HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES' ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 91, 6 April 1908, Page 3

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES' ASSOCIATION

Un fhnrsday at Stratford there was 'i conference of delegates Iron, tin' New I'l.Miinntli. Slmtlnid, Inglcwood. Wainialc, Opunakc, kaponga. and Turiki Horticultural Sia-ii'iic- decided (.1 form ''Tlic Taranaki Horticultural Societies' Association." Xornianby and Palea societies expressed their co-operation. Jlr. S. Ward gave a brief outline of what bad induced the Nlr.ilfonl sociel •,■ In convene a meeting of delegates lor the purpose of endeavoring to form tlic association, lie instanced the clashing of dates, tlic advisability of judging certain classes by point's, tlic inlci°t'mmg ' ideas. o tc. He likewise tliuujrkt an association might induce the (lovciumont to allow the exhibit from the .Uomohaki Experimental t'imii to be a moveable one. so that the various Societies in Taranaki might have the privilege in (urn. This wii*' a most important exhibit, and gave lone to n show that was an immense lever, as not only were fruits and vegetable- exhibited, but a full description of (lie conditions under which they were ?rown was attached.

A lengthy discussion (00k place on the i|iicstinii of amateur and profession al exhibitors, and il wa- "ciicralh considered to be a knot I v problem to'solve line delegate, (o emphn-ise the „ .- sily lor non-ill raid ~,.,1,,,,. ~,,,,,, |Mi|l a recent show in which he t ;l . interested. Hie cMiuinilioc had refused to alloc 11 market gardener lo compete : ,s ~,, amateur. Within a ven- short lime |hc

-anic gardener was a.sked |o compel,. in (he amateur classes at anodic,- show. This, il was pointed mil. was md in the lies! interests of tile societies as a whole. Some protection and eneourafrenicnt should be given to amateurs. On Mr. Trimi.lcs suggestion it was 'l- : 'l"d 10 <-!•-' I'i" cllicrs of the a-so-ci.itmu at a meeting to be held at Strut-

Mr. S. \\,n\ was appointed secretary

It was decided 1 hat the subscription ("lie guinea) would not |„e until aller the mceiing in August.