FEILDING A. & P. ASSOCIATION

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9176, 20 June 1908, Page 8

FEILDING A. & P. ASSOCIATION

A meeting of committee of above was held last night, Mr Burrell, president, in the chair. The resignations of Messrs G. M. Pharazyn. J. D. McGregor, D. Bagwell, A. Buchanan, O. Bainbr..dgG, Revington Jones, G. Berry, S. Daw, W. Hastie, W. J. Trevena, J. Collis, and W. Dickson were received. . , , ~ A complaint was recevied from tne Farmers’ Motor Company of the bad state of the ground last show where the machinery was exhibited. —Referred to Ground Committee. From O. B. Pemberton, stating that volume 5, of the New Zealand Draught Horse Stud Book is now in preparation and entries would be received to 31st July. . • From H. Morphew, asking for the position of honorary veterinary surgeon to the Association. — Granted. The following were elected the Executive : Messrs Hugh Burrell, A. H. Atkipson, John Cobbe, E. Gocdbehero,. and J. W. Bramwell. Mr G. 8./tefealley was elected to the an ' the general committee. The remuneration of the auditors was fixed at £3 3s each. - The following were elected members:— E. A. Hitchings, ■ Hugh '.McKay, W. B. Duthie, W. R. , Young, O. Anderson, and J. ; Anderson. Thanks were passed for dbnations of £lO 10s from D. Barrett, £lO 10s from Barraud & Abraham, and £1 Is from F. S. Ellerm. Messrs Burrell, Booth and Jackson were asked to nominate members of the various sub-committees and report. Mr W. A. Sandilauds proposed and Mr Booth seconded, that any member proposing a candidate for membership become responsible for the first subscription • due.—Negatived. It was decided to hold the nejxt show on the ‘first Tuesday and Wednesday *in February, a^,.... last .show. ■■ . , A vote of thanks was passed-to, the Oroua County Council for iise 'of-.the Xfoom. •At this .stage of the meeting Mr ! Bayliss of the Agricultural Department attended. . Mr Campbell said he’thpjjght that in addition to the suggested.''.igrass experiments they should gb.'further , anti carry ait to a. larger extent/thb “pf an A.; &'Assoc'ia.'tii'fiu -‘ C _Mr J. ; b'|en laid ; operative experTmentSi but th«; : ..had:: had preyen t?d. d'eflni te.-rbsuJ-tS./. F' Mr Bayltas. said; WUS’ j that..a piece of* fbfcS||-l'aiiG r ; ?•£ • alidtit • l-16th of an aci'e -rliould be''quirod with a view of.ascerfinning- *•- ,®’ hdat dressing an .the‘.cash of ugrass giving obt Be sard; hei wa»S Racing one plot from Mr - Letliaridge Bon", the lirll,-" a. plot ’from -Air •V. ■Thompson at Aorangi/ and he, would-, ■accept the bfi© ofie.fed- by Mr "Booth., B It was resolved that :.\lJacksou,^.^ight^.iEi r err€(tt<; 'Campbell’ and the President bc '* report as "to. wliat•’ekpefimentd, S-fc 1 would be advisable fed undertake, “ ,• '■V.A vote of thanks was- passed to Mr • Bayliss, who, iwledjglng '.thevote, and in ’reply. .to , a b,ua^fibp,.; ■ stated that • ; ihAS tratford'- on- ‘a'- ' top' dressing of b&ki,c ; slag. bf^.loßwt'.;.p6r. acre, the IIW/ wafe for-' ■ the top 1 afiothet-' four;, years and- 17s ,•