The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY MARCH 18, 1889. Pastoral Show Amalgamation.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3156, 18 March 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY MARCH 18, 1889. Pastoral Show Amalgamation.

We have long desired to-see that union in the .Wairarapa in Agricultural and Pastoral interests which is so essential to the progress' of the district, as a whole, and to the happiness of the community. The result of the. two meetings hold'on Saturday last at Masterton and Carterton respectively, if not all we could wish, is decidedly a step in the right direction. A committee, consisting of Jhrei 'l'epresentative members from either Society, submitted to ' % meetings alternative proposals, ofwhij 11 ou 'y m mot w '^' a {mv ' able reception',.!>#?»W by the northern meeting, a.proviso at Carterton, The;'.'. '• attached .to the resoiiitionV the southern sooiety Virtually leaves the question still open, We should not have felt justified/in; reviewing., the the Committee to hold the united show outside Carterton and Masterton had our friends down south frankly accepted it. ,The labors of the'Committee'are; so deli-cate.arid:difficult-that any.point on whioii absolute agreement is secured ought to be accepted' without challenge,; The question, lioweyei', being still open for consideration, we venture to reaffirm' the view whioh we feel.-whether it be popular or unpopular—to bo right.-Apart from this we have one great gain from the meetings', in In emphatic and all but unanimous declaration in favor of union.; But the site diffloulfcy is still."unsolved, and ; -we trust it: will be,■determined.'"on'' the only logical and- satisfactory basis. which can be adopted. The Wairarapa is entitled to the best available site for its Show, whether that site beFeotherston, Greytown, Carterton, ■or Masterton, afldj:probably,:it would be useless.to' pretend thatany, smaller centrecan'.bejliei best sito,-;as; thta-e would b'e'iji less ifjopulous neighb,6i , ( hoods, a glaring .inadequacy joif - h6tel an.d other accommodation: Jfor .Visitors. If an inferior. Bfls;pji oliqseh^.willnqji .the outcome be a senl^'Aof■grjeyjn'ca which will lead to f re-pp.emlogjpf|b| fortunate JyisjpiiSi.of ;ie: past, plf thei boat'eitoV^r by i butai^e;

disinterested persons, is chosen, there may be disappointment, but there will not be a sense" of guevanoe, which would lead to reprisals. When the Assembly meots in Wellington, there will bo available tho services of Pastoial Show experts fiom Canterbury and Otago, who could absolutely decide the site difficulty on its merits. If ftp joint Comrmtcee, representing the two Booielies, weie allowed to add to its numbei one or three outside experts, we could piobably obtain a solution of the site question, which might be accepted as binding by all honorable-minded settlers in the district.-.' •.. ::':'■•". \;S'',. ;; .*^}-r- :