TE AWAMUTU NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21232, 1 October 1940, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU NEWS

PASTORAL ASSOCIATION .SUMMER SHOW TO BE HELD (Special to Times) TE AWAMUTU, Monday. At the annual general meeting of the Te Awamutu Agricultural. Pastoral and Horticultural Association, Mr J. 6. Pattison presided. It was reported that the year’s operations showed a profit or £2B 14s id. The president said that the list of unpaid subscriptions was growing and he suggested that the list should be purged with due regard to collecting outstanding The election of officers resulted as follows:—'Patron, Mr W. G. Park; president Mr H. C. Rainey; senior vice-president Mr 11. R. Clarke; junior vice-presidents Messrs S. A. Rhodes and Eric Storey: management committee, Messrs H. Allen A L. storey, A. 3. Wyllie, H. Mandeno AY. J. Melville, J. A. Johnson, G. Reynolds, E. Roswell, E. Melville, p. Ray, A. A. Law S. A. Empson, A. 11. Storey, G. R. Lawrv H. T. Hodgson, R. Mandeno, J. C. Peake! A. W. Gregory. H. J. Webber, W. V Walker, F. 3. Mason, M. JI. Williams, y. J. Ryburn, W. F. Hermann, W. F. Woodward, A. J. Johnson, G. R. Melrose, J. s Pattlson, A. 3. Clarke, 3. C. R. Mack y an I W. Me;ill, with one representative or the Light Horse Association; auditor, Mr G. () Jourdain; protest committee. Messrs H <* Rainey, if. R. Clarke, E. Storey and s’ a Rhodes: lion, solicitor, Mr s. s. Preston The following were elected lire mem bens: —Messrs w. G. Markv ‘Paterangf> F. Quill (Te. Awamutu), li. Mandeno illairini). A. 11. storey (Te Rahu), J. T W. G. Park Puahue and G. Hall (HaVj’jni) are already life members the total ; it was unanimously decided to hold a The secretary, Mr J. G. Wynyard, callori attention to the necessity or revising the rules and produced a copy of the draft submitted by the Northern District Council. it was desirable to avoid such trouble as had arisen since the last meeting. litigation with an exhibitor over r point arising from the way the schedule had been drawn up. The dispute after the last show had drawn the attention or all associations to the necessity or bringing their rules up to dare. It was decided to adopt the Northern District rules. Special provision is to be made that protests must be lodged in writing by •» pjn. on show day or within one hour c»r judging or classes judged after n p.m. Appeals against the proiest- committee’s decision will be dealt with bv the general committee. It was decided to affiliate with the New Zealand Clydesdale Horse Society. FIRE BOARD REPORT FIVE CAULS IN LAST THREE MONTHS At the quarterly meeting of the Te Awamutu Fire board the superintendent Mr 11. Irwin, reported that for the three months elided August :i I. live calls were received, fliree being fal>e alarms at the \ew Zealand Hairy Company's factory ' Damage to the building was £l2 and to the stock and Jltling? £lO2. The brigade - dance in aid or patriotic funds made £l7 18s Id profit. The usual weekly practices were well attended. Fireman 1. petersen completed bis seven years* service tin July and was entitled to a two-years hair An inspection of the fire-plugs had been made wi:h the; borough foreman and new indicators bad vbeen erected. All equipment. was in gpod order. The balancesheet had been* returned by the AucUtwrlicnerol xUtivttf