TIMARU A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2513, 9 April 1881, Page 3

TIMARU A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the above took place to-day at the County Council Chambers, M’Lean and Stewart’s Buildings. Present —MrW. Evans (President), and Messrs D. M’Laren, G, El worthy, A. C. Pringle, 0. Hardy, W. B. Howell, Wylie, J. Campbell, J. C.’ M’Kerrow, W. Balfour, H. Ford, It, H. Rhodes -junr., W. Denniston ; 0, N. Orbell, and R. A. Barker. ANNUAL EEPOBT. The President read the fifteenth annual report, which stated that since the last animal meeting the Association lias been incorporated under the Agricultural and Pastoral Societies’ Act,and that new rules have been made in accordance with the same. During the past the report went on to say, the Committee have undertaken the erection of new yards on the 20 acres of land purchased from Mr Rhodes,

at a cost of £403 9s 2d. The expenses for the year had been heavy owing to the building of the yards. At the end of February there was a balance of £217 18s 7d with the hank of New Zealand for which arrangement had previously been made. The assets were estimated at about £25, and subscriptions in arrears about £35, which it was hoped would be paid in the course of a few weeks. BALANCE SHEET. The balance sheet for the .year ending Fob. 1881, was read, and showed a credit balance of £217 18s 7d. Both report and balance sheet were adopted as read. The election of officers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with and resulted as follows :—President, S. A. Bristol ; Vice-President, Mr J. C, McKerrow. Committee —Messrs Archer, Studholme, R. A. Barker, W. Balfour, E. Elworthy, Hamlin, E. Wylie. W. J. Hardie, J. Holland, senr,, D. McLean, R. Davie, D. McLaren, C. N. Orbell, A. C. Pringle, W. Stevenson, R. H. Rhodes, jnnr., A. Turnbull, H. Gamack, T. Teschemaker, H. Ford, A. W. Wright, G. 11. Wildie, and W. Evans. A member remarked that he thought that the vice-president of one year was elected president the next, and he supposed it was in consequence of Mr Acton’s irregular attendance at the meetings that the rule had been departed from on this occasion. The President (Mr Evans) said that this was the case. Mr McHerrow said that Monday was a vez-y inconvenient day on which to hold Committee meetings and he would advocate a change. Mr Ford then proposed and Mr Rhodes seconded a notice of motion for consideration at next meeting that in future Committee meetings be held the second Saturday in each month at 2 p.rn. The meeting then adjourned.