AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2091, 10 September 1885, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

ADJOURNED MEETING.

A meeting of the new Agricultural and Pa.Btoral Association was held in the institute, Masterton, yesterday,. Mr T, Chamberlain, President of the Farmers' Club, occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed, and the correspondence that had passed between Mr Fitton and the Secretary of the Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Society, and the President, Mr W, C, Buchanan, arranging to receive the deputation from Masterton at the meeting of the Show Committee on the 4th September. The following letter was also read: Carterton, sth September, 1885, R, J. Fitton, Esq.,

Sec, Mastorton Farmers' Club, Masterton,

Dear Sir,—l am instructed by the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society, in reply to the proposition submitted by Messrs Hawkins, Meredith, Caselberg, B, P. Perry, and T. Chamberlain, "In the event of the debt being satisfactorily provided for, and fit arrangements made at Masterton for holding the show there, will the Society be prepared to concur with the Masterton Association in holding the show in that town next year," to inforn) you that the following resolution has been adopted : " That a general meeting of the Society bo convened to be held at the Council Chambers, Carterton, on Saturday, 19th September inst., at. noon, and that as this committee has been appointed for the purpose of carrying on the shows on the Carterton grounds, it does not consider itself justified in making any recommendation to the general meeting on the subject, but will leave the matter absolutely in the hands of the members.'.' I am also desired to state that, though anxious to use every possible despatch in this matter, and consult the convenience of the Masterton Association, the Committee could not fix any earlier date than that stated, and that a definite reply will be sent without delay after the meeting. Yours Obediently, ■ H. H. Woltem, Sec, W. &E.O.P. & i. Society.

The Chairman called upon Mr Hawkins : to. report to the meeting the result pf the deputation to Carterton;'

Mr R. S. Hawkins said he did not intend to take up the time of j the meeting, because a very . faithful report had been (riven in the Waikarapa Daily by their reporter who was present at the meeting.. The answer from the Secretary was what they had to deal with, and was the net result of their work. Their deputation had been treated with a certain amount

of want of consideration by tho Pastoral Committee, because they had asked their deputation to go and meet them, and the deputation had presumed that tho .Committee had power to deal with tho subject ; but as they had now found by letter they had not even power to make any representation to their Society, and were absolutely powerless. It showed a want of care and consideration on the part of their officers if they knew, as they evidently did, that they were powerless to deal with the proposal. Their evident duty was to have called the Association together, They altogether neglected that, and instead invited the deputation to meet their Committee, and he for one certainly thought that having done so they had the power to carry a recommendation to their Society one way or the other._ Their plea for not calling their Association was that there was no time in the three week which was given them to do so, yet they had now called a meeting on a fourteen days' notice, When the first meeting to form an Agricultural and Pastoral Society in Masterton was held, lie, with some others, had urged delay before they decided upon holding a show in Masterton that year, and as a result they obtained the concession of three weeks. That time was up, and he could not, neither did he intend, nor did he think any of the others would ask them to wait any longer. The deputation had gone there not to deal with Mr Booth and the Carterton people, but with the stock growers of tho Association, and he must really decline to take Mr Booth as the proper opinion of the Association. In what way was their deputation received ? Mr Booth and one or two others, evidently! annoyed at the good humour and friendly - disposition of the deputation, lost their temper and displayed their anger at the proposition, judging the matter front a township point of view, There was no reason why they should not have a farmer's show next season in Masterton, He did hope it would not be taken as breaking with the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society. He strongly recommended them to retain their good will and humor, and with time and facts on their side, the stock-growers would find it to their advantage to hold a cattle show in Masterton. That was what he gathered from the remarks of the stockowners. Mr Bidwill was not in favor of Carterton, but Masterton or Featherston, and he was the only one, except Mr Buchanan, who had expressed his views on the matter at the meeting. Mr Mathews had said nothing either way. fie hoped nothing would allow them to lose their temper, and be influenced by the Booth party, What the result of the forthcoming meeting at Carterton would be he could not say; the proper course would have been to issue papers to the members to vote aye or 110 on the question; but to ask them to go again to Carterton to fight it over, was not fair, He hoped the present society would now take its own course, Mr M'Oardle said if he had been present at the last meeting he should have protected against making terniß with the other Association. When the show was once formed here, the persons interested would send exhibits, not for the sake of making the show a success, but for the benefit of advertising and disposing of their stock. He would move, That they now form themselves into an Association (The Chairman: That has already been done). Then what did they expect from Carterton ? An amalgamation? or were they only playing with them? He would move, That in the opinion of this meeting it was against tho interests of the Association to wait, and that the election of officers be proceeded with.

It was pointed out that the Society was not yet named, and Mr M'Oardle moved, That it be named the North Wi lirarapa Association. Mr E. Meredith seconded.

Mr_ Lyons moved as an amendment. That it be named the Masterton Association,

This foil fchrouph for want of a seconder, Mr Caselberg said lie would move an amendment to Mr McOardle's proposal, which lie thought might meet with better success than the last, He thought, as a member of the deputation, that if tliey adopted Mr McOardle's resolution they would be stultifying themselves. Had tliey intended to start without the other association it would have been right enough, but having tried to work with, them it was only a matter of courtesy to wait the ten days until the Wairarapa. Association met, unless ten days' delay was of vital importance to them. Then, in that case, he would give in, but if not, he would urge them to wait, having opened negotiations, whether right or wrong, with them. He did not think with Mr Hawkins that they had bean uncourteously received. On the contrary, going to them as theyhaddone, heexpected nothing less than to be tarred ana feathered. They, as a new institution, went and asked the old Association to destroy'itself for them, ?o, under the circumstances, he thought they had'been well received, It would be discourteous to abruptly close negotiations, There were many friendly inclined towards them, and should the Wairarapa Association decide against holding a show in Masterton, they would lose their support, Having done their best to work amicably, they could point back and say " We have done our best," if they did not succeed. He moved "that no further action be taken until the result of the meeting of the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Association on the 19th inst was received."

Mr D. Guild seconded the motion, and said he thought they should await the decision of the general members of the Association, as they represented the etockownerp, and should have a voice in the question of where they would show their stock.

Mr E. Meredith eaid he would like to disabuse the minds of any present that there hadbeen any discourtesysliown them individually—(Mr Hawkins; Certainly not)—but as a deputation they expected to moet an executive committee of the Society, with power to definitely decide the matter.

Mr W, H. Beetham spoke in favor of waiting, and advised them against making two shows for the Wairarapa, and then, when a majority of the Society found it would be beneficial to move the show to Masterton, it would be done. After some further discussion the amendment was carried, and the meeting adjourned to the 26th instant, at Temple Chambers.