THE DINNER

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 836, 27 October 1877, Page 3

THE DINNER

ilal fixed f 0^4.30,' hutaltbonbh the bell w#e,repH»tedly mag, the m»j.rity of A the expected 1 guests having to attend- tb the removal of their txhibits, did not actable until nearly 5, o'clock.. At that horn, about 1 100," guests l, sat 'down tola pinner amply provided,, arid servfed up m liStyle that, did credit tb the caterer, Mr Hewitt, '[& Jbhel priteripn 'Sotel. .' 'Mr •Every) , McLean,' yPreßid.en.t of''fcrnV;Cambridgel,farmers' Cliib^cbupiea the chair • H^^as.iupporteji on the'- right By Mrjß ■ )^ra,bami.lani,...'b^Vthe'.lfeft by Major Walmsley, and M BubVequeritly also by Captain bteele, Mr E B Walker/ahd Mr i fiichard: Parker p.eoupyingjthe position: of- > Vice chairmen; , , •js umerous .'. Auckland. visitors were present,., among Bt whom we recognised Mr J ti Wilson (',N Z Herald)^ Mr John Wallace',- Mr James ' Wallace; MrGarli'ck (Holloway 'and ;Garl ; ck), Mr J Hunter (Hunter and Nolan), Mr Brndley;? MVChambers; (Porter & Co.), and many" others well known to Auokinud people. • The Queen, V* The Bpyal Family; * The Gorernor,' and other formal toast wejre giTen<and thinthe ' Army, N.av and . .Volunteers ? iwaa, given f rom, th^cb'air . Colonel Lyon, iu.resppndiyg, said,', that the/ Army, of Great 'Britain, though numerically small, was well discipline d.f, and Combined with that spirit of >yalty and patriotism" whicn'had always 'enabled it to vanquish any ioe.it might be called on to encounter. 'Ihe victories of tbe ; !! pa ! Btpwliioh were enrolled 'on . the colou Is, of the regiments, would again beß.epeated' if the 1 'interests; of ptbeff Empiie 'were threatened, > and . the,, call , of; duty, summoned them once more to th.- field, Aa for r the Navy, ..he ,it :tbe bulwark .ofjiEn^and.,, .Our ,native' lauo would be practically deftnceless if jour Navy were. not alwayf.J^y . to.ijj.terc pt, the,: adyaneerqfj hosiijejhoides »-ver the native element of the inhabitants oil the sea girt isles of Gteat Britain. The "Volunteers, he said, ., had largely coo„ tributed to the present ;prosper«us ttat" of this Island. He had\only to.reier tp such names as IJ ixori/ Vdh Teinpsky , ' anq ,his friend Mfcj^r j Jaekajm. vrho, .he saw wa». present to jwtify,,ms encdmtims on tbe Volunteers. ° MajotWalrnesly, m, response to loud calls, followed, 'and Major Jackson. aho responded. „ 1 '• Captain : Ste'ele'lhad Imhchj pleasure m proposing the 'health ol * The .Judges:' He considered it was a difficult ta*k that the Judges ;>at a showdfl'this description; had to perform.- For his part, if called uponVtp aot m that Icapasity^b^ should feel inclined to golthrough the c&talogqe and' average the -whole of rthe exhibits, giviig every man a prijsc He thought that! was/ the only tp esoipe tb* blame which was nearly alway caßton a judge, no matter bow he, might make his awards. The, post, f was a most difficult one; He would, therefore, most heartily propose, tbe Health of. r ',T he. Judges.' 7 Mr Bpnar repheo^as being the J^udge of the hprqe-ipoflkt^ ' $Psstoen%'& ' u P° n the abßolute'Uripo^BipjUty' pfplpaßing eyery .one; Jriutyi ; judging. .., ; He , gave a most graphic d£Boripti,ou of the points of the , winner .pf the jbbo^e'ughbn d entires, KnoffityWfi?fysM*Wfi of the'^ipner spake. a "temper as gencle as' a lady's (dubious 1 mnrm^rp)., "Alfjiding to. Black , ChampionV' jbe saijoV Hft j u og#PP t bad tyeV gifren m spi^e ,of his, dislike to (blacky ag,a colour m a horse. ' fie had'iareiy seen a hrier animal . One of the most, difficult matters' "hie ijiad L'ever had to 'd'eßide wai'as to the me»& of tW Weight; pArVying r ( flack's 1 . 