CENTRAL WAIKATO AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 513, 2 September 1875, Page 2

CENTRAL WAIKATO AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

We *re glad to observe that our remarks on the advantages of co-operation amongst thu various grttletnenta in thu Waikato for the purpose of arranging a Central Agricultural Show >it s<>me suitable poia', have not been without effect. It will be remembered that the propo-al was mooted at a meeting <f the Agdcullural As* sociation held at Te Aw<*mutu on thj 17 r *n Julylast, when it was decided tint trie next Show should bo held m the Spring of 1876 Tb.9 following corresp >ndenc j ensued : — Te Avrauiu v, July 24, 1875 -To Mr James Ru ioimin — Dear Sir, — At the meeting of the Agricultural Association held on the 17th instant, it was dei-ided that the nexfc show should be held ii the spring of 1876, not 1875 stated in the paper There na9 aso a bopj exprrae 1 by seve r 'il of th > c present that y>u would a c your w »y to i» tU'ir ishnvr at (Jannbri Ijje in tie ensuing si.rin'4, ami t tat thus we might be able / af c- a whie t> 4_'re- to au a'teruite sho.v. I was requp»'«l by t e me^tin.* to cooamunic-tte wih you on the *übj<'Ct, »o th.it if jou think p'ojier to t>ke any act^io'i ia the matter you mayh.ve ti'«e enough to make arr moments, With kind n^aidn, i reman, deur sir. Y.mrs faithfully- J H- XUnoe.vo" Mr James Ruucimtn rf]»3i»* I a* f%iHo«B: '' Fcraeiido Farur., August 5, 1873-,- To Jhn 11. Man l<*no, Eaq , T« Awimutu — My de*r *'r—lr — I duly rec«iv<rd ymrs o" fie 2-tth ult. and wax v ry glad to^ae* tlnf our Te Aw.imutu nei^hbo »r3 h»ve at hat conn 'o t'HXi'i de^' <-c <-f reiS'>n,^ There 19 a commit tte m<c'i'i^ i 'hi dm >ril^e tir.vx'i of tin Auck'nnd Aculi'iiitwiti.ii .••o >i »iy t > bo h Id on th- Ut'i t stift, w!i'--n t will take Jhtt «.pp rtuu tv of coital |i j iiii;> the co te ira of y mr nt>, an i will im '»m 1 iij.»te to v<> 1 eh : dec si)a we nome to The nie-i f>r din; fiat committee te the sum 1 who h >ye a ! w*ys taken h- nr»st livtly i itoie-t m th 3 off" On the 17 h A ig'nt. Mr .lauiGH liv.i uava wrote as^ foMows : "To ,h*hn M.m Wjho, Eij , Te \warnutu—Fcne irio F.nn. 17th Au^uit, IS75 — My dear air, — s . coning to prmiirto that [ M*oul«l have the 00 ton's of y mr note or' the, '24th ultimo 0 umderrd oa the Hth ius(a it at tliP Acclimntization -ociet3 T 's meeting, lam -^'ad to tell yon th it we had » full muster. Aft-jr a deil of desultory conversation rcBj»cctin^ tin hoi ling of a Show in the coming pnag, wo c nclu led that rhe tima was too far a lv,i .cc 1 to b j abe to get up anything like a creditable j.h >vr, no one a ticipaMug anything of th« sort, an I I^3ide3 there wa* not one member present would either assist or contribute to another ]o"d show ; and we unanim>usly agr.'e that n:> show should be h«l I this »pri->g sr> for as Oambr'*<2e waa concerned, but thut in the tpring of 187 C we would be very glad ti as»isfc witb one general Show for the whole of the Waikato, so that proper arrangements can be mad-. Wo would request the Central Waikato Association to call a pubic meeting at Ohaupo some time ia October next tof.-nn an Agsociation if possible, an<l to dcidethe place for S'iow. Ac, «te. — Yours faithfully, James Runciman.,'