H. H. AND I. SOCIETY.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 29 March 1920, Page 3

H. H. AND I. SOCIETY.

COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the committee of the above wns held at the Reading-room, Otaki, on Friday night last. Present: MessrH Frank Pcnn (presiding), H. Cockrell, Wilson, Broadway, W. Knight, 11. Small, S. Norgrovo (secretary), Mrs Synnott, Misses Crcllin and P eil "- , i. The secretary presented a statement Of accounts in connection with the late .slum- showing the receipts to be:— Door takings, £ls 5s Od; sheep gucss•njt c 2 *■*; sweets stall, £l6; tea rooms, SllTcntry fees. £7 ISa 6d; donation, lOs'ed- special prizo money, £2 10s. -Th",. expenses were: Judges' expenses, *2 17s Gil; luncheons, £3 7s fid; adveri nrin+JnT E 3 C>s 6d: labour, ti-mg and printing, 3.0 •■■ £1 s^--nmsic. 10, : Sid; erection of tables, £2 10s: lent of hall, '"■■; miscellaneous, 18s Sri; prize money, £25; secretary's laJf-vear's bonorarhym, £3. The secre- . toy *o ippurtcl fct after mcetrng aU liabilities there would be v ercd I balance in hand of K» ISs 4d, win lo fecial prizes vet ..col.ccte-ljv-ld,. Tuercw»n-the- cuidit to-rrboTrrSTß. Members thought the financial posi-

tion a most W .ti«tttctoiy obc. Special mention was made ol the .pleUlmunucrmvrlnehMrsKtois. ia had wAcd in connection tnth the "sweets stall Bl the show, and also Mis Hodgson and her assistants in the refreshment room,, these two efforts bei sponsible for raising about $-7. Hearty voles of thanks were accorded VadamcH Kilmirtcr and Hodgson; also to the judges for their services and to Mr M . Simcox for kindly donating for the Rising —^tUU-n Considerable discussion was .nddge.l S» in connection witli suggested ar-

nnsemcntfl for future shows. It was •felt that these mutters should be conE Ulored at once, so that deduction migu t. be taken »t the next annua Jrtfoff. The secretary was t 0 report to the annual meeting on the tost of procuring trestles and table, for,ho,- staging, while Messrs H. PmaU and H. Witeho.ll were deputed to TC port to the annual meeting re an trni ,-ston, of points lor points proved system 01 i prizes. Mr and Miss lYnn were asked \ 0 malce recommendations to the animal meeting as to suggested amendment in the show schedules. The niaifor of continuing talk* on Horticultural subjects, with demonstrations re same, also the suggested institution of ii horticultural library, were left over until the annual meeting.

The dale of the annual meeting was left for the secretary to arrange, with 0 request that it be held as early in May as possible. It was resolved to recommend tiie committee for next year to consider the advisability of holding the next -Autumn show in February, instead ol March, it being thought that this would

Jjc a morecoTivenie.nl time for same. Air .T J Whitehead, who acted as SnuVe of- the cookery class, has kindly aonatcd two special prizes of 10s each, lor a cake, to be made according to trccipe to be supplied by the donor of the rrizc.