WINTON.

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 6, 12 May 1894, Page 12

WINTON.

(From our own correspondent). On Saturday evening, 6th inst., no fewer than three meetings were held in the Oddfellows’ Hall—the ordinary monthly meeting of the A, and P. Association, meeting re grain show, <fec., and another re dairy factory. Mr J. Cowie presided over the three. The principal business done at the A. and P. Association meeting was the adoption of a motion by Mr J. Hamilton —That the Minister of Lands be written to protesting strongly against the introduction of the Home or wood pigeon into the colony. It was maintained that this class of bird would play “ Old Harry ” with the turnip crop. It was also stated that some private individual had already introduced them. If this be true both he and they should be quarantined during the term of their natural lives. As regards the forthcoming grain and produce show, the schedule and prize-list as printed was submitted and considered highly satisfactory. Ho fewer than 29 handsome special prizes are. offered. This is about double the number of last year ; 64 cash prizes are offered by the Society The total amount to be given in cash and value will be close on £7O This is not bad for a Wlnton show, and the competition throughout should be very keen. At the dairy factory committee meeting a good few gentlemen were in attendance, and were very enthusiastic. A bona fide offer of the milk of 220 cows was submitted —300 being the number required. It will be an easy matter to get the other 80, so Mr Stobo can start the factory almost immediately, the selection of a site being left to himself. There is an old adage which runs —“It never rains but it pours,” so not only are we to have one factory, bnt two, if you please —one at Limehills and the other at Winton. My advice is to set one agoing, and if you keep this one agoing you will do tolerably well, and erect this one in the most convenient centre, and apart from all selfish motives. . Next Wednesday the Limehills athletic sports take place in one of Mr Shand’s paddocks, and judging from the programme it should be a big success if the weather is good.