A. & P. ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 451, 7 June 1937, Page 4

A. & P. ASSOCIATION

FINANCIAL RESULTS Review Of Year’s Operations , The 1936 annual spring show vL.s held under fairly good weather condiJtions, the gate takings being the best recorded since 1930, general entries being also satisfactory and of high j standard, states the 27th report of the Stiiaitford .Agricultural anti Pastoral Association to be presented by the president, Mr A. H. R. Amese, at the annual meeting on Saturday. As most members were aware, I ! there had been considerable agita- i tion for a chlange over from the I spring show to the autumn. The executive faced this question by holding an autumn show on March 12 and 13, 1937. The show itself was quite a ’ success from a stock point of view, en- ! tries coming forward quite freely, i and with the axemen’s events anid i national dancing, quite a good show was staged. Unfortunately,, although ( the weather was good, the two principal factory required 'to make a financial success were lacking, viz., a good glate and a liberal booking of industrial and sid’eshow space, it he gate takings being only £l7l/1/6, against ' £339/10/- in the spring, and the ■ space receipts. £'44/8/-, these two ■ items alone accounting for a defici- ! ency of £289/18/6. The takings of ! the luncheon rooms, kiosk, and lun- , cheon counter talso suffered accordj ingly. However, th*e of i holding a spring or autumn show ; woufd be debated at the annual mebL j ing as a result of Mr C. H. Clemow’s i notice of motion. Members’ Subscriptions. ! Subscriptions collected amounted J to £467/11/6, a small increase on the previous year. Thirty members who, ! attended the shows- flailed to pay ' their subscriptions. Every on - of these were sound', but difficult to collect. There was no doubt that the membership roll should be much larger and the e-xcuse that the asf.ocia1 tion was wealthy and did not require membership subscriptions was every year proving more of a I'. llacy. [ The chief expenditure on buildings was on the industrial hall. The building wa.& lined, also new stands were erected for the exhibits. There was now a substantial and up-to-date building. The cost w/..s £lO6/4/8, andi the balance of £25/6/- includes the cost of new feed boxes for ths cattle pavilion. \ ‘ A sum of £l6/17/1 was spent on 1 repairs and renewals and the whole of the buildings were now in first- ' class order. The amount written off . for depreciation was £2Ol. Deficiency of £483„ i The financial results of the j year appeared at first glan- C e dis. I appointing. The deficiency was ! £483/14/6. The amount included j £2Ol depreciation, £96/3/9 loss ■ on the spring show, andi £224/ j 16/- loss on the autumn show. | The general /profit and loss ac- ■ count showed a payment of £52/ ; 18/6 for County Council rates ac_ ! cumulating from 1932 to 1935 and paid during the past financial j year. Actually, If no autumn show i had been held,, the amount of rates been paid on due dates, and depreciation (£201), which was not an actual loss, not taken into I account, a loss of £5 would have i been the result of the years ; working. ! | The real crux of the position was ■ that the membership roll wL-s too small. There was not another association in ’.the Dominion running a show of Stratford’s present standard with the prizez award amounting to over £lOOO on a membership of 500. The problem wks now most vital, and it was imperative that in the coming year a substantial increase be obtained. As the nominations do not exceed the vacancies the following officers will be duly elected: President, Mr A.. H. R. Amess; vice-presidents, Messrs W. A. Betts, J. Parish, J. Shotler; tret surer, Mr H. T. Cooper. Thanks were extended by the president to the whole-hearted support ex. tended him during his first year of office by the vice-presidents and members of the committee and also to: all who had assisted the association during the year.