Rodney Agricultural Society.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 22, 30 August 1901, Page 3

Rodney Agricul tural Society.

A committee meeting of the a bo»-< -was held at the Masonic Hall on 8 a .urday August 24, Present, Messrs J M. King, S. Meiklejohn, 0. Thomson Trotter, A. D. Martin, E, Morrison; and the secretary. In the absence of; the chairman, Mr. •1. C. bamsbury, who sent a letter oi apology at being absent owing to illness, Mr. J. M. King J,R. Wf}s rotecl to the chair? Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. I. O. Carrie wrote tendering his resignation as committeeman, stating that he would not be able to attend future meetings. There was a geueral feeling of regret expressed and trusting that Mr, Carrie would reconsider the matter of withdrawing from the society, as he had always been a most valuable and Bftero-etie member, h nd that the society could ill-afford to lose his services, On the motion of Mr, Meiklejohn, seconded by Mr. '1 hojnsonj it was unimously resolved that the GQnjmitt c wouid like him to withdraw Ms resignation and that tho secretary write hi:u to that effeot, Notice was receiydd from the Lands ;Begistry office, Auckland, informing the society that jfche deeds of the show ground were now ready, als. from Mr, 0 Jeman, solicitor, to send form, authorising him tq uplift the title which is now lying at the Registry Office. " ' *"■*.; Agw ed that the secretary see the' Chairman for signature to the agree-' ment giving Mr, Coh man the jjiecess_ary authority. Re balance of fencing, the secretary reported that the .amount had been paid. ~ . " Re boundary fence, the adjoining owners had agreed to put their arrangement concerning same in writjna. *» THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, Mr. E, Morrison said he thought it, better that this matter be deferred un-i til a larger meeting could he present; 'as most of' those present were not dairymen and that a diseucsion on the subject may not be done justice. _ Several others present thought j. ike wise. - At this juncture Me La Roche (by permission)., addressed the meeting, pointing out the undesirability of fur- * ther adjourning this matter, &s, if any action were to be taken, it should of! necessity be clone without further loss] of time, it being necessary for those] settlers who are taking this matter up to know what is intended between now and the next three months to enable theni to prej>are their cattle accordingly, He asked the society to deaEwith the subject from a public "~'"institution'" standpoint. The press was moving both publicly and privately in the matter and he thought th« official <co -operation of the Agricultural "Society would strengthen his hand in his request to the Minister for Agriculture to send the Dairy expert to this district for the purpose of giving full iind detail information to thepublic. Mr. King proposed, Mr. Martin seconded that the secretary write to the Minister for Agriculture requesting that a Dairy expert be sent here to address public meetings at Warkworth and surrounding districts> Cartied unanimously. The secretary reported that he had not received any direct reply .from the Acclimatization Society re hawks, "but saw thro ugh the papers that that society had dealt with the matter stating that they could do nothing at present as they had already spent a considerable amount on the destruction of hawks. The matter of stocking .the creeks with fish was discussed, but it-was thought that there were too many eels in the local water to give the fish a a chance to thrive. Revising of Schedule, On the proposition of Mr. King, seconded by Mr. Trotter, the schedule was further ■revised, several alterations being made. Ercm Messrs Thompson and. Hill •offering special prizes of 10s. for best three varieties of peaches suitable for canning: It was, agreed to add si second prize of 3s. ! Mr, Morrison gave notice of motion1 ±o make arrange men ts for athletic1 competitions -on the ground on show, day, remarking that his idea was to mriktrthe-show as-attractive as possible. Mr/Thomson also gave notice of motion that the rules and regulations of tbe prize seheilule be discussed at the -next meeting:. Arranged that next meeting take place on Saturday nearest next full moon.