NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 630, 10 May 1878, Page 2

NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Owing t.o tiie very great pressure upon our spac i yesterday and to-day, our n port of the important meeting of ciiis Association has necessarily been greatly condensed. Continuing our report where we were "compelled, ill order to publish at our usual hour, to leave oft. we have to record thai, a lengtny discussion took place upon the subject of obtaining a new Show Ground. Tee matter was introduced at some length by tin Chairman (the Hon. M. Holmes), who suggested that they should endeavor to exchange the present ground with the Corporation for one of their reserves, j near the junction of Yvansbeck anu Severn streets The Corporation would lose nothing by the exchange, as t-liey would obtain twenty-two sections wide, would bring in a considerable sum of money.

After some discussion, the matter was rufi rred to a Committee to report thereon, consisting of Messrs. Council, (jemniell. Oit, Kedley. and Bromley. 'ilie action of the late Committee; iifaking steps to bring the Association under The Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1870, was approved of. T::v next matter brought under the notice of the. meeting l>y the Cluiiriunii was the present- rates of freight on tinrailways. Some discussion took plac. upon 1 lie subject, and it iv;is resolved, on tin: motion of Mr. Conneli, seconded l>\ .Mr. Steward, '• That this Association :Uj; !'• cat'. s tin: unfair system of differential charges which at present obtains 01. ilie railways, produce being carried to tin port of Lviteiton in many eases at a mileae'O rate nearly fit) per cent. low. ; r.i.an the rate, at winch it is curried souti. to 'he iiorts of Tim uu and Oain iru ; am I'tsolws that the 1:1.m. the President aim the lm-mhei's for the district be i\ questeo to bring the matter under the not, ce ol the Government and the Legislature. ivKi, a v.ew in a remedy of the i'aiiUlico comiilaimd of,

fSoY'."/:i! oUiur matters were brought i< >l' \V;U'i I, including thai of UK: Slit) iov the new passenger station ; the necessity foi r, riit; shipping fir the port, and m;!w«y eli.tr:; s on tin- Break watei I'M.U ; t.tu iiupoi !ilUf« of BrC!in.»!£ davo. : 111!a 1 ! 1 *'■ of ••)• .in to i/hr.-daud ; hut in h ii,iH ■ ae ion v. as Kikrll upon liieS ma'; i vs. A v..u- of t!i:mks t.» t'lv Chairman concluded th" pl'otvi din:.'*.