NORTH OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 733, 15 August 1878, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

A special meeting of the Committee of this Association was hold to-day at tlu Secretary's oitico. There were present : Messrs. "Morton (in fhe chair), Bromley, Mitchell, Meniove. Goiiimell, Stevenson, Dunlop, Konayne, Duncan, Steward. Young, Borrie. Henderson, and Ghurcli (Secretary). A letter from Mr. to the llwcjiora S;ci'ty,\a^^^^stating that Society to > ca.rly to svy.bli.sii a with any i.:h;inco of success. JMr. B. Secretary of the Invercargill Society, intimated that tiial Society had concurred in the proposal for lioldiruf National Shows for the Middle i Tel,m.V nml fli ; ,;. the Hon. M. Holmes.

;. Messrs. T. Brydone and C. Basstian had been appointed to represent that Associa i tion at the Conference. i- The question of the new show ground g was then entered upon, the Secretary •fating that no further information had open received with reference to the Hon >- M. Holmes' ground. Mr. Duncan said that he did not think e that the ground at Dehornli was suitable, e If the shows were held at Deborah the> ivould not he attended by such a larg: i- number of persons as they would bo wen v 'hey held in some ground contiguous to i- the- town. The Association would not, )i wherefore, be likely to receive nearly ri. .] much for the purchase of Cue gates if til , shov.-s v.-, >v held :V Deborah as tl»-y Vol'M if ' ::■■■ s"'-».v : ;,oll>id V.eiV. ly-;-,,- till ~wn. If i-e.ey :.>,.'; this into consider.-.- ;. vioii tiiev would (ind that it would b, . :h(:i]u.-r in li'.e end to have a ground closi ,•, :o tin- (o'vn. vvn (hough m larger pric md to be paid for the ground. Mr L would, thrvf-fore-. move "That the Hon. i- YL Hobm-s be informed that the Society. i when ir- ottered to purchase the said land. ■vas under the impression that the. land at |. Deborah could lie at once got possession n of if their oiler was accepted ; but lindbig r 'hat such ;;■! not the ease, and that large i- :omperisation is required: to be niven to ( the tenant (wliieh Mr. Holmes ha? declined to provide for), the Society resolves ] r.hat tlie offer be withdrawn. ( . Mr. Duulop seconded the. motion, say- ._. big that when the oiler of L2OOO for tin i- '22 acres at Deborah was made to th< )• Hon. M. Holmes it was not thought, thai ; _ ",!ie Association would he called upon to ■_ pay a heavy compensation to the. tenant, j ,1 Messrs. Menlove, Borrie, mid liromhy ,\ supported the motion, and said that they f . f ,hoi>ght Urn piic • offered by the Assooia- ;. tion was sufficient to cover everything, t The motion was put and carried unanii. mously. Mr. Eonnyne said he understood thai d the Hon. M. Holmes had offered to sell i. six sections, amounting to an acre and ay half, adjoining the present ground, for [l LGOO. He thought the addition of these sections would make the present ground ,t large enough. He would therefore move !_ that these sections should be purchased. t Mr. Borrie seconded the motion. Mr. Duncan said that this would only be providing a temporary arrangement. e Tlie Society would be eventually come polled to purchase a new ground, and then a much larger price would have to . he given. He moved as an amendment that the Committee, arrange with. Mr. . v Lewis for the purchase of his land at the ; town boundary for the sum of L 1.75 per acre. Mr. Dvinlop seconded the motion. -, Some discussion took place upon tlie 3 snbji ct, during which Mr. Young pointed I out that Mr. Lewis' land had already I been declared too small—in fact it was ' 3, not more than double the size of the fc present ground. [ Mr. Gemmell then moved that no , further action should be. taken at pre sent fi

for obtaining a ground ; but that inquiries should be made with reference to any fresh land. - this amendv Mr.) Bunlop pointed out that the Society action a' r ;.o in order to oe'afila 'to show the of delegates who would meet here shortly with reference to the formation of a National "Association, that the Society could provide a suitable ground on which to hold a National Show. Mr. Young moved as a further amendment that a" Sub-Committee should be appointed to negotiate with Mr. Barniclough for the purchase of 20 acres of land: This was not seconded. After some further discussion of a desultory nature, Mr. Gemniell's amendment was put and carried, and the subject left over for further consideration. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business.