POULTRY INTERESTS.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 48, 8 May 1930, Page 5

POULTRY INTERESTS.

In■.etmfiqi-mity wit/h. a resolution passed at the last Dominion Conference of ■■th.it ISf.Z. :i Pbul'try Association, which, aimed at seeming the support of all ppulitiy keepers irrespective, of how .i.ney marketed their produce, a meeting was held on Mondaylast in the Dominion Farmers'V Institute. There were pßson't Mrs Ecbb and Messrs G. A, BaVtes. J. ChaTriberikin, D. Daniells, M. GriWjley S. D. Moriis, A. G. Mumby, A. E. Salisbury, J. Sclater, H. White, C. H. Young and .Gibson Young, all •f whom, with the exception of Mr. Selader, represeu'ted the Hutt V^alley.'

Mi-. Baftesj, president of the N.Z.P.A., who had convened the meeting, opened by explaining that the intention of Goriforenco ; Trtis that district assoeia/tions; should I3C formed from which tielegatea ■to a provincial executive would be appointed and that that executive . would in turn, appoint six delegates- to tihe Dominion Conference, which >would discuss and decide'matters relative .to tie industry at large and from whicii--the Dominion Executive ■virould-v be; appointed. •

!i' On being:;elec*iad to the chair, Mr. Bates askod :ifr! >.' C. Brown, Cbief Poultry Instruebor to the IDepartment .of Agrixjuiliture, wHo was also present, if Ixo^desired to malce any rematks.

Mr. -B,rbwni thoroughly; approved of the idea: whd^h was being carried out. eoiiSideriuK.; from' his experience, that 'it. .was ' e£ssen:ti'a>l thut tlie channel through which a producer Jixarketed hisV f:-rgs should not be a qutilification for'

liitnnbersip of the N.Z.P.A., or ils nitt--1 luted bodies. It was unanimously resolved ''tii.it ■:-i.li present form themselves into an jirt-ociation to foster the interests of the

j.iuiultry in d ivst ry "

; and it was further

n-solved that, the name of Ike As'socrv•tion should be "The Wellington and Suburban Poultry-keepers' Club.'' The outline of the Constitution being decided on, the quesloin of subscription was discussed at length, an.l it was decided that,, in order to secure asi many members as possible from among the smaller poultry keepers, the i minimum subscription should bo 2/(i. This was the amount fixed by the N.Z.P.A as being tihe fee per member for affiliaitkm. Messrs'Mum'by and Salisbury were 'appointed delegates to the Wellington Provincial Council which - was to meet in the Farme-rw' Institute it 1.30 p.m on Thursday -Sth M<ay> to

which, meeting, tike chairman intimated, all poultry keepers were invited.

As time did not permit of the completion of the initial business a provisional committee was formed composed of all those present with Mr Bates as convenor, who would call a further mcetting ait an early date.

Tihe meeting' closed with a vote cvf thanks to the ©hair and an expression of appreciation to Mr. Brown for his attendance. ':-''■: