MEETING OF THE N. O. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 700, 14 June 1878, Page 2

MEETING OF THE N. O. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

An important special general mcetinv,'of 'he above-named association wan held '.■ij.itevilay at the Mechanic-,' institute. Tee attendance waa lar-e, and Mr. o'onneU ocui'tpiad the chair. Ml: Dunlop proposed, and M"v. Kitchen .eoiideii, '''That the r-voTiiiimridai ion of 'in: C(iiiiiiiif.'-."o that tile Secretary's salavv be fixed at LOo be adepf-d". Carried. Ml'. Steward staged ■'l;'.i 11', i.-rt-. was another society boavin;.; the name of the Xovthern Ai'viiiiHural an I Pastoral Associafion, and moved.—" That in the application for registration (he name of the ■Society be given a.s ' The North ('Uat,"> Agricultural and Pastoral Association. 1 " This was seconded. Ivy Air. Kerr am! carried. A vote of tliunks to the chairman concluded the general meetine;.

j A meeting of Committee- was then held, i ;ifc which there was ;i. good attendance, j Mr. Council occupied 1 h.'j elixir, I After the trniißflctifUi o? routine- busii ness, the fuiiowing (eifcera -vere road : I 1. From Mr. U. Ji. Taylor, accepting oiiico as Auditor. 2. From the Tokornairiro Fanners' Chib, approving of the proposal for the establishm r, ntof a National Association. 3. From the Christohtiroh Association, stating that the proposal had been referred to a Ccyiiii'ii ttoe for report thereon. 4. I?rum the Gourtenay Association, approving. i>. From tho CHago A. and F. Association, approving. (;. From tlio Wa;k.onaHi r»nd Shay Valley Association, «; uing that they considered that the time had not yot arrived for tho establishment of such an Association. Mr. Council said that a statement had appeared in a Ghristchurch paper to the effect that it was proposed to. have the headquarters of tho pro,poiied association at Chrisf.chureh, and stated that-he was not iuvftt'je that any place had boon mentioned. The general impression; uf the meeting \\:\-. that tht= writer had no authority fori maUUa such a (statement, j

Mr. Steward pointed out that th<\ Dun ediu Actrienltuvd ■ a--- 1 No»i,.<,. had, wiiilat ..[yii.i'.nj, . '.... ,-.,... 1 ;.;j.^iH)i the N. A. and P. Association, taken upon itself to send circulars to kindred societies interested on the subject, including the N. A. and P. Association, from which tho idea first originated. After considerable discussion on (he extraordinary behaviour of the Dunedin Society, it was resolved that no further action be taken until the receipt of replies from the other societies written to in reference to the subject. The Show (Jround Committee reported that, they had examined several pieces of ground, more or less suitable, and, after a long discussion, iv. was resolved, 0:1 the motion of Mr. Kerr, seconded by Mr. M-L-.mmui "That the Secretary be insrnr'ted to write (o the Municipal Council, to enquire whether they would agree io take the necessary stops, in conjunction with this Society, to ell'eet an exchange of the Municipal Reserve adjoining- the Awanioa estate for tho present Show Cround, and that a deputation from this Society, consisiingof Messrs. Council, 'Rmayue, and Diuilop, wait, upon the Council for the purpose of explaining this Society's views.