Taranaki Poultry Society.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7956, 20 October 1905, Page 2

Taranaki Poultry Society.

ANNUAL MEWING

Tbe annual meeting of the Taranaki Poultry, Pigeon ami Canary Society was held at the. office of the secretary (Mr K. P. Webster) on Thursday evening. Mr U. 11. Morgan (l'lesidiiil) was in the chair, and there was but a small attendance of members. The balance-sheet for the past year showed the total receipts as .4,3111) 8s id, including XM (is -1(1 brought forward, XBI IDs .'id the proof the art union, admission charges' to siiow £lO, prize, cake £KJ (is yd, entry fees £s(l vs lid, members' subscriptions IC\\ 10s, biidssoUl £li) Is lid, pen hire £22 l!Js l/d, donations £5 4s ul. The expenditure amounted to £2N3 lis 2d, kavmg a credit balance of £lii IDs 2d. 'ihe assets were set down at £U« ,Ss Sd, including plant valued at £Bl :.s (id. There were 110 outstanding liabilities. Oil moving the adoption of the bal-ance-sheet, the President said that, the actual proliis of the past, year, did'jct-ing amounts incurred in the previous year, amounted lo £37 8s ■id, which must be considered very creditable, especially as the seasoin had not been a goo d one for show purposes. In order to popularise the local exhibition,, the Society intended making a strenuous ellort to get the, date of the show altered to a time about June, and it was desired 10. send a delegate to the Conference at Palmerston North to urge the matter. The Association had not made the best possible arrangement for the various shows in the North Island' Kelerrtng t„ the prize schedule Ihe President said the Society had voted thirty KtiHicas as sptcial prizes in three; divisions, and these had been won by local breeders. It i, a( ] been anticipated thai the prizes would have I'Mended over another year ; however, local breeders would be encouraged by ih,. success. Mr Webster had carrnil out Ihe secretarial duties Miy satisfactorily, and the fV-H-ty wasloiiunatc in securing nim V 11.' position.

Mr Boulton seconded the adoption of the balance-sheet, which was carried.

A bonus of £5 5s was v.ned to Ihe secretary. Votes of thanks were accorded the retiring officers and Hid Tress. "

Trior lo (lie election of officers, (lie President voical his regret, at the absence of •breeders from |]<e meeting, ahil the lack of interest they flowed in (lie welfare of (lie So«iety'. Personally he was not preparixl l 0 conliniie the work under existing conditions. He had last feeck sent circulars lo .Tboui ;ji) breeders, asking Ihcm to he pics nI at the. meeting, explaining the position to ihem, and suggesting that thev should he prepared i„ iU .cepl „[ijee. Unless an inipiineuidit |„ok p| a ee, his feeling was iii Hie direction of forming a Ulilily Club. Tie was interested, only in the utility side,, and unless the ponllrybrredcrs look part in I lie management of I lie Society he personally was determined not to accept office. After discussion il w ; ,s agreed to proceed Willi the election of officers, hill as the President declined lo accept nomination for re-elrcliuin to the position, until ]„, saw what the breeders were prepared lo do, the electioji of that officer was leftover l 0 a future meeting. Other officers were elected ~s follows i-Patron, Mr It. Cock ; vi»jprcsiil.nls, Messrs J. Hurlc, k Griffiths, and (I. Oliver; committee, Messrs W. ,J. Worthingtoii, (!. (1. Hoult»", S. 'l'eed, W. Heals, 11. F. Burgess, T. W. Francis, I). J. McCoWan, and .Jnluislwic ; auditor, Mr (J S Kcnnell ; secret iirv. Mr ]■;. j> W eh-

Mr Morgan was iiominated [pr U| o posilion of repi-esnilative ( 0 u K . N«i'ili Island Conference. It was d£ eide, lo mslruct the delete to urge ""'■paynui.tof prize money at the various shows will, more lesna h The President mentioned thai, the X n''lT'" ?' h M it«l a Wul/eom i„ ' Nwi " 'sland