WAINUIORU RABBIT DISTRICT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 308, 5 November 1879, Page 2

WAINUIORU RABBIT DISTRICT.

A special meeting of the Trustees of the AVainu'ioru Kabbit District was held pursuant to notice in the offices of the East Wairarapa County Council, on Saturday, Ist ink, at 3 p.m.

: Piesent: Messrs W, C. Buchanan, H. Beet ham, and E. Meredith, jti'i, ; -The business of the special meeting was to hear objections to ■ the Landowners' List, No objections having been lodged, the meeting was adjourned until 7 p.m., the. hour fixed, for the ordinary meeting. On.reassembling at the hour appointed there-were-present.: Messrs Buchanan (chairman), Beetham, Moore, and Meredith.

• The minutes of the previous ordinary,; '.meeting having been read and confirmed, and/the"correspondence (including a telegram . from Sir E. E. Martin, regretting, his 'inability'to attend) had. been laid before - thti Trustees, the Chairman, ex-, plained that no action had as yet been taken by the Government with a view of giyiilg, the Trustees authority ammunition. In the -absence,--.of -this, authority'' the" '■ammunition- already ; pi>o.- : ;vi(lt; : d' by.thj Trustees for' the purposes,'of' ; the Act.i'as.;practically useless. .At this %!iSWi of the-year po soning by phosphorus : boiiicFiibfc ■be earned on-'whit any great', degree of success, and it was a very important thing that every facility should '-e given to landowners to cope with the difficulty by other means. Indeed; in the absence of the necessary authority to distribute ammunition, it wt.s cl sir the Trustees were practically debarred-;roni bringing the Act into full force. It was then decided that a letter should be addressed to G. Beetliani,Esq., M, H R-" upon the subject, with a view tii strengthening his hands in : laying the nuu'er before the Government.;,

The .Government having promised to take into consideration the nianiifactu e of phosphorus in New Zea'and, it was ,lecided not to send to Jtinglanil for any at present. Certain alterations having,, been ltnde in the Landowners' List on .the • p 1 ca i >n of Mr F. Hoore, of Ulenburn, the list was approved and signed by the Chairman. The .following resolutions weie then passed - " That Mr P. G. Moore be appointed Treasurer." "That the rate levied ("ne-sixth of a penny-per acre) lie nvde p.iya le within one month from date." "That notice of the sime'beat once forwarded, to. nil laaduini.-w hi (lie.district," The meeting the a ljourne.l till Saturday, 29 th inst,, at 7 p.m.

THE WAHtARAPA AND EAST;-COAST I'AbTOIIAL ASSOCIATION,

[To the : Editor'of the YYairarapa Daily, \ Sir, —In reading the notes of the Car l ' tertmi cmreaponrlent to the Wairarapa. Standaid in a toe issue, re the Wairarapa and Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Association, I was. taken .aback at the barefaced manner in which an attempt was made to deceive the public, viz., by holding forth great inducements to the breeders of stock, and, as our Carterton friend is pleased to put it, " of agricultural implements," to cume forward en ltase to the great (I) show-to be held at CaHerton on the 19th inst. May I ask the Carterton correspondent what induce-

lent the breeders of stock, and imple

nient makers have to come forward 1 He need not trouble answering, as the reply is, There ia none." Breeders and exhibitors have been deceived'by the august body io question, in' its sundry disguises, too often. I have been. a. member of the Society for the last six years, and have .watched its, Bteady decline with sorrow. ■lb'would fake volumes to recite the num-

