CAMBBIDGE FARMERS CLUB.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 706, 23 December 1876, Page 2

CAMBBIDGE FARMERS CLUB.

Thx usual monthly meeting of tbis Club was held at the National Hotel on luesday last the 10th mat 5 Present, Mrttsra E Maclean (President), James Kuncinmn, ' John Kunciman, G B Clark, H Reynolds, R Beynold*, Hicks, Hunt, E B Walker, Brooks, R Parr, W L MartjD, J Fisher, R Puher, Parker, Tinne, Williams, Major WiUon, Capt Owen, and Mr Buttle Becrelary. The minutei of the prerioua meeting haying been read and confirmed, the Secretary read a letter irom Mr Hunt, Local Manager W SN Company in answer to one liom one of the Club conveying the resolut on paiied at last meeting, asking the Company to reduce the freight on wool to 7s per package, the freight cliai ged by the " Lily." The letter stated the inability of the Company to comply wiih the resolution, and denied that the owners of the " Lih " had agreed to carry wool for the price named. Mr W L Martyn laid he would at the next moetiug produce a letter from the master of the "Lilly" to show that he wa« willing to take wool at the price quoted. The matter then dropped. A bullot was taken for the three gentlemen proposed at the last meeting for ad* mittanoe which resulted in their election. Their names are Messrs H Ferguiion, John Martyn jun, and Oane. Mr Martyn wat introduced and took hit teat at the Club. The President then called on Major Wilson for his Essay. Major Wilson said ha did not know how to apologist to the Club for not being prepared, business had prevented him from finishing the etaay in time for this meeting. He had tried to prepare httlf of it, the part relating to the nature of the disease, but it would still taka half an hour to finiih that part. It was for the meeting to say whether he should retire for that time and then read it to them, deferring the other part till next meet* ing. The President put it to the meeting and it was agreed that Major Wilsoa should hare half an hoar to prepare his ' essny. The only other business was a notice of Mr RHD Fergusson's re the proponed show to be held under the auspices or the Ciub. Mr Fergussou being in Auckland, Mr Fisher mored that the rule relating to notice of motion be suspended for that night so as to enable Mr Clark to bring the matter forward without previous notice. His reason waa that he would like to -sec the matter discussed -when they had such a full meeting. Mr Clark, he believed, was ready to epeak on the subject. Mr Hunt seconded — oarried. The President said it must be understood that the motion would only apply to this one subject, as Mr Fergusson was absent, he would like after they had discussed the matter to adjourn it till next meeting, Mr Clarke might himself give notice "f motion to bring it on again, to give Mr Fergusson a chance of support' ing it with the arguments fee might -hare ready. Mr Clark said it was the with of some members that the matter should be brought before the Club to throw it open for discussion. It was a subject on which he was not very well prepared, and if his ideas weie not well expressed he feared he would not bejundrrstood as he wished. He would read Mr -Fergunon's resolution " That the Club consider the desirability of holding an agricultural Show under the auspices of the Club." •It was *o be understood that the r : ght of exhibiting would not be confioed to members of the Clab, but that the Show be open to all Waikato, but the Club was to have the management of 'it. He had no deeiro to make a Cambridge Show of, it. 'Let it bo started fcbera and then find' out the most suitable jlaot af tsrward*. '■

The cry h«id been in other yews, a Jocsft Bhow will not do, but now when tbef had fak n the Show to the very doors ><n those peopi9 who had complained, be certainly thought to hare teen their stock more lirgly represented than they were. He was not lahified with tbe Show held at Ohaupo. They -could turn oat more ■took and belter than those inhibited there. If a Show was 'held connected with tbe Club, men would be found to take a hearty interest in it, and would endearour to mike it a success, Eii idea was to thoroughly establish the Show and 'move it if necessary. As things were now they had one member of the Committee there and another ten miles off, but if the Show was held in one locality they could get a<few man to work together and who would secure the hearty co-operation of the settlers to make it a success. He -thought bhat settlers should prepare themselves for a Show to be held about September or Dotober next. Mr Hunt seconded the motion. He thought that a Show conducted by fire of six determined