WAIRARAPA AND EAST COAST PASTORAL SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1606, 11 February 1884, Page 2

WAIRARAPA AND EAST COAST PASTORAL SOCIETY.

A general Committee meeting was held on Saturday last. PresentMessrs W. C. Buchanan (President), B. Boys, W. Booth, E Braithwaite, Jas. Stuckey, B. Kimberley, H. B. Bunny, J. Donald, and A. Mathews. . The minutes of the Qeneral Commit-' tee meeting, of June 23; 1883, of the Show Committee meeting of October 24,1883, and of an omergenoy meeting of December 29, 1883, were read and confirmed.

A credit balance of £92 lis 8d was stated, after payment of prizes, but not

including payment for medals, It was resolved that the conditions of the lease of the Show grounds, as in the minutes of the meeting held on December 29,1883, be agreed to, and that the offer made to Mr Elliotte be repeated, failing his acceptance of the offer, the yards to be immediately locked up, and fresh tenders invited for the lease. The Committee appointed on the 29th December to deal with the same have power to let by private con* tract if preferrable, Mr Clifton's protest against the award ot the first prize to Mr Bidwill's milch cow was considered, . It was resolved on the motion of Mr Bunny, Beconded by Mr Mathews, that the protest of Mr Clifton be disallowed, as, in the absence of any rules, the disputed points can only be left in the hands of the judges, and that Mr Clifton be informed that the subject of his protest had been submitted to the judges, who were of course quite unaware of the ownership of the animals, and the result of the reconsideration was to confirm the original verdict. It was resolved that the order of the Ram Fair be as follows:—The sheep to be grouped in groups ot about fifty, the priority of sale to be decided toL ballot. That cattlo be permitted to m,y exhibited on the Earn Fair day, but not then sold. The sale to commence at 11 o'clock sharp, ..instead of 12 o'clock as advertised. Resolved—Tbat tho- N;-Zi Loan and Mercantile Agency. Cup, value twenty guineas, be awarded to the .winner of the greatest number of points in sheep generally. "'"'.' ■lt was decided tlwfctheFlower Show advertisements be paid to the extent of 50%, and that the ploughing match advertisements be referred to the Masterton.Ploughing Match Committee. It was.intimated that the railway authorities would run trains on the Fair day same as on Saturdays. The prizes were then awarded to the successful competitors at the late show, there being, besides the money prizes, 25 silver medals valued at one guinea each, and 15 gold medals valued at four guineas each. Mr A. Mathews being the winner of the KZ. Loan and Mercantile Company's cup, valued at twenty guiueas. After the presentation, Mr Mathews invited those present to duly christen the cup, which was done in the time-honored fashion with champagne, The task of proposing the health of the chief prizetaker fell to the lot of Mr B. Boys, who paid a very high compliment to Mr Mathews for his flocks of Bomuey Marsh sheep, and hoped that his double success (having won the cup last year) would incite others to go in for the Romney Marsh breed. Mr Boys also alluded to the practice of presenting cups to the successful competitors, be had heard it suggested, and thought it a very good suggestion too, that the amount should be handed over to the Society, and the winner be allowed to have the value in plate or jewellery, and in some cases no doubt tho monoy would be preferable.

Mr Mathews, in returning thanks, thought that after his double success, it was time to retire—(cries of " No, no"). If he went in for competition another year, he would still do his level best, and nothing oh his part would be neglected to insure success, and if he was beaten lie thought Ms victor would well deserve the honor, (Hear! hear I) Mr Buchanan, the President, having now entered the room, a bumper was filled in his honor, and Mr Boys iu proposing his health, alluded to tho great... assistance rendered to the Society by the President and Secretary stating that thero was not a meeting convened but that both were present, in fact he said they were tho lite and soul of the Society, He did not wish to pass over the services rendered by the Committee who had done everything in their power to make it successful, Mr Boys alluded to the letter written to the Daily by Mr McKeever, just after the Isle show, giving advice to the Society, and also to the series of articles written in the papers about the Society's errors, one especially being mentioned, that of tho judging being finished too late. He could say respecting the judging that it j'was far better whon competition was very keen that the public be kept wait, ing than the judging should be done hurriedly to tho injustice of the competitors, He would bo most happy to give way on the Committee to some of those who gave tho Society their advice, but whatever changes they made, he hoped they would always have Mr Buchanan at the head, for do what they would a more painstaking and zealous man they could not get. Mr Buchanan briefly returned thanks saying that he fully appreciated the kind spirit in which his name had been mentioned in connection with the Society. In the past all the officers had vied with each other in fostering the welfare of the Society, and hoped in the future members would work as cordially as they have done in the past, The company then separated,