LONDON WOOL MARKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1116, 4 July 1882, Page 2

LONDON WOOL MARKET .

The following wool cablegrara was re' ceived- yesterday- by* Messrs ■ Murray Eoberts and Co., from theifLondon firmi Mesßra Saiidsbn,' Murray" and. ,Co,;—. '•London, 30th June.-The sales hive closed. Coarse Crossbreds are Id below 'theopening rates: ; fme.-crossbreds, good greasy fleece, 1 : mediura greasy-fleece, and are about : opening-, rates'; interior* greasy fleece is a .shade .below; opening rates. ~ _ (

MASTERTONIHORTIOULTDBAI/

!ifeE';i.adjourned%rjttar;taeetihg of the jßdllS^rton v HortiiCjßlturaif and Industrial •Society' about a, dozen members in attendance. The chair was occupied' by Mr Everett, the President... „v,:, •'.;./,-, ./.'.,.,.."..;;: \

." Tho report"and balance-sheet• pre-, yiously brought up were again presented } and adopted. The uncollected Bubicriptions. amounted; to about £l2.and the. outstanding liabilities' to the extent of m. t •■■':;■ The next business was the election of. officers.. .. '. \ Mr Everett'expressed a wish for some other member of the .Society to be Bp-. pomteflPreeident for.the' ensuing year/. 1 ; Mr J. Vile, as Vice-President, thought with.MrEverett,tliat there should he a change in the offices they held. He movedthat Mr Beard be appointed President. Mr Beard declined.fo accept the honor. ' Mr'Paytbn jaaid'that" if ..the President'! and Vice-President of the Society had decided not to bei'Orelecled, their past ser-. 'vices-longht to he recognised by a'vote of thanks. He moved that the 'thanks ofthe Society be. .giyen to them for their past.aeryices. s ,>;;'».,.> .''...-■.•;

The resolution '.'was, seoon'ded by Mr Park and carried unanimously.

: Mr Park mbyed'th'at Mr.-Vilebe Prest-' dent./ His services as-Vice-Pjeaident entitled him to thehoiior,' - : ■"" : " / . ; ■ Mr Vile declined to stand for the office. 'Theßev. Mr Paige was then proposed by Mr Payton, but that gentleman also was unwilling to undertake the position. • MtEverett then said tliat ; .rather'than see the appointment fait through he' would be willing to -continue to hold it j if Mr Vile would afain aot as Vice-Preßiv don.t. ' ; ■■-. •'•■■■ "■". .■'

Mr Vile concurriDg, the meeting; reelected hiiri Vice-President • and Mr Everett President, . • ■ -.••'' 'Mil Vile theft moved that'Mr M. Brown be oppointed Secretary and Treat!urk He thought it; would be better 'to combine both hffiiteß in. one person. ',"Tho : preaident brfncdrrea.:- .They had found by that wheni they could' get-hold of the Secretary they ..could not findithetreasurer/and when they got the treasurer they could .not.fl.nL the seoretary. .-;.-:. ~...,'

