MANAWATU A. & P. ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 55, 24 February 1908, Page 2

MANAWATU A. & P. ASSOCIATION

AXXCAL MEETING. Per Press Association. Palmcrston N., Saturday Night lhe annual meeting of the Manawatu A. and P. Association was held to-day when the following were elected as officers . for the ensuing ycur:—President, nrm ,^ rl)0n; vice -l>r*sidents, Messrs. «. 1. Wood, M.P., E. R. Lancaster, E. Short, and J. K . Harkncss; treasurer, Mi. J. At. Johnston; committee, Messrs. Jacob, Luxford, Wheeler, Buchanan. I ratt, Pringle, Aldworth, Lang, ml can, Jarvis, and Davis. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, and a progressiva procedure for th c coming year discussed at some length. The ret/riiipresident. (At ,1. F. Jacob), in his address spoke, highly „f the work done »y the committee in forwarding the work- of the Association, and urged that I in the coming year the members should work hard individually to increase the membership, which has during the past few years shown a slight, falling off. lie pointed out that their receipts were not up to the mark, while the expenditure was slowly creeping up, , in ,i t he most satisfactory method to cope with this was to increase the membership, and also the donations. P,efcrrin« to (lie new dairy school, he said they all hoped to see !t .established in Palmersou. and it would do m „ ( .l, to increase the importance of the national dairy show, .which was already one of the most important of its uin.l in Xew /.ealand. lhe question of privilege was also discussed, and a recommendation made in the new committee for its consideration. I