential people, , 7 ho had thus an opportunity of learning that New Zealand was capable of producing cheese of such a high quality that it would meet with a ready sale in England. , A vote of thanks was passed to Mr for his trouble in the matter on the motion of Mr

E. Wilkin. The Chairman spoke at some length on the recent trial of reapers and binders, and congratulated the association on the fact that no protests had been entered ; that the judges had done their work moat satisfactorily. Again there was this to be said, that the contest had been exceedingly keen, as there was no such thing as one machine first and the others nowhere. He therefore thought the thanks of the association should be accorded to the judges and marshals. Mr Wilkin moved—“ That the thanks of the association be presented to the judges and marshals of the recent trial of reapers and binders for their trouble and painstaking work in the matter, and also to Mr Boag for tho free use of his farm.” Mr Sutherland seconded the motion with a great deal of pleasure. He thought that all must be well satisfied with the result of the contest. The motion wss then put and agreed to. The date of the annual meeting of the association was fixed for March 10th at 7.30 p.m. . „ . A sub-committee, consisting of the President, Yioa-President, and Mr B. Wilkin, was appointed to prepare the annual report. Mr Norman moved —“ That the thanks oi the association be presented to Mr Thomas Wilkin for his present of so handsome a picture as the one sent by him to the association, and that he be presented with a life member’s ticket.” Mr Henderson seconded the motion, and expressed the satisfaction he felt at thc-ii association being remembered by a gentleman so far away. The motion was agreed to unanimously. Mr E. Wilkin, on behalf of Mr Thos Wilkin, briefly expressed, on behalf of his brother, the great satisfaction he felt at the honor conferred upon him, which he felt sure would be prized by him far more than anything that had occurred to him. It was resolved —“ That the picture of thi late Mr A. Duncan be presented to Mrs Duncan by the president and Mrs Norman.” A number of accounts wore passed foi payment, and the committee adjourned.