Mr Park pointed out. that-by.- (he,.ruies the secretary and treasurer could not be ji'iii ly elected.;; H'.; i:.:\ I v \. ..';' ' ' on-the motion of Mr J. ! Vjle* Mr hi, Brown was elected treasurer. , : .; Mr Park proposed Mr Redman ,:be secretary,; aa Mr Brown could not hold tho double'ote.;'' ""' '" ' r i Mr Redman aa¥he declined, as hede- ! i sired Mr J, Brown to be appointed..,.. J Mr James Brown 'seconded the appoint: inent of Mr Redman, who then consented to hold the office on the understanding ilmt the remuneration paid by the society was divided between the treasurer and secretary. Mr Jas. Brown: "That is nil" The following were then eleoted as a Committee'for the ensuing year, viz., Messrs Gardner, Osborne, Par6on.' Paige, • Osborue, Beard', Worth, Park, and Bagge. and Mr Sellar was appointed auditor, - BEVISIOH OFTHE'EWES.. . . ')• Mr Beard proposed.that the committee should be authorised to revise" the-rules. He pointed, out that sorne : of -them were manifestly absurd,. Undei the first one everybody whO"subscribed tenshillings to the Society, were honorary,members tf the committee, ... ..j',.', " : IV ' The Rev, -Mr-Paige seconded the motion. He thought that if the comniiitec was limited to tho number elected,'< the lii;ter .would feel a greater", amount uf responsibility in. conducting, the affairs of the. society. • .The resolution was carried. '••■'.' Mr Vile moved that the President call a meeting in the month of August to report re the revision of the.rulw. CENTRAL SHOW, • ■ . • Mr Beard moved .that the Society take eteps'in conjunction with the Society at Greytnwn to hold a sliow in connection with the November Pastoral meeting at Carterton,-, He understood that tho Pastoral Society would be willing to-place a shed at the disposal of the.Horticultural Societies pn very, reasonable terms. By holding a central show thoy would be only following, out a. course adopted in ether districts with.BUCcessful rfesults. ' .'' - Mr. Park Seconded the motion- but .thought that it would have been bett.ii' if they had received a direct overture from the Paßtoral Society.. He was afraid I hat plants would he injured by. feeing tnk-n to .Carterton, Of' Course the' motion' was only on ■ tho assumption that favorable arrangements, could be made with the Pastoral Society. ' ~-■■• Mr J. Vile said ho ffas'afraid-tha l the proposal would, meet with opposi iou Exhibitors would-, run a;risk in Inking specimens so far from home. .Financially he- believed .the proposal would ho a success, but way with the Masterton Spring Sliow. v; The Rev. Mr Paige suggested that the Committee, should be invited to lvport what steps should be taken towards I olding a central ahow. ... : ; The President said,.the question had been thoroughly disoussed on a v farmer occasion when it "was; decided that it would prejudice .the Spring. Show i f the Society, It was trouble enough to get exhibitors to come to_ the Town .Hall without having to persuade them "io go to Carterton. '.■ _

. Mr Hogg.said his experience. w/n that flower shows were usually jjejd in coritres of population. It would seem exceed' ingjy strange to see a Christchurch flower show at Kaiapoi. It v. would be.. equally." absurd for r Dunedin flower show to be hell at Green Island! ..He thought the present proposal was the last stroke .in; the way of removing the last vestige of. an exhibition from Masterlon.-\.\ v ".'.' ' 'Mr Payton pointed but that the Horticultural Shows 'at Maßtertoh'' and Greytown had dragged during the last two or three years, and that it was worth while trying any experiment which might result in putting new life into them.,' He. .didnot see why a centra! show should destroy the Masferton Spring Show. - • '.Mr Parsonß recommended thot the Pastoraj Society should take the'"whole management of a horticultural show and get it up irrespective of the local Horticultural societies. : <r\ir Beard pointed out that Hutt exhibitors were wont to take'their .exhibits into Wellington and did not find the., journey fatal to plants, Mr to take a very.large colleotion. ,Z' '* •■>: Mr Osborne: He had no pot plauts •worth speaking of. . .. - 4 - -■;- ■■ ■■■. A The motion wks lost on tba.yoice'sjarjd;. the mover Mr Beard expressed his intention of bringing it upagain at" ; the hext annualimeeting.-;- •■ ;■-•-,•-■ ■. -- •Mr E'edman, stated that: an Industrial and Art Association had been founded some time ago, which contemplated the' .dreotion,of :-a,-lar«e building suitable for , exhibits.;/she.; Horticultural Society had asked tho' association not to take action' till'.the.:, annual, meeting of. the former took place. ■''" '/'" . '], .■ ;:?

, : ;;Mr Payton denied that any oommunir feation had- paseed between -thi Society.; and, the Association. was.not, sufficiently .organised as yet to be'of'any practical usei "Nod.oubtifßucbanAsbo.ciation were in a.'position at any time to take oyer 'the: induitrial..exhibits qu.t ! of. tfa^y^would"Be very to relinquish tneni.' . " i "--';;.. Mr Hogg suggested that the v commii-'

tee should report oti thg a-. adding agricultural implamom ox'hibiu to their tohedule. He pdlnted out that the KWO Snoiety did "-hot cover thu <"Wi «$ it was ono.Whioh should-not be lost/ sight i>f. - _THo Rev. Mt Paige cdiiirred with Mr Hogg as tn the poverty of agricultural exbibija at the Paator&i Shows. At the same time hei reminded h'ltfi that the %\. rarapa was not so a'dVaheed in agrioul- > tural pursuits si were aouthern disiriou with which IJi'Hogg waa:familiar. ,• ■'. 'Mr Parsons pointed out that the hall/lfff which their show's were held overcrowded by exhibits, and ij-wctML .well to consider the trig'a' larger'building. '» ,: % Mr Vile considered that the questiod of agricultural exhibitß was'blip whioh might be left to farmers,'. Such exhibits at ih» Pastoral show were simply a farce,