THE WAIKATO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 754, 17 April 1877, Page 3

THE WAIKATO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

)•:■■/ i<;in »■•)■<?• I? >J ='T— 'tt--- ■'■■ '■"' ' ' ! " Sib,— A letter© signed by Mr Steel appears m the B&me: issue na the report of the Wai Ira to Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Jfrotn the way that gentleman introduces "aide winds" and 4I Vapours, l '" one would think that he must 'hare been suffering from atmospherical disturbances 1 when he Wrote it. I trust, .therefore, Mr, EdiWr, that 'as my name has 1 j beeh ; ho freely used, you will give me space to state something of what occurred, and to make a few remarks thereon, free to the winii Bf fair discussion from all . points of. the compass, but I think I hat uny correspondence yoatiay publish on the time ( the show or shbwß ought to be held should be' free • from imputing* unfair motives to 1 an) one: As a member of tlio Wai kato Agricultural and Pastoral Society lat- ; tended a meeting convened by. public notice. When* the routine b ijijiness was ' concluded, the chairman 'said that' members cbuld bring forward any matter having reference to the' Society. I then rose' and said ihst so lar as the numbers of , exhibits were -' concerned; the late show ! was generally oOnsidered a failure, ,and : that nothing else could have .been expected as uufortunately the 1 number of settlers! wealthy enough to own stock worith exhibiting were too few. Tbat the .three loo.il Showsbeld at Te Awaniutu had been much' more successful, which I 1 attributed to 1 their being held m the 'Autumn, - t as by holding the ehb w at that! seasonj it ' gave -'every one 1 ' an ' opportunity of bocoming an exhibitor. ; That ; a man Who had a' : few acres ' might' show p-and show euceessfully — fruit, grain,' and roots, against a neighbour who counts his ; acres by the; hundred or' thousand.' s That I acknowledged the Spring was the "time hoi'ses end l sheep showed to greatest advantage. Still, as there was no ' one' time m the year that our various products , .were m perfection, I thought the. difficulty might, be met by holding a show of sheep and, entire horses ; in tbe Spring, having a ploughing match and a trial of. collier dogs ou the same day. That the add!* tional expense thrown; on the Sboiety ' by 7 such ; Show, would . be more ■ than repaid by ihp f iiurease of/subscribers < which sueh 1 ' a popular day's amusement would attract. As /jpu have reported, the mojprily of tlie meeting were m iavour of only one "show., .Although, asiwell asil> recollect^ reasqnsiiwero : given. I: therefore 1 pro- ! ;posed ; v^ha?. I.- considered to be-fori the 1 'greatest good of the greatest number* vii'S Tbat the .Show be held m Autumn.: I am' still bit the opiniou that some! such show as I haye- attempted to desoiiberabould be held . m , the Spring, and that <if >the Society will not hold.it, it wiil,be ! held ? nevertheless. I would suggest that the /respective; secretaries, of thai Society and the . (Cambridge VFarmer's Club , try- and r arr the matter. .-: • With reference to the suggestion m your sub-leader.ithat/the, <show be .a peri* patetic one, the natter has often been .discussed. Experience has proved that lini thinly ' populated districts "they have not been successful. In conclusion, I would urge all those who have 'the in* teresfc and progress ,of the • .country at heart to unite and make the next show a success, thereby 'proving, tUemselvea worthy qf the lovely and bounteous country they occupy, lam, &c. " i GOBDOK 0. V.. TlSDAIdfc. . . - i r:''U/l<vr-.>] >' 'I *•'< ' f '- ■'■ "-