ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 909, 15 March 1879, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OK THE OAMAIIIT J(., r Sir, —As I happen to be in 0am Wl , a short visit, I have seen your last evening's paper on the formation of" Royal Agricultural Society for theMidHi Island. I cannot help thinking that you, sir, have the welfare of the propn*' Society at heart, you have a %** curious way of exhibiting it in trvinp? promote local jealousies. The circul forwarded to other Societies by the Du eciiu Association, which you state the sign manual of Mr. Sydney Jam<, j? Secretary," merely contained resolution! affirming the principle as forwarded t them by the North Otago Association 0 with details as to place of meetings n\i of membership, &c. These resolute were passed at a meeting presided over hr the Hon Matthew Holmes, President i the N. O. A. A., affirmed by that and ordered by that meeting to be fj.' warded to other Societies to help ft. cause. Well, sir, we know the results the various meetings held here and ek where ; that a meeting of delegates n, held in Oamaru, certain resolutions pas SE i committees appointed, and ChristcW (I think very properly) appointed the L centre. That Committee appointed. Secretary, who forwarded to local Socj, ties a copy of what had been done, *j|\ circulars to be filled in with the namsjji those who wished to become member the Royal Sociaty. Now, sir, whose dm is it to see to a number of members in t!| various districts being obtained. Not I opine, the local Secretaries, who receiti nothing for their trouble. I may be won but I certainly think that the Commits appointed by the delegates should hm instructed their Secretary to make persaal application for members at the ration centres, and I venture to say that in little village called Dunedin mid oil; places the result would havo been of i satisfactory nature. —I am, &c. Sydney Jam&