.her of mismanagements that have occurred since its inauguration. By quoting one, it will perhaps suffice to enlighten those who are at present blind to its faults. Since the last liquidation the first stop in -the wrong direction was purchasings piece of land jit five times its value (for which the Society, as at present conducted, will ■never be''able to pay).. t The Society has built yards tlieveon al the cost of, I believe, 1 i'Boo. It seems quite at variance with ecuiomy to have such an elaborate ereclion lying idle from year to year, with 'he exception of ,a,-few hours every year. The Society is now in such a lamentable position that it is obliged .to oiler paper certificates as second and third prizes Oer-

tainly, something is better than nothing, as little or n > prize money has been paid for the last two years. All the moneys it can receive irom the privileges, and all entry fec3 will scarcely pay the rear's in-

terest. It is therefore unable to oiler .pr'zas, or 'even. pay what prizes'have a'ready been won. If no prizes are offered .what inducement has a breeder of stuck or an implement maker got to bring forward exhibits? If no exhibits are brought fnnvan 1 , there will be no competition, If the e is no competition, there is no honor hi any award made by the judges. Again, if exhibits are not brought forward, there, is certainly no inducement for the public top.tionzjt'ieShow ground, and, as a natural result, the privileges won't be woitli bidding for. It matters very little in what part of the district the Show is held in, so long as the Society is on a siiUnd and proper footing, and good prizes are offered. " Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together." I hare been a'regular exhibitor at the Society's show ever since it was started, and would as soon take my exhibits to Tauhele. iliau, Carterton, Greytown, or Masterton, as anywhere else, provided some inducement were offered. Surely the above cannot be a specimen of the worthy president's financing. It is a ; shame ! hat the agriculturists of the valley can't onganise a Society to compare witli that of other 'district j.

The. present. Society is undoubtedlykee;iiij back the'intiVdito iof good stock into the district. Competition produces a friendly emulation, which incites breede s of stock to go further f.om honie for their sires and dams,- which l're«h infusions of new bloyd enhance the value of stock to a considerable extent. The'present Society is" simply preventing •i new (me from starting, which, if inaugurated, will certainly' be of a better •stamp... One greiit miat»ke which people who aro new chums at their work make,

.s this; they try to run before they can walk, .'lhere are 20, aye 50 settlers in die valley who would only be too happy 'o lend the v 'ociety a pidduck fur one day iir tbe year, t lmld its annual exhibition. 'lf 'lie Suciisi-y would take advantage, of: . :-his,'aiid erect temp irary--.yards at a mini .mini cost, tliey would find it an easj liiit'tec to f>(for prizes. The above is the .viy in 'which the best Societies in Great Jritaiu are established. Let the coiumitt.ie look for . one moment, at the Highland Society of Scotland, ancl liide then diminished.heads, It has iKspeci»l:shor ground set apart for its exhibitions', but is aceominiiduted by tile Corporations of ;he several -principal cities ,of Scotland, v % /Glasgow, Stirling, Edinburgh, Dum- • ries, refill, Aberdeen, and Inverness, where in turn, it holds an exhibition vorth going hundreds of miles to see. lixhibits come from all parts of Great '.lritain to the above society's shows, and t ia nothing more than the prizes offered mat induce tl e'ii to do so, The honor of taking a priie a such a show, or even at any show where there is competition, adds greatly to the value of the stock of a su:c I ul sire < r dam, and the breeder ■ii sttuii stock ftuds himself considerabl] in pocket on account of such honors, but I am only too sorry to say that the honors •of the Wairarapa- Association affect the pocket of the exhibition in quite a different manner'. However anxious the settlers are to have an Agricultural Society in the valley, it is surely chagrining to see that the crowns and half-crowns taken, at the pato have to .go towards paying f'ifthe foolish, freaks of "this fearless •committee that is not afraid to look indebtedness in the face." The public will find it a'veryrtalegameto have to pay for the experiments of a few people, who have proved, in their seven years' trial, that they havo 'as- niuch idea of forming a I pi'opet' and prosperous society, as they have of'flying. This, we sincerely hope, will- be the last struggle, and we expect ihat their good sense will call tliem to put their pet scheme into liquidation once more. i If this is fiot done they can depend on a fresh Society being started which will .exterminate" the present Wairarapa and East..Coast Agricultural " Apology " from • the face bf'Jhe earth. Trusting the committee will, have enough common souse to view their-financial position in a p'o.ier -light; both to save themselves from fur-, tlier disgrace and to cmifer lasting benefit on the agricultural population of the valley—l am, itc.,

