THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MASTERTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 185, 14 June 1879, Page 2

THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MASTERTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Your Committee have the honor to report that, although financially the Society stands not in quite as'gooda position as at the close of last year, the Society has to congratuVatp' itself uj)on the 1 improvement of all classes of ' exhibits,. more especially in fruits 'aiid -vegetables, thS Judges and ,%£res3 sp.caking in .high terms of both 'Shows.

Tho: Society nambcrs..forty-three subscribing members, and receipts for admission to" the. Shows' amounting to upwards of £2O, shows the public appreciate the Gxertiifts'of tlie Committee and members. l'lio prizes awarded amount to the handsome sunrof £45, and many exhibits were 1 highly commended deservedly. The show of pot plants fqr many reasons was a comparative failure as regards quantity, the,.quality however being an improvement on previous years, ' Your Committee .deeply regret to report tho ill health, of the President, Mr H. Bafinister, for a greater part of tho year, his active exertions for the success of the Society having been one of its chief features since its formation; and your Committee take this opportunity of thanking him for his past services, and trust he may be spared many years to continue his usefulness.

It having been suggested outside the Society that a reduction in tho annual subscription would increase the receipts, your Committee recommend the suggestion bo discussed at this meeting. In conclusion your Committee submit tho Balance Sheet and Auditor's Report. MaSTERTOX IIORTICUT/raiiAL SOCIETY'S ANNUAL Balance Sheet, May 31st, 1879,

"•••' Brans. s. d. Annual subscriptions ■ • 4111 0 Admission Spring Show .. .. 13 10 0 „ . Autumn 610 0 Entries, &c, ... 017 0 Prize money refunded 1 0 0 £6313 C Expenditure. £ s. D. fir Balance, 1878 0 S 0 Prizes paid Spring Show 24 14 6 „ Autumn „ ... .. 14 8 0 Labour ■ • ■' " ® Stationery, Chequebook 0 13 2 Printing and advertising.. ••17 15 0 Postage ■ • • • 0<! 8 Hall hire 22 0 Cash in hand ... 0 14 2 , m is g Liabifities. &• S.B. Prizes outstanding. Autumn _ .. 0 10 Accounts outstanding, sundries.. 412 9 Hall hire 1 Audit tee ... •• .. 010 G £l2 5 3 J. Enow, Secretary. Examined and found correct. It; WILSONE, Masterton, June 11,187!).