MASTERTON A AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10680, 29 July 1912, Page 6

MASTERTON A AND P. ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING

The an mi :il meeting of members of fli:» Mastcrton a. aiv.l l\ Association was hold -in the Society's Rooms, Perry Street, on Saturday aftcrr/aon, Mr H. Mo:t;ski (I'res-'.dnot) presiding over a 1 rge attendance of m'M'.b;)-'... J Mr Morrison, in moving the. adop-) tion of the annual i«-]).;rfc and balance •sheet, congratulated the Association | on being assembled for the anou;*! ' meeting in the r,«w room. Tli-e b-us.i----;iess of the Association, he said, had expanded to such an extent that it was 'found nectary to find more up- ' to-dato ivovr.ii for trans.:cting its af'fa'ira. The- mow ,room was mest suitable, and :;net till requirements. He •iw erred to the establishment of a farmers' room, where members of the ,Asft>M:i'tiiO'ii> could have recourse to the drily and rmcothly papo.o. The Association wa-.> to he er:i:.gratulat.:d or. the .rlipj- brides which tire Association had .made during tlie past year, 'which wa'j tlie .nifit successful in its history. The membership ha d in-.c-.-.cv.sed to the .extent of ,'JOO, bringing the total number el members up to 1121, which w;vi equalled- by few Societies hi tlie Dominion. Tin's was •a most WK.prirt'.uit .factor, when it whs • ico:i r > : dered that the members' subWirip to'ens was the principal means of revenue. Work on the ground?.! had (jac:i completed, and it wa,s; expected •that, the "expenses i.n the coming year would be fight, a? it would not be necessary to nuake further improvements .tor some time. The Solway grounds were the most up-to-date in the. (Applause I *. .He ithanked fchc.vie who ha'd. so liberally ih.el.ped with the Stock I'Vr, and made '■-pecird reference to the splendid work <£ Mir ill. Dagg, whose energy ; ilvid iiiHich to do with its l .succes-s. Ho also 'cordially thanked the Aue-tioniefii-'s' Aissociatiwi for .selling stock •at iftree of commission 1 . The President paid a tribute to the interest taken by Hi* Excellency the Governor in the farming coin-mum ty. He regretted that he wc/uld shortly be leaving New Zealand, and ho was sure the iiniuciuv of such an able man wouYl be grotly misled.

TWO 0.r.'0.. r :*'\VVT C' f *'-•;■:"■■• There wore two clas-ses l hi tho Sli",'. which lie iv::o:d like to *;ce increased. 1 1' lie first wiin the exliibibioa cl' fat •stock. There was no-doubt that tlu .at .stock ;•-!:;;w» . r t [h? SrS.nny ;,]:<).; "tV,:.s the ihi-xi ki :New Zealand, but there wcvv a nui.ir.bor cl' v.v^.-ki-.own takers of fat stock who did not .<i:mv. They ghoiild endeavour to encreas? the entry i-i tJiiti class by securing additional exhibits. The second cla-?e was .in eor'iiectioii with the farmer*' olisses, a -most important branch. The. -same breed-era were showing year. lafkr ye<ir, -while afo fresh exhibitors were entertug. They must get more •exhibitoyr.' i.r thVj clas?, which -was cf 'so much -importance to the farmer. •

T?HK RAILWAY SKfR-VICM

CHHtinui.-ig, Mr .Moitwo.ii referred % the i>:ie .blot n-pon Uast- yen-'s (Show—the railway iscirvice, whicii was nothing les,v than dis.grnccf<il. A deputation Ivul waited- upon the late (Minister cf. Railways, mid he promised that next year the arrangements would ilx» 'improved. Mr Myers wa,: 'io-,v cut of the Ministry, b.nt it was toi be hoped that hi« &vi cc'ssor would see that the train arrangement.--; were 'improved. A BOYAL SOCIETY. Mr Mo-Ki-ifion. made mention to the inomit which had been forwarded to thai Agneulturat.iCbnlerence last year from the Mwjt&rkln' Association, urging tlie Formation of i Boyal Society hi New Zealand. He regretted tliat 4rhe qnectio.n had, ,mct wit 1b a good deal cf cppihsitie'i. Ho could not see Avhy this should, :be to, an an -executive "'body was; noces-sary to carry on. the- work during the intcrvril of two year.s Rretwcco the con.feren;ces. He •hoped that other Societies would give this im,p-orta,r.t matter their support.

PROSPECTIVE. In conch'.ding, Mr Morrison was of the opinion' that next few yea re •promised, from an agricultural pci-tit of view, to bear splendid results. Th.o demand for ,f-ir.miijig .produce wm rivcrcas.mg rat a greater .rate than the Supply. Thero was little chaiaee of a *et-lxK'k unless a great war broke mit, or a great industrial upheavaili occurred. .W'ool was now more generally used nil over the world, cansnng a greitly liii'creaeed demand. He would: conclude by masking all to be loyalto the Society, and >n,bw that they •had the finost grounds', and close upon itbe largest nicinl>e,r,ship 'in the Dominion he licked that they would receive the suipport ineces'sary to keep it up. (Applause). Mr D. McGregor, senr., in second-

•ing the adoption of tlie report, y 'thinked tho President for his excell- ' out speech, which embraced much val- * 'liable information, to farmers. He 1 ' thought tliat the Association was to I j bo .congratulated in having Mr Mor- ) i rlroii, for another yeir in, the Proa- j dent's chair. jVlasterton had the three 'essentials in'eeessary to make a show eucecftteful. Tliey had mag.niin-cc-nt gr«rads : , capable officers, and I aiitable country to produce the neccsI isary is took. He referred to the great [ /-access of last year's .show, and paid | a tribute to the officers who lrd I .worked hard towards this end, Mr 'McGregor concluded by paying that •now tliat the -Mastcrton. Show had the groujids, the .imputation, and the best country in 'the Demtoon for raising Istoek, he was .sure that i.n the future the Wai.mrapa wviulcl be able to compete with any country !o the world. (Applause). Mr D. McGregor junr. referred to febe exocV.e.nt work doii.e in tlie pa>yfc voir by the President, who had applied himself with the greatest zeal to tlie work of the Association. He also tlonu-jht that a lot of credit > was due to their si-tiretary, Mr J. B. ' Emmott. for the work lie did in ennacction with, the Stock Fair, for the gnat silences of which he was directly respsnraihle. In rc.Scirriaig to the .hung- . ling which had occurred over the rail- ! way ar.ra 11.30menfcs, he thought that it '' iwa's Uv to wit tlint it was no fault; F o,f the railway staff. Mr Fiilhi, the , stationm.istler, w,a,y hMlcfatignble in his 1 .efforts to improve the disgraceful arr made by tlve Department. I that in, the future, move could be done than, mieroly holding an. Annual Show. .Seientiiic fu'ming was of the value, and in this tli"t rection the Society has made a start ° but he hoped that whinh mrs-c would ■ be done ila this .particular branch. I Tire mutual report and brtknee sheet ■were unanimou.dy .adopted. V The following officers were elected : ' _Putrroi. : <Mi- W. H. Bcetham ; fros- : ident, Mr 'H. Morris; Vi«-lVe S > dents, Messrs Blind Kayner and .1. L Strang Treasurer, Mr D. Casdberg; " Auditor. Mr J. «. Keith ; Cen..m.ttee, ; .. Mws ,« J. T. Dagg, B. J. Dag., U- \ 3 0. Summerell, \V>. .J. Welch and A. G. ; . Pihncr.'.