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Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 235, 1 August 1872, Page 5

Proposed Provincial Agricultural Show. — A number of gentlemen favorable to the establishment of a yearly agricultural show for the whole of the Province, met this afternoon at Wain's Hotel, Manse street. Mr W. A. Tolmie presided, and there were present— from Blueskin, Messrs Green, Pitt, and Pqrteous ; Mr; Douglas, Waikouaiti; Mr Cunningham, Tokomairiro ; Messrs Pram and Allen. Taieri. — Mr Green explained that the idea originated with the gentlemen composing the Blueskin society, and the successful effect that waa made to get the Council to vote LIOO towards the expenses of a show, on the condition that it fehould be a thoroughly Provincial affair. He hoped in time thej£ would be able to make it something like the Highland Agricultural Society at home. He entirely repudiated the idea that the Blueskin Society wished to take any lead in the matter beyond what they had done, their object being merely to get all the associations to combine together to hold a show that would be a credit to the Province. — The Chairman said they had had excellent shows in various localities as far as management was concerned, but the stock was not generally good, and there was a difficulty in providing judges, and the prizes were not of that value they should be. He wished to have a show where it would be an honor to take a prize. At Christchurch they had had yearly two shows, and at one there were 700 exhibits and L6OO taken in shih lings ; and if they could do that in a place not half the size of .their own city, he com templated great success in Dunedin, where he considered it would be advisable to hold the first show. He might just mention thai Mr Larnach had stated to him that he would allow the society to use Forbury Park for the occasion. — Mr Cunningham, Mr PraiD? Mr Allan, Mr Douglas, Mr Pitt, and Mr Green made various suggestions ; and ultimately the following motion, moved by Mr Green and seconded by Mr Douglas, wag put and ca ried :—": — " That a committee be formed, consisting of two representatives appointed by each of the associations at present in existence in the Province, with power to add to their number, so that. the total Humber of said committee shall not exceed twenty in the aggregate."- Mr Allan then proposed that their next meeting should take place on Thursday fortnight; and votes of thanks were passed to the gentlemen at Blueskin for the trouble they had taken in bringing the matter forward.— Star 27th. . .