The Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association Auckland, August 29.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 218, 3 September 1887, Page 4

The Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association Auckland, August 29.

A general meeting 1 of the Association was held last, Friday afternoon, when there were present : Mr A. Buckland (president), Mr J. Bainbridge (vice-president), and Messrs J. Dilworth, D. Nolan, J. Wallace, Waymouth, J. Phillips, C. Atkin, J. Wills, F. CLewis, G. Harrett, B. J. Esam, M. Woodwaul, A. Anderson, W. Massey, R. Hall, RN.Ryburn, and W.F.Lawry. Amongst, the business to be considered was a proposal to alter the date of the annual show from November to the autumn. Mr R. Hall proposed, " That the Association hold its annual show in March." He supported the motion by pointing out the advantages which would ensue if the show were held in the autumn, not the least of them being that exhibits of fruit, grain, and other produce from the country districts could be shown, and that the show would be much more lepresentative of the general products of the country. Mr C. Atkin seconded the motion pro forma. Mr James Wallace opposed the resolution, and pointed out that sheep were unfit to show in March. Ho thought it better to adhere to the old season. Mr Nolan supported the motion, and generally endorsed the remarks of Mr Hall, especially those referring to the country settlers, as it was only in the autumn that the country Eettlers had their stock in a condition to show. Mr Dilworth supported the motion, urging that upon financial grounds alone it behoved the Association to alter the season for its show, especially as experience had shown that counter attractions in the form of sports, infinitely less in importance to the community, had attracted the people from the spring exhibitions. He believed that these counter attractions would be less in the autumn than in the spring, and that the autumn show would have the effect of making the exhibits more representative of the products of the country. Mr Waymouth also supported the motion, and upon its being put to the meeting it was passed with a large majority. Mr Waymouth suggested that a Bub-committee should be appointed, in order to effectually secure the aid and co-operation of the Horticultural Society, but this was allowed to stand over for a time. The Executive Committee of the Association met after the general meeting. The first business was to appoint a secretary for the Association,and after a full investigation into the merits of the various applicants Mr Sloane Morpeth received the appointment. Mr R. Hall was elected a member of the committee. A sub-committee consisting of the president, vice-president, treasurer, and Mr Hall was appointed to deal with the leasing of the Association's property at Green Lane, and Messrs Phillips, Atkin and Garrett were constituted a Legal Committee. A hearty of thanks was passed to Mr B. J. Esam for having acted gratuitously as secretary. Thanks were also tended to Mr Waymouth for having given his services to the Association as auditor without remuneration.

The lea kettle is said to be the only singer that never gets a cold. Fear of the cholera led to a general cleaning oij fcho streets of Santiago in the Argentine Confederation, and 16,000 cartloads of refuse were removed. Richard Davies, a oook, at Castle Point, Wellington, has disappeared rather mysteriously.