MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10680, 8 July 1912, Page 7

MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION

MONTHLY MEETING OF tfQMMiTTEE.

The 'monthly meeting of the Committee of th\j .Mastcrtori A. and P. Association was held on Saturday afternoon, in tho Association offices, there being present— Messrs H. Morrison (President), G. C. Summerel'l, ]>. Hayner, J. Stramg, I). J. Foreman, W. J. Welch, J. P. Pony, ,1. E. Periry, D. Caselibe.rg,, W. H. fluick, JO. Harper, 11. 1). J>agg, E. G. Allen, W. 11. Jrvmes and 10. Evans.

The monthly report of the caretaker of the grounds was received. A letter was read from the secretary af tho Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association, fetathig that it had been decided to donate 1 a trophy valued at £5 5s for competition at the next show for the best pen of two three-year-old Hereford bullocks.— Jt was decid!;d to thanik the Society for its donation.

Tho General 'Manager of Railways notified that the name of the Purakau railway illation would bo altered to "Solway" as from July 2'lst.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Tho report of the meeting of the Fintmca Committee, at which Mr G. C. iSuniimerol'l presided, was read. Tho Treasurer isailbmitted a financial

| statement showing the expenditure for tho month to have be?n £192 16s lid, and the receipts £392 lis 9d. The debit balance alt date was stated to be £961 os lOd. Accounts amounting to £133 2s 2d wore passed for payment. The secretary presented a -statement of accounts to June 30th for adjustment. The Treasurer commented favourably on tho advance ■made by tlhe Association during the year. It was deckled to write off as follows: Improvements, £4Ol 2s 8d ; plans and office furmiturei, £33 19s 3d ; donations, £'S 4s; entry fees, £7 k>. Tlie Treasurer stuted that there was a profit on the year's working of £IOB-1 5s Bd. This amount was reduced to £649 3s 9d., however, by the writing off of £433 Is lid on improvements and plar.ft account. The balance Oif assets over liabilities? was shown as £73G4 13s id,, as against £6751 8s 4:d for 'the year 1910-11. It was generally considered that insufficient time was allowed between, the •dosing cf (the financial year and the annual meeting, and the Committee stated that an extension of time way advisable.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. The statement of accounts for the past year, (far presentation to the annual meeting, wae read by the secretary. In moving the adoption, of the statement, Mr G. iO. iSummerell (Treasurer), -showed that 'tihc receipts for 'the year had ibeen very f.i;.:ti£'factory. The jnciTi'll)cii's' cti'xcrrp'i'ioiw had increasird Iby £292. This w,r.>> largely due to the energetic ranvao: mad? at the liustigat-ion of it-he -Rrcoide.fii. Hie stock 'fair, thanks ,to itJua energy of the of the P.reside;it, ill ad lalso b|:en a igreut success. The show donation e.' ihad tbcen, well up 'to the average. There h,rd "been a slight .falling 'off in lneeciipt® if.rom on-tries and in gate tak'ing£>. The latter, however, had been >;'o:npenis-ated Ifor in the 'increased nic-m----!bo:v-"li'p takings. So ifbr us the show itself was coacercilrd, a locs of about '£66 nvas made. Taking the year as a whole, and including the stock fair, a iprofit- of about £IOOO ho.d. been 'made. 'Mr Smnmerelil urged that every effort should be made to ino raise the receipt© and. reduce the expenditure .where possible. The assets cf tha ■Association were £7334 over the expenditure. In, moving the adoption of the ibalance-tyheet, Ma 1 Sumrn?rell tit a ted ithat the Association! had every reason to congratulate itself upon the results of the year's -opera,tione. (Applause.) In seconding the motion, Mr* D. 'Caselibergl stated that, aid (tilings- being considered., the Association had had a most successful year. A sum of over £'soo ihad been expended 'in improvements during th\? year. Mr Case'ltberg expressed the hope that 'next yenr a substantial profit would be shown on the show account.

Tlio President. (Mr Morrison) stated that altogether they had expended £llOO during the year in improvements and .reduction of overdraft. The ■Association had every reason :to be (satisfied with the year's operations. iAtl they required to do now was to go slow and keep their expenditure 'within hounds. Mr Morrison, said 'lie couMj say, without •egoticm, that the (Masterton Association had made greater -progress during the year in, ihs >way of receipts and new monvber's'h&p than any Association in the Dominion. (Appiau sc.,)

ANNUAL MEETING. M> Suinmeroll stated that it Iml (been suggested by 'tho Finance Oommitteo that the roles 'be altered «o (that a long;-T time might elapse beitweeir 'the closing of the accounts and Itho Jiolding of t.ho annual meeting. Tho Committee thought that the anhiual meeting -mug-lit 'be held early in •Alugu&t. He moved tln't the rules of tthe Aissooiaitioni 'be altered, go thai: tho l atnraal 'meeting shall be held on a date mot .later (than August loth. Mr Morrison seconded ,the motion, 'which way carried -unanimously. It was decided that- a spocuil mooting (be 'held 011 Saturday next, to confirm the resolution.