members would be more likely to succeed than if the -Committee were scattered orer the country. Mr Fisher said tfcat if Mr Clark had confined himself to the proposal of holding a Show independent of the Ohaupo Shoic, but not in opposition to it, he would hare said nothing. It was hard to say what had canted the Ohaupo Bhow to bo a failure. If a Show was held at Cambridge it should not be in opposition to the Waikato Show. Neitk >r the quantity or the quality was good this jear, but it was hard to say what amount of support wouid 1m given to it next. Mr W L Martyn agreed with Mr Fisher that they should not interfere with the General Waikato dhow. If it died s> natural death, well, they would let it, but he would bo sorry to think that their Show had been in any way accessory to its demise. He was wishful that the Show should be held at Hamilton. It would encourage tbe Auckland people to be exhi-bitors-and spectators as well, more especially as the railway was approaching completion. He would like to see the <Jlub purohaie a piece of land at Hamiltoa and erect suitable yards for holding an annual Sho* there. They must remember that Hamilton would from its , portion command tbe support of Pialtstil and other places which were practically^ 1 excluded from either Ohaupo or Cambridge. Mr Walker was of opinion that the beat way was to see who would give tbe most money towards the project. If Hamiltoa came down with £600 and Cambridge only subscribed £100, then by all means let Hamilton have the Show. Mr Hunt did not wish the Waikat* Show to be held at Cambridge, but only the Show under the auspices of the Club. He believed in holding local Shows independently of the Central Show. If conduoted in a friendly spirit they wero com* duoive of much good. Mr Buttle said that as one who had taken an active part in getting up the Show at Ohaupo, he had given tbe sab * ject some consideration. Since notice ot the motion made and after bearing th* remarks made that night he had come to the conclusion that it they were going in opposition to Ohaupo he would do all in his power to oppose them. They should not forget that after a great deal of expense a socisty had been formed which has been looked forward to with expectation. They had all been crying out for a Waikato Show. The Ohaupo Show was not a success, indeed it was a long way from what it ought to have been considering the stock in the district. He uut down the want of sucoess to the want oi spirit shown by the settlers. But he believed that if another Snow had been held there threo month* after they would have bad twice as many entries. It was a difficult thing to get up a general Show for the whole district. Until something better could be brought forward he would certainly oppose tbe resolution. Mr James fiunoiman agreed with Mr Buttle. He looked upon tbe matter aa tending to raise up that detestable local j alonsy which bad been the bane of Waikato. Alter the trouble and expence they had been put to to get up the Obaupo Show, it would be, to say the least, very impolitic to go in opposition to it. They could not throw thtir weight into tiro shows— one or the other must suffer. He did not think Ohaufo was the best place for holding the Waikato Show. It might be tbe centre of population. (Mr Martyn — query.) WWeltl t perhaps not. The Piako and other new dutriuta had altered the configuration -of the district, and taken tbe centre elsewhere. He must say that he was very closely | wedded to^his oldidea of a rotary show, held at Hamilton one year, Cambridge tbe next, and so on. It might be an expensive plan, bnt the expsnee wonld not be all in vain, the yards, Ac, might be used for other purposes in the interval between the shows. There was one thing he wouid like to touch on in connection with the lat* show, and that wu th* spirit of jealousy shown by the Te Aw*. mntu people, in intimating that if tbe ■how was taken one foot beyond, that was the Hamilton side of tbe Ohaupo Sale Yards, they would have nothing to do with it. He need not comment on this. Many gentlemen who would contiibute to a central show, would not do so in the oase of a local one. If tkfJL, had not attempted to do so mnoh, bi»T had tried to get up a show for soms) specific purpose, say for sires of all kinds, it would have met with more sympathy and support. Mr Hicks was also opposed to the object of the resolution. People having valuable stock would not exhibit them at a local show. It would not be in any way to their advantage. They should try to make the show a success, and, im ten years time, when tbe railway cams, they would have no difficulty in leading their stock anywhere. Outsiders