Te Aroha Agricultural and’ horticultural Society.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2103, 14 May 1898, Page 2

Te Aroha Agricultural and’ horticultural Society.

Tee annual meeting of the aboveSociety was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday night, .when there was a good attendance, W. H. Herries, Esq* M H.R., (Yiee-Ptesident), occupying the chair, In delivering a report on, the year’s transactions, the Secretary on the unqualified success of the last Show(held in February), the gross proceedsfrom which amounted to close on £lOl.. Nothing revealed the gradual but steady progress of the Society so much f as a comparison of this item with similar ones of previous years. Iu 1596 the nett income Nvaß £39, inA 1892 it had increased,to .£6l, while as. before stated, the present year’s Show yielded an increase- of £4O on that amount. Donations and subscriptions, totalled £49 19s 6d, as against £l2" odd in, the previous year, and thetakings on Show day amounted to» £3l, being an. increase of £.12 on the. amount taken in 1897'. The prizemoney too, was larger by over £2o> and amounted to £52 4s. The number of entries on this occasion was. 4.54* of which 106, were fur stock, classes,, and the success which had attended the Society’s efforts in this; direction clearly showed the trend of public interest* The Secretary briefly referred, to various points win reimprovements might, with, advantage* . be- introduced, prizes for- - •collections of any class- of exhibit, should be on a • larger scale than forsingle articles ;. the matter of award- | ling first prize in cases-where- only one? | exhibit was shown ;; and the advisability or otherwise of. strictly adhering to. tlie rule which, provides that alii j exhioits shall be the honor. /rife-property' * iof the exhibitor.. The matter of deletiou of the Art and Industrial classes* 1 from, the schedule, and. also- the neodi | for securing, a site for next Show; | whore allth© exhibits could be brought. . ; within, the otic enclossfce, were i upon, and, commended, to. the consiu- ; oration, of the mooting*, i The balance-sheet (the principal; items ia which, have been, already re* forced to), wan<hen. read- anil showed a credit balauce amounting to £9, 16s. ' ’4d* to- which, must be added unpaid lsuJbßGriptions.£6 Os 6d,. bringing the? total to £15.1.6s 10d.

The Chairman. in. moviug, the adaption of report and. balance-sheet*re-ferred in eulugh-iu terms to. the services- rend, -red' by i lio lain Committee,, and officers to whose- energy, audi untiring efforts was due-the-success of the Show..

• The motion foe adoption, off report and. balance-sheet, on being, put to the* meeting, was earned unanimously as* was also-a motion, that a. cordial; vote. >of tuanks be given, to. the.- out-going' ‘Committee and. Treasurer,, fon- them(services,. The recognition. o£ the Sec—i retail’s efforts,.. taking the - more* <■ tangible- form, of a vote of £s> 56. Im I acknowlediug, the vote, that official! : paid a high tribute- to. the, excellence? jot the services rendered by tfjp Treaisurer (Air A, W.; Edwards), who, had? j always taken, a deep interest in the? •Society,, and had.never spared himself jin his efforts- to. promote its.welfare, v A desultory, discussion tookplace om jthe various points, referred to. in, the•report,, audit, was ultimately decided to refer all the matters to- the incoming Committee,, with instructions to* ; alter the roles- in the direction, indicated.. It was. also decided that in-, .■future the Secretary’s remuneration, Ibe fixed; at d pet’ cent on the gross.' revenue... ' <

i The election, of officers was then, proceeded with, and the following were* ■elected r—'Rbteon,, Hon A.. J-. Cud man j; President,. W. S* Allen, Esq,; VicePresidents,, Messrs; V&’. H. Homes,. A.. : Aitkeu,T. Gavin* and D»-McNicol Secretary, W. Hill;. Treasurer, A. W. i Edwards p; Auditor, Mr H. F„ Gotz. Committee:. Officers, ex. officio, and. Messrs F.. Strange, A., Bowler, : Bowler,. J. McKenzie, C- 8.. Ed wards* W. Hetkeringtoh,. A. J. Farnfcifj Rev E. J. McFarland, J. Borrie,.Jas Rowe,. 8.. Jackson, A. Bessons, J', Hanks, W. Newsome, T, Hinton,. J. W*. Schofield, H. F. Cox, Johivßowe, Jaa. Bro-wn, L. Nelson, Fred Strange, Jno. Evans.

It was decided to have a general Committee meeting in tw.o. months- in, order to revise the rules.

A vote Of thanks to the Chairman, brought the meeting to a close..