A. AND P. ASSOCIATION

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 14, 14 December 1932, Page 5

A. AND P. ASSOCIATION

ROYAL SHOW FIXTURE. GENERAL MATTERS DISCUSSED. Matters arising out of tho recent Royal Show fixture were discussed at a meeting of the general committee of tire Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association yesterday. Mr M. A. Eliott presided. The Manawatu Youth Employment and Welfare Committee wrote conveying thanks for a donation of £5 towards tho work. Tho committee added that it was very satisfactory to report that as a result of its efforts' over 150 boys had been placed in permanent or temporary employment. Eveiy effort was being made to continue that work and to make such provision as was possible to assist boys leaving school this year.—Received. Appreciation of the stall space made available by the association was voiced in a letter from the provisional committee of the Manawatu and District Development League.—Received. Tho Manawatu Aero Club wrote expressing its thanks for the generous amount of space provided at tho Show for tho club’s exhibit, and acknowledging tho assistance extended by Mr W. G. Black in making the arrangements. —Received.

The High Schools Board of Governors wrote conveying appreciation of the association’s action m granting the Technical School spaco for their exhibition.—Received.

A letter was received from Mr Hugh Gillies acknowledging tho groat assistance given by Mr D. Buchanan (chief cattle steward) and Mr Hocken (chief horse steward) without whom he was quite sure ho could not have managed the Grand Parade so satisfactorily. “It lias always been a groat pleasure to me, not wholly personal, but for the credit of the association, to tiry to make the parade attractive, and satisfying to the exhibitors, as well ns the public,” added Mr Gillies. “I am therefore exceedingly gratified and more than repaid for my efforts.”—Received. Congratulations were extended to the association by Messrs E. Averill and Sons (Hastings) upon tho excellent arrangements made for the Royal Show. They expressed their appreciation of the "handling of the stock and attention given to exhibitors, stating that tlio organisation had been very good. —Received.

Tho suggestion was advanced in a letter from Mr G. E. Ellis, of Bulls, that the selection of judges of breeds at the Royal Show should bo by ballot, as was the practice, lie understood( at Home. He considered that it was the fairest method of selection, and left no room for criticism.—Received. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded Mr D. Buchanan (Tiakitahuna) for donating three tons of mangolds for tho Show; to Mr J. W. Blair, for refund of £8 in judges’ expenses; to Mr W. Perry (Masterton) for a similar refund of £3; and to Mr B. Keiller (Palmerston North), for a donation of £2 2s. Writing further in connection with the management of the cattle sheds, Mr H. N. Watson said he could not see tlrat there was any argument in favour of the method adopted at the late Show, as there was nothing to prevent the exhibits, in the majority of cases, being placed in their catalogue order. Ho did not remember having seen such an arrangement elsewhere. —Referred to the schedule committee. DISQUALIFICATION OF SHEEP. Stating that all his Romneys at tire recent Show were disqualified for a reason of which ho had not been informed, though he had heard the judges said they were oiled, Mr Wm. Rayner, of Masterton, wrote saying ho was positively certain no oil had been put on them. They had been passed at the Carterton Show. No sheep should be disqualified, he said, until tho head steward had seen the owner. Messrs A. C. Morton and Jos. Batchelar, stewards for the natural condition ram and ewe Romney classes respectively, submitted a report signed by the judges and stewards which stated that numbers of entries had been disqualified for not complying with the conditions laid down in the schedule, it being considered that there had been oiling in four cases and trimming in two others. Messrs A. S. Murray (judge of the open section). E. R. Black and A. McKay (judges of the natural condition classes) endorsed tho report and advanced the opinion stated.

Mr J. A. Mitchell said it was possible the sheep might have contracted oil from the sides of other sheep with which they had travelled. However, ho did not think tho judges had exceeded their duties. It. was decided to forward to the exhibitor tho report of tho three judges. HEREFORD BREEDER’S LETTER. “At a meeting of this association | held during Show' time,” stated a leti ter forwarded by the New Zealand I Hereford Cattle Breeders’ Association, I “considerable dissatisfaction was expressed by tho members present at what was considered laxity on the part of the stewards, and it was resolved that a letter ho sent pointing out that it was detrimental in the interests of show associations generally, and also to exhibitors. The points objected to were that the stewards did not seem to know which animals were in a particular class, or tho conditions governing the different classes, and consequently confusion resulted. Also, when the awards were made by the judge, some animals were wrongly marked, and for some little time afterwards the exhibitors did not know where their animals were placed in the awards. It was suggested that it would bo better to have the animals paraded round tho judging ring after places had been awarded, and that winning numbers should be exhibited on a blackboard. My association feel that if better methods were adopted by tho stewards there would be no cause for complaint.”—Consideration of the matter was held over in the absence of the chief steward of tho section. GENERAL. "|

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Federation wrote stating that the tickets bearing catalogue numbers,' tied to the animal’s headstall, were too large to enable the public at tho ringside to identify tho animals. —The matter was referred to the cattle schedule committee. The Wellington Camera Club wrote advancing the suggestion that a reduction iii the entrance fees for the photography competition would result in larger entries and more popular competition.—Referred to tho arts and industries committee. The committee decided to advise the Manawatu Jersey Club tliat it did not at present propose to make any alteration in the present method of appointing judges for the Jersey classes. Surprise was expressed by Mr F. Findlay, of Hamilton, in a letter to the association, that there was no baker’s class for bread, there having been 281 entries there last year.—Referred to schedule committee.