TARANAKI POULTRY SOCIETY'S SUPPER.
The society's aunual supper was held on Friday night, Mr S. Olliver (President) presiding. There was a moderate attendance, including the delegates to the Association and the visiting exhibitors.
After honoring "The King," in loyal fashion,
Mr Dockrill proposed the delegates to the Association and mentioned the amount of time given by these gentlemen in the work which was destined to become one of the geratest of the colony's Industries. They were bringing poultry-raising to a very high standard.
Mr Pickering President of the Association, in his response said that breeders undoubtedly expended much time and money on the "fancy." There were few in the colony who made tin actual financial success of poultry breed ing, and in his travels about England he had found only two or three successful instances, and in one of those cases there were 300U hens on the farm, and the owner was sending 10,000 eggs weekly into Birmingham. Mr Stewart regretted the friction between the Association and the Agricultural Association at Palmerston North, but the latter must not be allowed to ride roughshod over the North Island Poultry Association. The chairman proposed, ''The North Island Poultry Association." He trusted the difference mentioned in the previous speeches would be amicably settled, and he thought that there was a likelihood of the headquarters being shifted from Palmerston North.
Mr Pickering responded, and said the Association had had Its troubles, though not of its own seeking. He regretted that the Auckland people should have been represented only by proxy at the meeting held in Palmerston. It was the duty of every affiliated Society to be represented by one its own members, for proxies did not fully know the mind of the societies they represented. Mr Munro, secretary of the Association, also responded. He considered the society secretaries "didn't give the Association secretary half a show." He hadn't seen the signatures of some of them yet, which meant that they were dilatory in answering correspondence. Mr G. R. Croll proposed "The New Plymouth Poultry Society." He said he had been connected with the society for a couple of years, but so far he had perhaps not been of great assistance owing to his distance from New Plymouth. He had not expected nearly as large a show as had been obtained. In the face of the retirement of some of the largffit local fanciers from competition he considered the entries showed no abatement of interest.
Mr J. Hurlc responded. He considered the local show had little to leam from outside. They had new exhibitions this year, and he hoped they would go away with a good impression of the local society.
Mr X. Higgle propoed '"The Judges," and as an exhibitor he could say that the judges had done excellently, artd he hoped to find thein judging at outside shows.
Mr W. Hall (jhdgc in poultry classes) complimented the local Society on the excellent arrangements and the manner of staging. He was sorry to notice that some of the older exhibitors had dropped out of the "fancy," but there were new ones coming in. He had "passed" some exhibits, but he hoped that would not dishearten the exhibitors. He did not believe in affixing prize tickets to the best of each class unless the birds were of a good type. Mr Johnstone, who has judged the pigeons here for several years past, said that in some sections—working homers, particularly —the present show was ahead of any of its predecessors. The local fanciers deserved the greatest praise. Mr Martin, judge in cage birds, advised the Society to provide cages for showing canaries, as it was difficult to send large numbers of birds in several cages about the country.
Mr Hooker proposed 'The Exhibitors." The exhibitor was the man to be studied at the show. The road of the exhibitor was hard. There were too many shows, too close together, and the exhibitor had to worry along to get the birds to as many shows as he could. Messrs Fromont (Hawera) and S. Crisp (Xcw Plymouth) responded. Mr Hnrle proposed "The Press." Responded by the representatives present. "The Secretary," "The Caterer," and "The Ladies" were all enthusiastically honored.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 29 July 1907, Page 4
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