TARANAKI WINTER SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 309, 24 May 1911, Page 7

TARANAKI WINTER SHOW.

MEETING OF COMMITTEE. A meeting of the committee of the Taranaki winter show was held last night, when there were twenty present. Mr. A. W. Wood occupied the chair until after the arrival of the mail train, when Mr. W. Amburv, president, arrived and assumed the position. Apologies were received for the absence of Messrs. N. Hill, T3allantyne, Connett and Sandford. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS.

A letter was received from Mr. Day, stationmastcr at New Plymouth, stating that a time-table would be arranged for this year similar to that in connection with last winter show, with the exception that a special train will not be run on the Toko branch, as only four and a half passengers travelled last year. It was pointed out that the weather last year was very unfavorable, and much more interest was being taken taken in the show in the country districts this year. It was resolved to write and ask the Department to run the Toko special as last year, and also tD communicate with Mr. Okey, M.P., on the subject. TECHNICAL SHEARING CLASSES. Mr. J. G. Wilson, president of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, wrote re classes at technical schools for shearers. He pointed out that every year our shearers get scarcer, and that the country is largely dependent on Australian shearers, ;who may or may not attend. Shearing was so easily learned and was so well paid for that there should be no difficulty in getting many young men in towns to learn and benefit themselves by getting work at shearing, and also be of advantage to sheep-owners as well. Such classes had been started in Christchurch and were quite successful, funds being provided by the generosity of the J A. and P. Association, of owners and* 1 the Sheep Breeders' Association. He, farther' pointed out that now machine shearing was so much in vogue, learners were almost a thing of the past in private sheds. Formerly the "fleecc-ohs" wfere" able to learn by shearing a sheep at:"*sm»ke, oh" and meal times. This was-motf impossible, as tl>e engines were xttippwd at' those times. In conclusion, bteiefetcrf urged the society to try and inTrngr-shearing classes during next spring- M'connection with the technical schools.-

"SThe- matter wag held over for discusslofi at a later date. STEWARDS. '^teAvarSs 1 were appointed for the various classej ri fis follows:—One to 10, Messrs. 5 If. King, Eustace and Smellie; H to' - 06, ■ Messrs. Brooks, Giddy and to' 88, Messrs. Browne, Connett; -Smith and Elliott; 89 to 111, JEessts. • Tisch, J. Colson and H. Joll • 112 'to- 121, 'Messrs. K. C. Webster and JfGarcia; 1-22 to 148, Messrs. J. Hill and & (P. -Webster; 144 to 154, Messrs. A. H. Street and A. W. Wood; 155 to 194. Mesprs. Jackson, Nolan and Stanley, sen.; 195 to-213, Messrs. Stanley, juii,, Moore, Piggott, Morton and J. Tisch: 214 to 215, Messrs. Goodacre and J. 11. Street; machinery and general trade competitions, Messrs. Snowball, Cornwall apd, Orbell, with the space committee. GENERAL. Mr. C. J. Reakes, Director of the Agricultural Department, notified that he would he pleased to give a lecture about the second week in July, the exact date to be arranged later. A committee, consisting of the president, Messrs. Smith and Wood, was ap. pointed to arrange re cows for the winter show as nsked by Messrs. Hatrick and Co., in the event of the Jersey Milking Machine being exhibited at th« snow.

Mr. Cuddie, Director of Dairy Produce, wrote that he had arranged for Mr. Wright, grader at Patea, to judge the butter, and Mr. Grant, dairy instructor at llawera, to judge the cheese classes. He regretted that he would he unable tfl attend himself, as he had previously arranged to judge at Hamilton show about that time.

It was resolved that the official opening of the show take place at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, and that the Hon. Thos. .MftcKoiizie be asked to perform tin ceremony. Tn the event of his having a prior engagement, an endeavor will bi niade to secure another member ot Im Ministry. Mr. T. Furlong forwarded £1 Is for special prizes to be allocated as the comnnttee sees fit. Messrs. Wood, Smith, the president and the Mayor were appointed to allocate special prizes. Mssrs. Wood, Eustace and the secretary were appointed to wait on the Kducation Board and ask that a school holiday be declared on Friday, June nth, so as to enable children to attend the show. All school children will be admitted for threepence 011 children's dav.