WAIKATO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 659, 10 August 1876, Page 2

WAIKATO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY.

A meeting of stib*cri->*rs fo fcha abvro was Uelil at Hhiiu »-> in Tuesday afreinoo l after dm sa'e, when about 20 inemboM were pro -on b Mr R W ilara nond having been called to the tliiir, tli j Secretary, Mr Mandeno, road the minutes of tin, laot meeting whi;h were confirmed. The htcic.vry siid that the first bmi-nc-s w>3 to fix a day for the Show in NoTembo' ne\ H . Mr Juiu.s Kunciman thought that ifc was not alvuable f,ir Pun ra-eting to fix a day as the elate fixed inijs>it clnsh with tlio Auc'vlmd Show w'uch m'glit abo be hri d in the month of JTnvem w. Mr Byron propjgjd, anl Mr TuUH lecan led ' That the clio "i n» o e u <1 %y f>r tha s|)ovir be left to fchj Committee.' Carried. In aocordanco with the no.ieo given at last meeting, Mr S St-*o.e jpwns><-ed thai the names of I lie foUj^JlOTmjiK 0.a0.i be u'ldoi to the CommwpHjWu : M^n", Grubbins. Burke, Btitifa r £' < Co<t.i»s, M ni r Bcott, ilonc-ieff, X, tßyhold,, X Hit I ani MoNiool. Seconded bj Mr Tit lull Tbu motuu gars rise to a gn>tt do 1 of disoasiion, most o thise p-e-<oat bei ig opposed to auch a large increase in the number of Com mlteo men. Mr Ruuiimin could not sh« what benefit was to be g.unod oy it. It nem d t > him that it would look ll'w cistin^ a shir on the pren.-nt Comtnitteo «a if they had not done their nrjrk iah'sfd'-tonlv. Mr SWole explained thub bu desire was aimplj to incrjastJ die interest, in tlio Sooiety by din<iing (lie labour amoujst % greater number scattered throughout the district. Mr Byron proposed ai an amendment, 'That the number of the Coqi uittee be not mora-t'ed' us he tliou^ht fiat when » Ltr^e number wore suppose 1 to do vnrk it wm more likely not. to bo done well. Mr Hiclts agreod wi h .Mr Steele as auuy of the Committee ould not pos»ibiy visit CTcry one in their diatric 8. Ar TisdiU'f recoil for seconding fcho motion was heciuse there iw no one on the (Jommittos to ivprcs^nt Oanupo. Ail Ihe original members wire living a distance away and as 3h)w« wer3 <o bo held at Ohaiip; it would be bitter if tome one lmng at or near the place was on the Committee. A discussion here took place as to tb,#r* ptwor of the mcdtiug 10 alrer tlio number of the Committee, but it was decided that they were qure in order. Mr Bfivm was willing to wit'ulraw his amendment if some one would propose biv'O or throe O.iaupo tnon, but be did not b heve in rot mg for tia mm in a block to bo added. The Secretary explained jthat his rea« s»ns for m^es'in? the adiitioi of three name) from Oluupo to be added, wns, that m show time appro lohed, many meeting* would be neceatary, aid th <»c living near at hand were more likely to be able to attend than those at a diatanor*. Mr Byron askod loa>e to alter hit amendment to read 'That the nimes of Messrs Buttle and GUbbnn be added to the Committee.' Mr Bocho PU-jgoatod Mr Ramsoy of Rangiaoliianlso. Mr Fisher objected to any nddithn b 'in.» mide to the Committee at all mi il th)?e at present constituting it had shown that they wore not competen . Q-ive them a chance. Mr Me Minn supported Mr Byron's amendment the more so as he considered fiat Olriupa members ware essential lo the S'lecess ot the Society, and th >re was no reason thit if a mistake had been ma le formerly it should not now bo remedied. Mr Byron's amendment wa« then put a - ..d ngrae Itoby a large majority. MrJ B Whyte propojei 'That the Committee hard uower to add to thoir /lumber if they think fit.' Seconded by Mr Roche. It was stited that no motion of the kiad could be eo'i-ide -ed unless due no ttce of the same hai been given it a p c. vious meeting. The matter therefore dropped and the meeting bro'.e up. At meeting of the Committee was then held ; present : — Messrs Hammond, (chair) ; Man-leno, (Secretary) ; Kooue, Byron, Day, Tisdall, Gubbina, McMinn, Buttle, Ilioka, and Kunciman. After thoroughly discusiing and ventilating the mitnr, it was deeidt-d to fix th< date at once, mid Thursday the 23rd of November was fix-d as tbe day on which the Show should be held at CKiaupo. The Cointn ttee then proceeded to draw up » programme for tho Show,