would not support a local show. Mr James fiunoiman said he had forgotten one thing. He thought there waa a desire on the part of Auckland, as well aa Waikato, to hold a show alternately at Auckland and Waikato. If this oonld be accomplished, it wonld be for the benefit of both pUees. The President said he had moved the question at a meeting of the Auckland Committee, but they would not entertain it Mr Maolean said that WhingareL, Albertland, Waiuku and other places had the same right as Waikato. It appeared to him that Ohaupo was not the proper plaoe for a show. There was no acoomo* dation whatever there. Was .it a fit place to take ladies 20 miles to, and if they had not the support of ladies, they would not succeed. (Hear, hear.) It waa miles from any hoase that they could go into. He was of Mr Walked opinion. Mr Hicks did not think that it was right to impute to To Awatnutu suoh selfishness as Mr I'nnoiman had described, It might have been the opinion of one or two. The Te Awamutu people considered that Ohaupo was the centre, that wai all. Mr Clark, in reply, said that In the first plaoe he<thanked Mr Hicks for giving him an apportunity to apeak of the liberality of the Te Awamntu people. It was |a disgraceful 'matter, but it waa only fair to ,put things 'in their qproper light. He was one of the delegates from this (Cambridge) district, some.y«ars ago, to make a general show. They met at Ohaupo, and there were delegate* -from •nearly tvery distitet is 'the WsikMt)

there. It wm resolved that the hiahest bidder should have the show. Cambridge cm. down with the met money TV Aw.matu then repudiated the act of their debate*, and said they had exOMded their p"W B rs. Now, although wm the highest, he, h.noßelf. moved that Hamilton should bare the ihow first, bat, they still declined to have anything to do with it. If th fwu a. specimen of liberality, then, he wm no judge of the article. Mr Hicks had further remarked that outsiders would feel agrieved if this wm the we. Why had thfy not shown themselves a little more generous at the iMt show, which wm a general one ? He did not with to nuke it » Cambridge show, but, to start it where the men were. Hamilton did not take sufficient interest in these matters. Those gentlemen who had undertaken duties in connection with the late show had failed. He wm desirous of getting up a first-class show. Auckland would exhibit, if sufficient inducement wm offered. By and bye, when the show grew larger, the medals given wonld be valued. He had taken prize* «t many shows, but people had Mked him, of what ralue were they, what had be to compete against. He had no doubt that his ideM w«re identical with those of most of them, but he bad a different way of carrying them out. He begged to move that the motion stand adjourned till next meeting.— Carried. Major Wilson having retorned to the fcroom, read the first part of his essay on soab in sheep. Mr Jamts Rnnciman said it would be better to postpone any discussion on the peper, until tbey had heard the seoond part As this part hud only touched on the nature of the dwease, they had better wait until they bad Msjor Wilson's opinion on the cure. He would make • motion to this effect. Mr Buttle eeconded-Carried. In reply to a question from Mr Clark, The Seoretory said there were thirtythree entries for the inspection to take place in January. Messrs Williams (Matamata) and Strange (Piako) had oon•ented to act as judges, but Mr Ticklepenny was unable to do ao. The Club would, therefore, have to appoint another genttnDin to act M referee. Oftne motion of Mr Jas Runoiman, Mr Buttle wss appointed referee. Mr Jamee Runoiman moved that the Reporter be requested to accompany the judges. They conld not overestimate the ▼alue of an impartial report aud description of the various exhibits. They were not sble to go aronnd to all the places, but, if some special feature worthy of I remark wm pointed out, they would know 'where logo. Mr Bnttle aeoonded— Carried. It wm also reiotved to oommenoe the inspection on the 3rd of January. The following notices of motion were then made : — By Mr James Banciman— "That he would propose at the next meeting, th»t Mr Janes Home, of Hamilton, be admitted a member of the Club." By Mr Clark— "That, at the next meeting, he wonld draw the attention of the Club to the want of a ploughing tnetoh." By Mr James £unoiman — "That he would, at the next meeting, draw the attention of the Club to the Autumnal pa^t of the farm inspection, the exhibits of which are to imlude fruits, vegetables, seeds, local industries and manufactories." This wss all the business. [We have held over the essay! itself until our next.]