NORTH OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 711, 27 June 1878, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Committee of; tin; ! above. Association was held at the Seore- ! i ivy's ollioe to-day. There were present : i --Missvs. Oe.nnell (in ih« ciuiii'). Yoking, [ y< L■ n:ian, Henderson. D'lohip, Ail.cn- ' .-J, Gillespie, Liddi- , .\Wtou, Me, k, !; 0.-iyiie. Borri', R 'iiil ;:, Hedk y, (j-iemell, Todd, D ii -a,L:. Giry-dal, and | v. Mirch (Secretary). j The minutes of 'lie lusr iii-.H-tiiiij were j \vere read and eo finn d, and ; he out- i •raid correspondence was read and n.n-1 proved. i A. letter was read from Messrs. Morrov, I B.issett, and Co., Ciu istchnreh, acknowledging receipt of the gold medal awardidj to the M'Corinack reaper and binder'* and intimating that the}'' would ghv'a special prize at the next show. The Secretary of the Tiinaru Society intimated that its show \vou[d beneld on the 20fch and 30th October, The Secretary of the Association wrote stating that the Association approved of the to form a National Association, A letter was read from the Town Clerk,mentioning the terms on which the Corporation would active to t\o exchange of Reserve C for tiie present show-grtund. The Chairman s.iid that after the statement made by the Mayor at tiie Council meeting as to the understanding that had been come to. between himself and the

! lion. M. Holmes, he had had an interj view with the latter gentlomaa. Mr. ! Holmes had stated that the statement made liy the Mayor ns to the understanding come to between them was not correct. He would not, for a moment, think of agreeing to part with the fee simple of the present ground on any other terms than that the land given in exchange was eonveyed absolutely to the Association. That was the understanding he had come to. The following telegram from the Hon. M. Hi dines was read :—" Cannot attend meeting on Thursday. Disapprove of conditions demanded by Corporation. Association not likely to give up fee simple of six acres iowii land without fair equivalent. Mr. Counell instructed to oiler any land suitable on Awamoa to the Association.'' A desultory conversation took place upon the subject, during which several members expressed themselves strongly with regard to the terms asked by the Corporal ion, and that the items asked were an insult to the intelligence of the Secretary. Eveutually it was decided that the Show Ground Committee, with power to add to their number, should inspect the prices of ground oil'en d by Mr. Holmes as well as any other probable sites; also to report as to the probahlo cost of filling up the la-goon on the present ground. ' It was decided to inform the Municipal Council that, the Society declines to entertain the Council's oiler re the exchange of land. The Committee then proceeded toarrange the programme for the next show. Mr. Gemmell proposed that in future the value of the cups given for the principal prize-takers in each class should bo of tie value of the aggregate prizes won. by him, and not of a fixed value. Mr. Dunlop seconded the motion p>v f.n-iiin. A lengthy discussion took place upon the subject. .Mr. Hedley proposed as an amendment that the cups, as given in the first four eiasses, viz. :— Draught horses, thoroughbred horses, shorthorn cattle, and Ayrshire cattle, should be given again. Mr. Aikunhead seconded the moiion. Mr. Duncan proposed that the value of the. cup for draught horses should bo 30 guineas. Mr. Bromley seconded this. On the motion of Mr. Falconer, tho advisability of having cups was alarmed. Mr. Falconer moved, and Mr. Todd v •oiei?d, that the value of the cup for d:\iughr, stock should be. '2O guineas. On the question being put, Mr. Duncan's motion was carried, and the value of the cup fixed at ,'W guineas. On the motion of Mr. Uonayne, seconded by Mr. Dunlop, the value of the i.'Ujifoi ''loroiiiiiored horses was lixed at. 20 guii, as, instead of lu guineas. The following cups were also passed : .S'eu-i !,,)(•». cattle, 20 guineas; Ayrshire-ea-th. '-''l gioieas; g-mer.il cattle, 10' gum ,; merino sheep. 20 guineas ; Lci-i'i-st..-v sit _-ep, 20 guineas; Lincoln sheep, ;>0 gum-as ; and lloniney Marsh sheep,, 20 -:»..,..a5. On she motion of Mr. Gemmell,. seconded by Mr. Duncan, the value of t.'.e cup for the dairy produce was raised! to 20 guineas. On uie motion of Mr. He Hey, seconded !>y M". Borrie, the value of the cup for agricultural implements was raised to 20 guineas. 0:i the motion of Mr. Falconer, seconded by Mr. Dunlop, it was decided to iiav • two cups for grain, seeds, oic, of the v.-:,lue of 10 guineas each; one for theproducer, and the otli.ir for the dealer. [Left sitting.]