WAIROA A. & P. SOCIETY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 171, 6 August 1937, Page 7

WAIROA A. & P. SOCIETY

Our Own Correspondent)

Satisfactory Finances : Sfaow Date Fixed

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WAIROA, Last Night. The annual meeting of the Wairoa A. and P. Society was held in the Opuntv Qouneil Chamberg, there being a fair attendance. The president said that the matter of transport had been gone into in connection withvthe show stock, but difficplties had arisen, and he hoped what had been done in the matter would be acceptable. ■ • He also reported on the Young Farmers' Olub hiovement, whieh had been successfully launchea and was going strong under the management of Mr B. Powdrqll, The sub-committee deserved thanks for all they had done in the matter. Ari apology wa^i made on behalf of Mr Habgood, a member, who was 111 in , hospital, and sympathy was expressed with - him. In movipg thp adoption of the annual report, the pregident said he did uot • think he could add much to it except ' sgain to stress the. importance of fin- ■ anee, pointing out the great decrease in the amounts formerly outstandlng, anfl what was ptill unpaid was gpod . aiid collectable, while the bank credit | was $142 13/8, a very patiBfactory ! state of affairs, he submitted. This was the result of ihe close co-operation of members with the eommitteo, and with each other, and this, he hoped, would continue, p,nd that a speeial point would.be made in the direction pf increasing the fund for the carrying qut of permrinent imprpvements. Therp were good prospectB ahead, pspeoialiy with spch a fine spirit aa was disphiyed by Messrs Powdrell Bros. in thp inatter of the cattlp wa?h, anfl thp nest thiug that should be given attentipn was that of sheep yards, The motion, secorided by the tTeasurer, Mr J. W. B. Macdonald, was then carried unanimpusly, after several qnestious had been satisfactorily nnswered. Election of Offlcers The election of offlcers resultefl as follows, all being returned unopposed: President, Mr A. T, Carroll; vice-presi-dent, Mrs Humphry Bayly; treasurer, Mr J. W. B. Macdonald; committee, Messrs J. Brownlie, H. Chriohton, T. M. Cpnnell, A. O. Delautour, S, A. Dickie, D. H. Evans, O. Evans, M. Glynan, N. S. Hill, H. M. B. Delautour, Hata Te Polti, T. W. G. Tombleson, N, J. Mackay, C. Eoss, A. Martin, F. Mardon, J. Moloney, G. E. Ormond, E. Powdrell, K. J. Shaw, J. D. Simpson, H. B. Taylor, Geo Wilson, M. G. M. WilliamsThe president returned thunkjs for his fe-eleation striting he would cpntjnue to do his best * for the society as formerly, but thought it was high thne the pfiice went round and Mr Humphry Bayly shpnld hold the Qhief offlce pext season, Several new members were proposed, and the chairman said he would liko to see a large addition to the membership, suggesting 400 as this year's tar» get, against 315, The Hawke 's Bay A. and P. "Boeiety wrote supplying dates- for inclusion in Ihe catalogue and offering to reciprocate. Mr E. M. Bates, of the Department of Agriculture, wrpte resigniug his mCmbership, owing to his transfer. . Dates in couueotiqu with. the Shpw were then submitted, the races having been fixed for February 3 and 5, Tke show date was fixed for February 2, and the 4th for the Huramua sports, to be held again in aid pf the premanent iniprovelnenta i'und, On the ffiPtion pf Mr Oooper, it was made a recommendation to the incomjng committee to revise the rules, now nearly 20 years old, with a speeial view to provjde that a certain number only of the committee should retire each year. A vote of thanks, to the chairman closed the meeting.