"One of the Disappointed. . P.S.— For, (he better information of the committee, I should suggest them to purchase ti book lately publisher] under the auspices of the lending British broe 1ers entitled " The History of the fl ghland Society of Scotland,"' [We regret that our corresp indent fhoul 1 have attacked the Pastoral Committee on the its annual Show. After the annual meeting we would be very happy to join " Oae of th) Disappointel." in discussing the weak points of the present Society ; but at the present time a'hardworking- Committee is doing its best to make the ; coming exhibition all that it should' be, and adverse criticism might well be susnpnded - En. W.D.]

Moore (in the Chair), Buchanan, Booth, Boys, Braithwaite, and Drummond. The minutes of the previous meeting having beet) read, and contirmed, the secretary reported that Messrs Peute, Williams, and Gairford," who had been nominated as judges of sheep and blood horses, had notified to him their inability to act. The following were then nominated for judges and the Secretary instructed to write to obtain their consent to act

Sheep: Hon Messrs Kobinson and Ho'.mes,

CattleMr E Riddiford. Blood Horses: Mi' Wallace Smith, in

the event of the judges being unable to act who had a'ready been written to. A like arrangement was made respecting Mr Farquhar Gray, in the event of Messrs Harding and Hill not acting for imple-

ments. Boys, Buchanan and James Harding were appointed as prouuee judges Captain Corbett was nominated as judge

for dugs, The following stewards were appointed to be iu attendance on the day of the Show :-Bloid horses and hacks: Messrs Ijister-Kaye, J. Drummond, and Jl. MoMaster. Draught Horses: Messrs 14. Donald, A, Mattne.vs, J. Donald, and it. j5. Haye. Cattle :,Messrs. W. C. Buchanan, N. Grace, H, Gillies, and H, Fraithwaite, Sheep: Messrs H, K. Bunny, L, Nix, and J. Stuckey, Pig'-i: ;MrW. Perry. Dogs; MrP F.'fancied. Implements and Produce.: Messrs it. U. Williams and D. Donald. , "

• Five tenders were received for priiitiiii; catalogues, that of Mr It. Wakelin at 19s, bein,4 accepted for 500 copies. A discussion then' took place mi the training of the catalogue, when some modifications on that of last year were made. A letter in reply to that written by the Secretary from the railway department, stating that for the convenience of persons wishing to visit Carterton oil the day of.the show, arrangements had been niaue whereby single tickets to Featlierstou, issued on the day preceding the show

would be available for the return journey Uj) to and including the 20ih .November. The Secretary was directed to return thanks for the arrangements made, and to acquaint Messrs Hast* ell, Macara, & Co., thereof, with a view to laying on extra coaches at a reduced rate, A letter was read from the Carterton Brass Band,tendering their services at £B, The Band were referred to the Carterton L ical Board for instructions.

In til ussion, one publican's booth am

one refreshment' booth were directed ti be sold on the 11th iii3t, at 3.30 p.m., b; Mr Girdlestone.

The form of advertisement notifying he Show was then drawn up and directed to be sent to the papers for insertion, A £2l cup will be given by the amalgamation of Messrs Hislop, Bidwell, and Thompson's contributions, which is to be called Mr Hislop's Cup, the latter gentle,niiin having stated that he would give a

cup of the value of £lolos at each annual show, It was resolved that the chairmen of the several Councils and Local Boards be written to requesting them to proclaim the Show day a general holiday. Instructions connected with minor details were then given to the secretary. Financial statements laid before the meeting were rsleyaled to the General Committee. The meeting adjourned, about 5.30 p.m. until Friday, the 14th inafc.