AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY OF OTAGO

The annual meeting of this Societ T hold yestorday afternoon, in j} "}*'* room at the Athenmini. I'hcra present —Messrs "W. B. Murison, M v? and H.. Driver, M.P.C., tlio \\^ t donts; D. F. Main, M.P.C. M.lif James Aitkcn, John Aiulrov.it, j,"' Bathgate, A. Dobbie, John Gow, /j? Hepburn, James Kennedy, 11. B. jr^ ' Walter Miller, G. Murray (Tokom^ 6. Matthews, J. Nimmo, T. \\ol\^ Robert Stuart, G. Thomson, A. Toii'it' A. Todd, W. A. Tolmic, and 11. J. jj^" lean, secretary and treasurer. Mr Driver was elected as chairman. Mr Mac\lkan read an Abstract ,i Transactions of tho Society, duriti« th year ending September 30th. The f,/ lowing arc the principal itunra :— Receipts: Cash balance fYum ij# Lll Gslid; subscriptions and donation 18GG, L 137; subscriptions and domtiur? 1807, L 139 7s; received at the tho show-yard, LlO5 lus; ratru-s Iw notes, LI 5 2s (id; received from Mr J Wain, for booths, L2O ; iccihykl f n ,j Horticultural Society, L 5 : total rcctiiti L 433 10s 9d. ''

Payments: Prize money on ncconnt <i 1806, L 159 10s; interest, colhctdr's f» Arc., Lls 14s lOd; sccretaiy's salary, y voted, LSO; prize money on account <{ ISQ7, L4B 2a ; Caledonian Society, f., ra!t of stand, L2O ; Horticultural'&.<v donation, L2O; stationery, to aw.unV L2O ; advertising, Ll!>_ 13s'(id ; timber fi new pens, LIS ; sundries, as eiiuinvratoL Ll2l 14s : total, US'.) 1,1 s 4d. lUk/, duo to the Trcasuicr, L. r>G :Js 7d. Assets : Outstanding suli:--crir.ii(t.i (1800,. LGG Kb ; 1807, LI 02 18s), Llcj 14s, less L2O as bad, LMI) Ms; jiur*. pens, Ac, L 135 : total, I/254 i-b.-Liv biiities : Prize monoy unpnid (18l>G, LK4 18s ; 1867, L 23« 18s), L,141 H', s , loss 1/5 promised as donations, Ll.'7'l l(is;<.,u;. standing accounts, about LIT) : la]an« duo to tho Treasurer, LSO 3s 7<l: total, L 347 li's 7d. Amount of liabilities our assets, LC3 ss7d. ■' Mr Maclean also rer.d the following report from tho Council:— • In looking back on the transactions of lie past year, your Council regret tl:at tLcj cannot congratulatethernselvc-Mm thy suictsi, in some rcsnr.ct?, at lejwt, that ii;is attc:i!yl their exertions in the iniuiagonient oi the alFairs of the Society. The show held in January hi.st was, [«. 