In speaking to the adoption of the re port Mr Laidlaw said that although the credit balance had decreased somewhat that was due to no remissness on the part of the committee. He drew attention to the decrease in member ship, which was not as it should be. The society did good work and should be supported by the public. The un fortunate protest about the cup had paused the committee a lot of trouble and had led to the winner’s refusing to accept it, and was a lamentable and disagreeable incident. He then referred to the notice of motion at the last annual meeting about severing the society and working a show at each end of the county. In moving this he was not actuated by any feeling against the northern end of the county but was prompted by the small amount of support to shows at Alexandra and Clyde from the upper end. He quoted the number of members in support of bis contention, and also showed that when the show was held in Cromwell the same applied, but not in so great a degree, to the Southern end. He hoped that this year the Northern people would receive good support from the South and would reciprocate after wards.
