RANGITIKEI A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 September 1919, Page 4

RANGITIKEI A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

The eighth a11:1ua.l g73nerul meeting of the Rungitikei. A, and I’. Association was held in the Fire Briagde Hull, Taihape, on Saturday afternoon. Then: were about 30 members present, The l’rL-sidclrt (Mr J, A. A.ndex'son) bev ing in the chair. -

‘ The minutes of the last annual meet,ing were read aml ’Confil'mo(l, and Messrs l.:lwson and Joblin were appointed .~!cl'lltino2rs to open voting papers <letel'm‘hling the ofiiecrs and com. mittve for the ensuing year. In moving the adoption of the Report and Balance Sheet, which had been distributed by mail, the chairman said.that last year they had been particularly‘ unfoi-tuimte in the fact that Very little: time was left after the influenza epidcmic to make those Complete al'ranglements for 'the Show =tllat were essential to securing maximum success at the Show in February. It was probable the small loss shown in connection with the last Show was attributable to the hurried nature of preparations. “It was questionable whether it would not have been advisable to» abandon the Show, but it was the gen.

eral opinion that it would be in the best interests of the Association to go on as usual. For that reason the year’ did not end up as well as it otherwise‘ might have done. At the year before» -they had received a large number of‘ trophies, which tended to econmnise the‘ prize money, but last y«.'=a.r ‘Cney were not sufficient. to -make up for any loss‘ they had sustained. Against the small Loss shown, there was -an outstanding sum of subscriptions and promised donations of £54: 12/, and if this were paid up the loss would be negligable.

Mr Wheeler asked if the Winfer Show had been payable.

The Chairman said there had. been a loss on the Winter Show of £39 4/10; the balance of. loss making the total to» £66 5/6, resulted from the Autumn. Show. - iln”"'A-anv eléétibn ' é of" ' ‘bfiidérs for the el;s‘ui’n’g ‘ T year; Mr F. A Studhohne ” was -éleeted‘ pat‘ron; Mr W. ' TD.oole, president’; A, R. Fanrgin, Mr J G. Olaham, Mi" D. * Gooaricl;,‘ana Mr E, Andei-son‘, 'viéepresidehtsf Mr C_ L."Dym'ock was reefiected honol*al'y“trea;turel‘, and Mr-‘Ce Masters, auditor. ‘ T

The ‘Committee. wereitf Messrs D. Addis, J. A. Anderson, W. R. Anderson, A. W. Bieknell, T. ‘Bradley, G. s'l-ay,,e.. H. Brown, M. Bennett, R. Campbell, 8.. A. Fr-aser, J. -H. Qgilchrist, F. Hintz, A. G. Lawson, J. H. Missen, J. McColl, I-I. O’Callaghan, S. Powell, G. R.‘ ‘Terry, Jas. Wtiittle, R. Wilkie. The Chairman congratulated Mr Doole on his election to the position of‘ President, and hoped he would receive similar assistance from the Committee that had been accorded to him, if so he would have nothing to complain about. In lzanding over the chair to the Present-clcc’t he thzfnked menlbersrfor -their mudy co-operation ;he also thanked the Connnittee for the splendid Work they had put in during the [last twelve months. . V .

: On taking the-chair, Mr Doole thank-» bed members for the honour they had,’ ‘conferred on him by selecting »him.as»‘ President of the Association for the ensuing year. He would have liked_'. to seen a much larger attendance; nl-any‘ of those who had been elected On theCommittec were not present, which tended to show a lack of interest in the Associ.ation’s affairs. He regretted~ that in the retirement of Mr J. A. Anderson from the chair they were los- - ing one of ‘the very best members from-. the Executive. He might have been elected a vice-president, a committeeman, or even have_ retained the position to which he (Mr Doc-le) had just been elected. _

Mr J. H_ Gilchrinst. said he would g‘.ac'.‘y resign so thaf Mr Anderson nxight be retained. He lived so far away that he could not attend meet~ _ings as regularly as he wished.

The Chairman said there was no um casion for :1 useful member like Mr Gil-E christ to resign, as other changes we 1l;1 leuva a p--ce open for Mr And%rson on the Ccmm*t-tee. ‘ '

The. Chamman, in accordzmcc with notice g".'=;‘n moved the motion standing in his name, which was to delete clauseA of rule No_ 5, from the Association’s; rules. This would make it necessary that all candidates for office should beproposed, seconded, and elected at the annual meeting. He moi*ed that the clause be struck out. Mr Wheelel‘ thought it only right that ‘the provision should be eliminated as proposed. Every candidate for office shmzld be nominated in pr.oper forum at the meeting at which they were to be elected. The "motion we-s then put an_d:_

cevvied Lnanilnously. _ The Chairman said a ie]Cg':3n hm] been received from the Auctioneers’

Associa-fion suggesting that flue annual Ram Fair should’ be J26-Er} at t;-.110 and of

January, some five v»'oxe‘}:s-fl:l'o\'iouS to

‘the Show. After VG")! 3-‘sg‘tll‘v dismzs.--sion, it was re.~:o3ved ‘the.-t the Ram Fair he held, as ‘:,Z.Sl'l‘-Z], on the Jay following the Auflm.n:= Show. .

Mr G. A.’ \V}m:*lnr sz=.'id the Winter Show had been carried on :1} a ‘.053, It had been agreed the previous year

that if the Winter Show proved .a success last year it should be continued. resulting. ;He therefore moved that the It had not been’-aqsuccess, a bigger loss Winter Show be discontinued in so far_ as this Association was concerned. Mr Anderson thought if the Winter Show was run by the pouTt'ry people it might be subsidised by this Association. 1 He seconded Mr W‘heeler’s pro~ posal_

Mr H. Belk said the‘ Winter Show would improve with the improvement of roads throughout’ the district, the work of which was being put. in hand. A lot of people would show" in the agricultural section of the Show if they could get ‘their entries in; improved roads would make a great diiferc-nco to the volume of entries and attendance at the ‘Show.

Mr A. R. Fannin thought if the poultry section was dropped the poultry people would form’ a sepal'.a.te Association; they cbuld then make arrangements between the two Associations to run a Winter Show ' in conjunction.‘ This would probably result in -the control of the Winter Show being handed over to the Poultry Association. He suggestccl that the A. and P. Association drop the Poultry Show, and that it confine its operations to the root crop side of the Show. In answer to the Chairman, the secretary said a. leading member, interested in poultry, last year -said he would be glad ‘if the A. and P. Association dropped the Poultry Show altogether.

Mr A. R. Joblin moved an ~amendment providing that the question of holding a Winter. Show be left in, the hands of the Gene:-.31 Committee of the A. and P_ Association. This was seconded by Mr A. R. Fannin, and supported by Mr H. Belk. '

Mr Wheeler, with the consent of‘ his seconder, withdrew his resolution, ‘and the subsfftuted motion was then barried with‘ouAt opposition. ’ A hearty vote of thxanks to the chair concluded the meeting.