THE PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 317, 17 November 1879, Page 2

THE PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

To the Editor of the Daily.

Sir,—ln reference to a letter from Mr F. G. Moore which appeared in your issue of the 12th instant, purporting to be in reply to one kindly inserted by you on the sth instant, I should beg to tender a few remarks.

Mr Moore seemß to be under the impression that my letter was the outcome of mere malice. Now I should like to disabuse Mr Moore's mind on that point.

Ibeg to assure him that I bear not the slightest malice to the Society, the committee, or' the members thereof. It is, however, with great" indignation" that I view the effects of the working of the body in question, I do not doubt that the members of the committee are.as good men in their respective capacities as are to be had; still they are surely not so conceited of their own work and powers as to think they will make. the present Society a prosperous one for the next few years, As the entries have now closed anything I may say cannot prejudice the position of the Society oneway or another —not that I mean to disparage the Society in the least, as a few of the people seem to think I have, perhaps, given vent to my wrath in too strong terms already. Mr Moore makes a suggestion to the effect that every settler in the district should do his best to promote the interests of such an institution as the one in question. I agree with Mr Moore so far; as there is nothing which would be the means of conferring a greater boon on the agVioultal and paatoral prospects of the such a society properly I object to is the entire management, which seems' altogethe] founded on a wrong basis, /,

Mr Moore says f am ignorant of the working of the Society. lam not totally ignoiant, however, for some time ago when applying to the late secretary, Mr Frethey, for medals won two years previous to my application, I wa3 informed that Mr Pharazyn's orders w"ere not to give up the medals unless a bonus of £2 were paid, or a written guarantee given that the same would be returned if required, I gained sundry prizes at Masterton in 1877, and Carterton in 1878, and have not seen sixpenny worth of a prize as yet, but received from the Secretary a notice to the effect that I was entitled to certain prizes for certain exhibits. lam sorry the Society should have gone to the unnecessary expense of getting the notices in question printed, as I was quite aware of the information contained in them on the show day. Mr Moore proceeds to defend the Society on the plea of infancy- a pretty infant forsooth, eight years old at least, and should have been walking alone long ago.

Mr Moore accuses me of attempting to damage the success of the Society, forgetting that all chances of success fled with the funds,

. Mr Moore sensibly declines a refutation of the charges made re the mismanagement of the society; knowing, no doubt, that facts are too stern to be disputed. I am positively satisfied, and I am sure no one will but bear me out in my assertions, that there was never a better field for an Agricultural Society than in the Wairarapa. Mr Moore accuses me of showing a deficiency of public spirit. I beg to inform him I am not superhuman, and I have tried to curb my feelings till I could do so no longer. Mr Moore evidently forgets that "the boy is father to the man," else he could not imagine that a Society born in debt could be reared unencumbered. It is all very well for Mr Moore to call on the public to come forward and contribute to this Society, forgetting that the amount required to pay the debt of the present Society would establish two good Societies in the valley. Apologising; for again trespassing on your valuable space,! hope. Mr Editor, that these few remarks will tend to show why I am still One of the Disappointed.