TE PUKE A. &. P ASSOCIATION

Te Puke Times, Volume II, Issue II, 3 June 1913, Page 3

TE PUKE A. &. P ASSOCIATION

4 (. ~ ■ _,_ •■»■ ;■ COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the Committee of the Te Ityke' Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held in the Mission Hall on Saturday night, there being present Messrs T. P. I<emon (President), R. M. - Bradford (Secretary), C. Bishop- . rick, H. Douglas, junr., Hillier, F. Donovan, J. Chynoweth, A.. F. Pruden, H. J. Gill, 0. Dancan, G. Barrow, W. Harray. The Secretary gave a brief ' account of, his visit to the Wai- ' kato Central Show, stating that ho did -.not. think the methods ' adopted were any improvement ' on the arrangements in force at the local Show. The Chairman reported that he had Instructed Mr Hodge to draw • s 'up ajease of the Waiari reserve Company.,' A . pre Ben t agreed to meet on Thursday next for the purpose of ipg'tK'fTeserve .with grass-seed. / Messrs Bradford and Gill ware / appointed to sign the deed in respect to the conveyance of five \ acres of land from Messrs Lemon * \and Alley to the Association. s vttwas decided to hold the Win'' 'Mr Gill was authorised to inter- • view Mr Tat'tersall when in Auckland, with a view to obtaining • his services as judge of the poultry classes. It was resolved to ascertain • whether Mr Berridge could under- . take the Judging of the produce ' classes, ' Mr Bell was appointed to judge ■ the culinary exhibits, Mr Luke .thebutter, and Miss Snodgrass '' *, (Tauranga) the industrial classes. , •Mr Bishoprick undertook to ar- . -range for the judging of the / children's classes. ■ ■ Mr Bishoprick suggested ah »/ addition to the guessing competition's in the shape of bottles of agricultural seeds, the competitor •who named correctly the most varieties to be adjudged the win- , ner. Those present thought!the * idea a'-good one, and left \the matter in the hands of the proposer to arrange. !

yppser to arrange. ! r ; ;j:The." following Stewards were '" appointed :—Poultry, Messrs;H. ;-, Douglas junr., 0, Duncan, and '■■ '•;-;-; isr ßarrow ; Produce, < Messrs ; ;J. .Roberts,! •A» ™ <Ryburn» ;..Industriali' Me'ssrsl W. •;:' v Berihetty B. Vercoe, H. J. .Oil, 'V- Miss Harray and Miss McEwen ; ;*l''Children's:Classes, Mr Bishop- ■*:; ; Afternoon tea, Mrs Lemon ; ■"" 'Guessing Competition,; Mr '€. ■';. : McGhie ; Doorkeeper, Mr W. I : i'\ It was resolved to write to the v; Northern Steamship Company for • ; - a pass for a; judge from Au'ck- /■•*■' -land; . ■ '■ ."f\ \ A discussion took place" upon Ijftthe advisability of instituting a w-i} Gift Calf Class at ■, -the Autumn '.;•, Show. It was agreed that setwho did not donate calves be asked to contribute a 'guinea; to. thefundsof theAsso- ■/?■■■' ciation. ' The meeting * resolved '■'that prlzes.in this class should be ■ awarded for the best dairy heifer, />'and for the best grown calf— •calvedsince August Ist, 1913; 'first, second, and third prizes, of the value of N £3, £2, and £1 to be v awarded in each'line. Seventeen „ \ calves were promised in the room. 'Members present decided to . ->,hold a working. bee on the first in July for the purpose •iof putting the grounds in order. *~.£v This concluded the business.