'He Bip/Je'ifily: jthankfed 't}jp' rj gonirpittt'e, and throhfefi t%m' the 'settlers for the done bitb ; Buoh'a high truotinbis bapdjj. •hr ■ '^ r • M!r Marcroft, of .Canterbury, 1 as judge pf sheep said, that as a .Canterbury mau, be had tppugbt that po land m New cojulpT cpjpnare the; 'land' 1 m that part' of jbhjs Jsiand 1 of New.'^ealahd. Pis visit ; here, ; howeyer, ■ convinced tim that the la't d ' ih i jVkikato;jvds i fully equal if hot Biiperibr to the'land in' his part of 'the .country. 'He'had judged sheep that day; the nke of . which'< were not j to; be found jn New ; ! predicted a /Bireat fpture for sp soon as its evidently great reßonrceß ' b'egame furtjier developed, Mr graham as judge of cattle also re■responded'.': ( "' ;:,; '*'' > v -' ''• : -' Mr J Wallace proposed * The succeE^ fdl dandidates^ ''• ' l '•' ; ' •' ' ! Mjf Will» r *yn^responded. 1 Hb said it was cruel 0 tp.e Cbaiimap'to' call • Ipn h<m to, rfsppnd , Inpwing hpw difßd- nt and reti'ihV wa^ his diei \ositipn ■,'knb ¥ th j great difficulty he exp6 i ienced:'in' ekj ressing his vievs. 'Be had cerlairiiy" been very suciers ul, jrincipally m horf-e stock. He thought, lie'sho.uld not hiivy succeeded sp well ! if bthei people'had comW.fi rwar-i hetjker.wjyii theif ft>pp^. Bp^p^w pnimals m many ' gUartprs that ytvr'e not show" that wopld have beaten his, but jthey/^ wer^e > ot^s^own// because | their owners were afraid to face warit'of sucgesn fipe Bopod tfeht thi- feeling would be pyefepme i and al: per one paving gopd : WP»I<I ehpw them oi a pliahce qf |efeat. pe Vas disa- pojpted'at'nbt repaying a fiist I>rijs'- for his SpHnish fowl? m place of a stcod, us hip werethe pnly ones sbpwn, He wasd üblful il lie. would show ihent liextyear. Oh the r hole" he thought }f he ,o\id not slipw those he would exhibit better ' ones. ''' "' --' ' ■* . : ' ' ; ' Mr Faiitham m response t" loud' calls, replied to the toust. He had 1 eehiFUccesßfpll, but pot ( so,mu hue he had hrpeJi. There were eey. ral matters alluded to by^himi^ Whiph she differed fr<m ije. pomjmtte. and the Judges, lar Graham wplfcd Jo^hem, ■ ,' " "The uhßUC^eßßfn^eWdidaj;es"!met with no* response; which may have p ccc ed frpm dlf6dei.ee or the fact that m ne were presenfi. t (\Th.e f' agricultural interest" wa.3 propo?pd sod responded to by Mr Hit ks ' Tbp " ccmh.ercial interesis" vere pro-SOB-d by. Mr Gane and respon ed to by . Ir Cham b^rs. ( Porter $-, Co.) ' The Cambridge* Faimera' Club propoped.by Ms joi Jackson. Be said be (irpßteo that the t futpreßbWs'ooi) ducted under the auspices of the plub; would Wjly© wppprt 'frpm pther pq^q^m

he district, uutil io became not only a Cambridge Show, , bu* & Waikatoi<bow. As far as he was TbneernWdj he had b s u jkt,up a lew^ sheep and other ex- * nd .he "lhtendeC to contrirmtef mole to the' Show n|xt time,/^He ahp-'ul^-i dp|all/l)e could tip^rthef iheiinteres^pfl tbeße<exhibitionsi%|fc *"S* v^" J?„ JO, Mr Maclean, the. President responded. ' He">aid he heartily coincided with the last speaker*. -He ho|ed to see settlers from all parts of the Waikato-' faking part m these \shows. It did not necessarily follow that the Show would always be -held, m the Cambridge district. The Society would encourage improvements m stock and agriculture all through the district' of Wnikato. The speaker referred to the efforts he, iv conjunction wflih others, had made to import good Leicester sheep, and said, that no expense had been spared to import the best bred and prize sbeep from ihe old country, bo hat npw there were as good Leicester Bheepin > ew Zealand as there were m England itstjf. ','? v;