PROPOSED "ROYAL" SHOW.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10230, 12 June 1911, Page 4

PROPOSED "ROYAL" SHOW.

PALMERSTON TAKES SNITIATIVEw "• DELOEGiATES~IpPOINTBD BY MASTERTON. At the meeting of the Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday last, a letter was read from the MJanawaftu A. and P. Association, coaveyingj the following resolution:— "T&ak'tß&following Associations, viz., FeiWing,« -,•■_■ Levin, Woodviile, DanneKrirke,' Pabiatua, Maisfcerfon, BawikeJis Bay, ,Wanganui, Hawem" and Waipukurau, be invited to appoint delegates to attend a conference together. with the Mamawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association, for the purpose of indformaHy discussing a scheme of representation for the several bodies upon the v Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association's Committee; the idea being l -to formulate* the constitution/ of a Metropolitan Show, the /meet* ing to he held in Balmerstxin ou Wednesday, 21st inst." t ■ ■■ Mr; J. Strang thought that this As-v sociation should he represented at the ; proposed conference. IMe; imoyemenifc was in the direction of holding ah' exhibition such as he had indicated some time back. He had -thought the show should have been held in the Wairarapa, but he had now oome to the conclusion that 'Palmerston would be the best centre.

The President suggested that the matter he discussed by this Association. He dad not quite, understand from the circular what the intention/ was.

Mr Strang said he understood that tlie idea was to hold a "Royal" Show.

Mr Moodie: Why not support the project on condition that the Metro-, politan Show is held in the Wainarapa?

Mr. Perry stated that in the OW ■Country the Royal Shows were peripatetic. A certain sum of money had to be guaranteed, and this was subsidised.

Eventually Messrs W. Perry and D. McGregor junf. were appointed delegates to attend the Conference.