Rodney Agricultural Society

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 37, 13 December 1901, Page 2

Rodney Agricultural Society

A epeoial meeting1 of the above was held at the Masonio Hall on N ovember30th. Present Messrs T. C, Sainsbury (ohairrnan) Hood, Morrison, 0. Thomson A, Woodcock, Meiklejohn, and. Soandrett,

The matter of ft ally fixing the data of the > how-—for whioh the meeting had been oalled—was discussed. The books were examined and showed that in the year 1899 when the show was held qii a Saturday, reoeipts: Gates £30 ss, 3d,; Concert and dance £23 6s, Year 1901 (Tuesday): Gates, £30 3s, 6d.; Conoert and Banoe, £26 19s.

The following letter was then read: Warkworth Nov, 29 1901, T. 0. Samshury Esq, Chairman, Kodney Agricultural Sooiety, Sir ' i ' Afterthe unheard-of prooeediugof one or two of the Society's coinmitteenien going round and representing a onesided and narrowminded view of a question that had been carried by the Committee in full assembly to obtain, a few signatures to a petition to reverse our decision, and whioh to my own knowledge several of the most influential would not have subscribed their names had they known and considered the matter in all its ben-ing, I feel that it would be out of place to attend your meeting, and trust to bo excused, and beg to. state that I am expressing the sentiments of several of the committee, who will abstain from hampering you with any further discussion on the matter and reserve to, themselves their future action with regard to the sooiety. I am sir, Yours truthfully. J. M: King. Mr. Hood said he had voted for the Saturday "at last" just to get the matter of the show-day settled, And he did not consider this a gentlemanly letter to send. Mr. Thomson thought it a giv-at mistake to take it in a personal way, what we want to consider is the geiiI eral opinion of the public. If the petr - ion were again taken to the same people to sign they would willingly do so again. He favoured a minute of censure on the writer being recorded. Mr. Scandvett thought that it was quite right to give the local people, first place and let? visit us take a second place.

In reply to a question from. Mr. Hood. Mr. Thomson said that he had something to do -with getting up the petitions.

Mr. Morrison said that if he had wanted to go round with the petition he could have got any amount of signatures.

Mr. Hood said thot Messrs Morrison and Thomson had enlightened him somewhat about this petition, as he t did n.,t know that any member of the committee had had anything to do with it, All the same he thought it was not a gentlemanly letter to send. Mr. Thomson proposed that the former resolution fixing the date of the show be rescinded and that the show be held on Wednesday, February sth. 1902. Seconded by Mr. Woodcock and carried. Account from Mr. Wedding for ditching passed for paymentThe Secretary was instructed to write to several gentlemen named, asking them to act as judgesMr. Hood proposed that Messrs Aiornson, C, Thomson and S, Mieklejohn be a sub-committee to arrange concert pragramme and band. Secondded by Mr, Sainsbuay and carried, Resolved ihat admission to concert be two shillings and sixpence enh% tor dance;