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Southland Times, Issue 895, 7 February 1868, Page 4

OOUTHLAND HORTICULTURAL AND ARRICULTURAL SOCIETY. SEASON 1867. PATRONS : HIS HONOR J. P. TAYLOR, Supebintendbno?. HON. J. A. B. MENZIES, M L.C. H. YOTIffG, ESQ. THOMAS WATSON, ESQ. JAMES HASYF.Y, ESQ. T. M. MACDONALD, ESQ. W. H. CALDES, ESQ. P. H. MOOEE, ESQ. PETEB M'KELLAB, ESQ. S. HODGKINSON, ESQ., M.D. HENBT ABMSTBONG, ESQ. J. F. DECK, ESQ., M.D. H. BOGEBS, ESQ., B.M. HON. M. HOLMES, M.L.C. C. COWAN, ESQ, M.P.C. J. DALGLEISH, ESQ. CAPTAIN A. J. ELLIS DONALD M'DONALD, ESQ. JOHN MACPHEBSON, ESQ L. LONGTTET, ESQ, M.P.C. PITZWILLIAM WENTWOBTH, ESQ. W. H. NUBSE, ESQ., M.P.C. E. D. BUTTS, ESQ. J. MACKINTOSH, ESQ. H. M'CULLOCH, ESQ., B.M. OFFICE BEARERS, PBESIDBNT : JOHN BLACKLOCK, Esq., M.P.C. VICE-PBESEDENTS : W. P. GRIGOR, Esq. Wm. COCHRAN. Esq. TBEASUBBB : WILLIAM WOOD, Esq., M.H.R., M.P.C. BTJB-TBEASTTBEB AND SEOBBTABY : MR. W. B. SCANDRETT. COatMITTEB : MB. B. HAMILTON „ T. SWALE " „ D. M'ABTHTTB „ D. WEBSTEB „ J. COOPEB „ W. WADDELL „ J. MOBTON „ J. E. BTEWABT „ B. MILLEB „ C. BBOAD „ T. J. WHITE „ J. W. BAIN BYE LAWS. (TO BE BTBICTLY BN7OBOED.) » Competitors not complying with these will be s«5ject to disqualification. 1. The Competition will be open to the Middle Island of N.Z. 2. The Hall will be open at Six o'clock on the morning of each Exhibition, and all articles must be staged before Half-past Ten o'clock a.m. Parties wishing to send collections the night previous will please communicate with the Secretary, so that proper arrangements may be made for receiving and taking care of such. 3. Every lot for competition must be accompanied with a list of the Plants or Flowers, so far as known, and a sealed note containing the name and address of the competitor on the outside of which must be marked the prize competed for, and the class in which he competes. 4. Every competitor must forward to the Secretary, on the morning of the Exhibition, if not previously given, the following declaration: — I hereby declare that every article Bent, or entered for competition in my name, has been under my management, in this place for the last two months. Must state the name or situation of the gardens. 5. Competitors not allowed in the Exhibition Booms while the Judges are officially engaged. 6. Every competitor will, if considered necessary, be bound to satisfy the Committee that the articles brought forward for competition by them are their own bona fide productions. As this is intended for the special protection of competitors, the utmost discretion will be used in carrying out this rule. 7. All productions grown in a Nuraery or dealer's place can only be admitted for competition in that class. 8. Competitors are not allowed to enter more lots than one for any single Prize. Amateurs may compete with gardeners, but not Gardeners with Amateurs. Nurserymen can only compete in their own class, and for eueh. prizes as are open to all. 9. All Flowers unduly dressed will be subject to disqualification. 10. Growers are invited to contribute to the Society's Exhibitions such productions not specially mentioned in the Prize List, as are likely to prove of interest, especially new or recently introduced varieties of plants. The Exhibition of novelties and improvements in Garden Implements and apparatus is also invited. Seedsmen and nurserymen, as well as the manufaturers of such articles, are invited to contribute to this department of the Exhibition. 11. The Judges are authorized to withhold or. modify the Prizes, if the articles are considered unworthy, and to recommend additional Prizes or Certificates of Merit, though not specified in the List. Judges' decision in all cases shall be I final. Protests in regard to awards are of no avail, unless it can be proved that the Printed , Rules have been violated. 12. No party allowed to compete without, having paid the regular Entry-Money. Members are requested to provide themselves with admission tickets before the day of competition, otherwise they will be charged at the door of the Hall as visitors. 13. Competitors and exhibitors will not be allowed to remove their articles until the morning after the exhibition. Each will receive a card from the secretary corresponding with the number of their lot. The Hall will be opened at five o'clock on that morning for this purpose ; and, as this rule has been formed with a direct view to the interest of all parties, it is hoped that it wilJ not put any Exhibitor or Competitor to inconvenience. 14. Dairy Section.— The fresh butter must be made up in half-pounds, and beai the Society's print ; the powdered buttei in 31b wnite jars. The Society's buttei print and jar can be obtained from the Secretary. The Committee draw special attention to Byelaw No. 10. Intending exhibitors and others can obtaii information connected with the exhibitions b) application to the Committee or Secretary. All Prize-Money will be payable in fourteei days after each Exhibition ot the Season. An; Prize-Money not claimed within three month thereafter shall be cancelled in the books cf th< Society, and the amount carried to the List of the succeeding Season. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING o the Members of the Society for the Election o Office-bearers and other business will be held the first FRIDAY of MAY next, at 7 o'clock p.m.