GERALDINE COUNTY FRUITGROWERS' ASSOCIATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1876, 9 April 1889, Page 2

GERALDINE COUNTY FRUITGROWERS' ASSOCIATION.

The first; meeting of the Committee of the Greraldine County Fruitgrowers' Association was held in the Literary Institute, Geraldine, on Friday evening last. There were present —Messrs "J. Mundell, B. E. Macdonald, J. Pye, M. Coombs, A. Spence, and A. Fisher, Secretary pro. tern. Mr B. E, Macdonald was voted to the chair, and on the motion of Mr Mundell was elected chairman of the committee. Correspondence was read and delfttf with as follows : > From Mr C. G-. Tripp, declining to act as one of the committee, owing to the distance of his residence from the township, and his consequent inability to attend meetings of an evening, at the same time expressing sympathy with and support of the objects sought by the Association. Two gentlemen who had been i elected committeemen wrote signifying their willingness to act as such."

A letter was read from the editor of the New Zealand Farmer, congratulating the promoters on the formation of the Association, and forwarding a copy of the rules of the Birkenhead and Northcote Fruit-growers' Associations, Auckland. Mr J. W. Pye was elected a member of the committee in the room of Mr Tripp, resigned.

The election of officers resulted as ■'- follows:—President, Mr "W. Postle- I thwaite; Vice-Presidents, Mes&a J B. R. Macdonald and J. Murrain"* Secretary, Mr A. Fisher; Treasurer, Mr J. Mundell. The Birkenhead and Northcote Association's rules were adopted by the committee, with the exception of rule 4 in reference to the subscriptions, whtch was altered to 10s and ss, in accordance with a resolution passed at a meeting of members held on the previous Saturday evening. The secretary was instructed to torward reports of meetings of the Association to the New Zealand Farmer. The Bank of New Zealand was appointed the Association's bank. The secretary was instructed to send a letter to the editor of the New Zealand Farmer, conveying the thanks of the Association to him for having forwarded a copy of the Birkenhead and Northcote rules. A vote of thanks to the chairman having been passed, the committee adjourned to the 26th instant.