MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4143, 20 June 1892, Page 2

MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

, Adjourned Meeting, An adjourned meeting of me'mbevs of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association ;.was hold: in ; Qlub Hotel on Saturday afternoon, About twenty members were, present, the chair being occupied by the President, MrF. Gray;';: ;.. v'.;':.The minute's .of the-previotjid 'meeting were read and confirmed. : - .. i< .'•". \CPBMSPONI)EN,OEi ;;.v •■;,'';- From the Hawke'sßay Association, stating that the next annual show would be held on the 6th and 7th October. •: From the Wellington Association, stating that the annual show would be held on 16th, f 17th, and lß'th November. .... .':..

: Froai the Wair'arapa and Bast Coast P. and A, Association, intimating that their annual show Would be held in the first week in November.

: From the Palmerston.Society, stair ing that their show would be held on Bth and 9th November; - ! : ' ; From 8. Kohn, jeweller, Welling-' ton, stating that the medals' would be finished almost immediately, •'■'' 'BALANCE SHEET. The balance sheet for the past year, was read by .the', Secretary, sliowißg actual receipts for the year amounting to £541 and expenditure £452 19s 4d. The liabilities amounted to only £2O this year as against £77 last. The assets amounted in all to £317 10s, and about L 25 was outstanding in subscriptions, There was a fixed deposit at the Bank of L 382 3s. The President, in moving the adop* tion of the financial report, suggested that in future it be prepared a month earlier.

Tlio balance sheet was then \mm mously adopted. :

It was resolved that in future the balance sbeet be made up to the Ist May, printed, and forwarded to each member before the annual meeting, THE NEW SHOW GROUNDS. Mr 0. F, Gawith wrote, stating (bat Mr W;G. Beard, on behalf of Mr E. McKenzie, had insisted on a personal guarantee from theTruste'es appointed, Mr Beard also requested that a deposit of LIOO be made,

: The President understood that the Trustees were released wben the Association became incorporated. ■■'■' MrE, Meredith pointed out that under the Aot Trustees were not re-. quired at all. • Mr Beard was surely exceeding liis moral rights when ho insisted upon a guarantee from lour Trustees. Mr Walker stated that the Association was not yet absolutely incorporated. Probably Mr Beard expected the Trustees to continue re* sponsible only until the Association was incorporated, ' Mr Meredith Bald it was preposterous to think that four members should be called upon to act as Trustees to the Association, Mr Guild moved that the solicitor to the Association be instructed to write to Mr Beard, intimating that when the Association is incorporated it will be prepared to ! execute a mortgage, ''' After.some discussion it was re« sol red that a committee sonsisting of the President and Messrs Meredith, Cave and Hesspy; be appointed to arrange the terms of purchase, with power to aot.' • ■'■ '■• t

AUDITOIIS. Messrs J, B. Keith and R, Brown were re-elected auditors for the en« aclng year. '"~" • THE BOOKS. Mr D. Guild moved that a committee consisting of the President, two Vice-Presidents, Mr A, W. Cave, the Treasurer, 'and the mover be appointed to take over the books from the late Secretary, hand them'to the new one, take an' inventory of all articles belonging to the Assopiation, and prgoure what books, ,eto,,; are necessary,—carried. - ::■■ beobetaby'B office.' '•. The 'arranging ofan office for the Secretary, where he could bo found on certain days during the week, was left in the hands of the Book Committee. SPECIAL PHIZES, '■■ A committee consisting of the President; aridMpssrs' A, ! W.; Caye, Walker and Stuckey was appointed to canvasiorspeoial prizes in/Wellington.' ' Messrs Hesseyy William Perry, and D, Guild were appointed a canvassing committee •fortbeiMaßtertqn District, '■:- PROGRAMJrE'COMHIITEE; . '/ The Programuie. Committee of .last year'was withlhe 'addition of tie names of' Messrs J, Stuckey', , Harvey, and toweij - "■".'.'