NORTH OTAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 550, 5 February 1878, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the above Society took place at Albion House last evening, there being present —Messrs. Council, President (in the chair), Simsou, Spraft, Kidd, Stemson. Paterson (Treasurer), and Leigh (Secretary). MINTTES. The minutes of the last- meeting were read arid confirmed. APPOINTMENT OF .TCIIOES. The following gentlemen were appointed to act ;ts judges at the forthcoming show, to be held on the lfjih March : Messrs. Sealey (Otekaike). Knowlos and Arne.y (Timaru), Steward (Obristchiireh), Young(Palmerston), Kidd, Thomson, and Lemon (Oamaru), and the gardener to Sir Francis Billon B; 11. The Secretary was instructed Io communicate wit ii the above-named gentlemen immediately for the purpose of getting their consent to act. UKI IiKSHMI.NXS. It was prop--sol by Mr. Leigh, and , c >.io,.<i by Mr. Simsou, " Tiiac no ivi :■, siiuietits ho -dlowed in the room on the -lay of tuo shoiv." It was stated that v. caused, a c.onsi :erablo amount of iueou-v-ni nee at the last show ; but the Com milree had no o jec-iim to a tent: being j or, ced outside Ihe room for the sale o: l\ fiv.-hli) IMS. AiUIAXftiiJIENTS COMWriTTEI-:. Air. I'aierson and tlie Secretary wer appoint, d to take charge of the hall on tie day of the show, It was propositi by Mr. Stemson and s coitded by Mr. Spratfc, "That Mr. Paterson and the Secretary be appointed to make arrangements for the engagement of the hall ami bam 1 ;" and it was also moved that tiie Committee place'the band in any part of the hall they may think lit. The usual vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting.