CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5070, 6 July 1895, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

MASTBRT.ON HORTICUL. TURAL SOCIETY. [TO TUB EDlloll.] Kia,—There aeeins to be ugendral misapprehension of the facts regarding the Hiatus of tho Masterton Horticultural und Industrial Society. [The sweeping statements which I havii been made by local journalp lm?e, without the slightest doubt, caused the public to infer that the Society is in a, thoroughly unsound condition. Tilsit sttub is 7iot the case is clearly proved by the present year's balance sheet, which shows thai the finances of the Society have nevkr been, iiiso good a position at the close of any previous financial a. The ■past year's Shows hare more than orainarilysaccessful. Tbi last Slw was by far the best Autumn Show the Society has held, both, as regards' quality and number of 4*hio'tff. These bein|f the fact?, th« executive ban. Barely chum His same amount of commendation which has been accorded its predecessors If there is a weak spot in tbe constitution or exeetitrire, -why not at ones lodate it, and immediately secure—os r j at least, adTOcate—its removal It {Would have shown an absence oi antagonism, rm the part of critic; fesd they -waited until the annua report and balance shseh bad beei presented before ringing the deatl kesll of fcfee Society, ft is perfectly i plain tbat tba present executlvt r iare aecosnplisbed ss much, oj ii lapse, then their predecessors-Than "wear* is the weak spofe r The weak t wpss lies Toot with tie prcsen '. aieera.trrffi.bttt in tlss want of inters? i a&otEUßßiuty £he sues- of Msetertci i e&smM asiuhit-; ebskb especially a. i fea Society f J£. the bmosess eeasmaniiy wc=sd! t s&sar ssrak «s interasst, a. ttarosgkl > fewiaWßseEecsSiTa^gaMfesasgpoijatEi . Me tasa Mi is «-ieir jtssssfess i f&ssisssss*—l--sSjSteji- ■ - - ' - I - r& 8,-F4§rSPSS3r3.-