1906 Annual Report
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Agricultural and Industrial National Association of Queensland. SPECIALLY AUTHORISED SOCIETY Report of the Council Roll of Members, Subscribers, .AND ... Audited Statement of Accounts. For Year 196. To be submitted to the Annual ieneral Meeting of Members on Monday, February 4th, ig~ GiROUNDS, BOWEN PARK. OFFICES 3rd FLOOR COURIER BUILDING, QUEEN T., BRISBANE. Telephone No. 6q. OUTRIO PRINT. Co _ - -- U I~ Council of the NATKDN L Agriculturalssociaton ofand Queensland Indlustrial 196. SITTING-J. H. McCon nel. W. J Affleck, L.-Co. J Irving l.1Macdonald (fhatrtlrN), J. A. Hayes tThee~nr, T. F. Fau se. C. 'N. Cham her.. STANDING-P. Frankel, J Hiron, J. K. Stewart, E. Baynes, D. Jones, D Mactagart, J. Reid. C. A. Arvier (Sctal)r). VIGNETTE .1. Camleron, M.L.A. P tLionalslod oal AsoitoAgcultrat8 ancidutra SPECIALLY AUTHORISED SOCIETY. Patrons: His Excellency The Right Honorable Baron Northcote, G.C.M.G. 0 C.I.E., C.8, Govei'nor.eneral of Autralia. His Excellency Lord Chelmsford, K.C.M.G., Governor of ueenland. COUNCIL, 1906. Preident: His hIONoR SIR P)OPE COOPER, C.J. Vice Presidents: LIEUT.-COL. IR~VIN(;, MI..C.V.Sr JOHX C~MERON, Es'j. Ml.L.A. Chairman : Hon Treasurer: J. MACDONALLD, Es. J. A. HAYES, EsQ! W. J. AFFLECK, EsQ. J. HIRON, EsQ. E. BAYNES, Es. J. H. MRlCONNE, Esg. CLAUE W. CHAMBES, EsQ. I. MA.CTAGGAR I,' Fs.Q T. F. FAUSE, Es. REID, E'Q. P. FRAN KEL, Esq. J. k. SIEWART~, EsQ Ex Officio: D. JONES, EsQ. (Horticultural Soity,. PtritetS: Sir A. S. COWLEY, Kr., M.L.A. GAILE I }Aq Hon. Veterinay Bureon: LIEUT..COL. J. IRVING, Ml...V.sj L. Assistnt Hon. Veternary Burgeon J. WASHINGTON IRVING, Es., M.R.C.V.S L. Hon. Solicitors: MESSRS. OSBORNE. & WAij;ii Secrtry CHAS A ARVIER. The .. Thirty-First Annual Report Of the Council of the National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,- In presenting their Annual Report and Financial Statement for the year 1906 your Council are pleased to be able to once more report a highly progressive and successful year. OPENING OF THE SHOW. On Wednesday, 8th August, the Show was officially opened by His Excellency the Governor-General, Baron Northcote, escorted by a Guard of Honour from the Defence Force. OFFICIAL LUNCHEON. The Official Luncheon was held in the Museum Gardens and proved as usual a most enjoyable and successful function. His Honour Sir Pope Cooper, C.J. (President), occupied the chair. Among the distinguished visitors on this occasion were His Excel- lency the Governor-General of Australia, Baron Northcote, attended by the Hon T. T. Ewing, Vice-President of the Federal Executive ('ouncil ; His Excellency Lord Chelmsford, Governor of Queensland ; Lady Chelmsford, Admiral Fawkes, Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Squadron; the Premier and Members of the Queensland Ministry. GROUND IMPROVEMENTS DURING 1906. An important step was taken by the Council when they decided to erect a new Grand Stand. It was considered most necessary in the interests of the Members of the Association that proper accom- modation should be provided. The site selected has we think met with general approval. Tenders were called for a substantial brick and iron structure, and that of Messrs. Walls and Juster was accepted. It was first intended to have erected a stand consisting I of eight bays, but it was eventually decided to reduce the structure T by one bay, which, however, can be added when funds permit. SThe total amount paid to the Contractors was £5,066 10s. 9d., but the cost of foundations, filling up, furnishing, architect's commission, salary to clerk of works, and sundries, increased the cost to £6,248 18s. 9d. To enable us to finance this large under- taking, it was found necessary, for the first time for the past seven years, to obtain an overdraft from our Bankers, the Bank of North SQueensland. £3,000 was readily granted to us by this institution, and the result of this large expenditure has we think met with general approval from our Members and the general public, The success of the past year's work has, however, enabled us to close the year with a debit balance of only £2,109, and we con- fidently .anticipate wiping off this amount during the next two years. Meantime it will be interesting to note that the revenue from the new Grand Stand was £479'3s. Id., which exceeds an earning of 7o%. NEW GRAND STAND. Three Commemoration Stones were laid on Monday, I Ith June, by His Excellency the Governor, Lord Chelmsford ; by Sir Pope Cooper, C.J., President, and by the Chairman, Mr. John Macdonald, for and on behalf of the Council. The past and present Members of the Council were invited to the ceremony. DONATIONS TO THE CLOCK. It was hoped to cover the cost of the clock in the new Grand Stand by means of subscription from the Life Members. The response to the circular has so far resulted in donations from Sir Alfred Cowley, the late Mr. John Hardgrave, and Mr. D. Gunn. Other Ground Improvements include :-- Erection of Event Board, 25.x 20 ft. Telephonic communication with the Ring and Fat Cattle yards. Removal and Re-erection of Dressing Rooms and Lavatories. Removal of Caret&ker's Cottage. Dismantling of Old Bar and Refreshment Room on the hill. Erection of Fodder Shed. Erection of Weighbridge. Additional Cattle Stalls. Erection of Huyer's stand in fat cattle yards. Erection of structure for public dining rooms. Erection of Kitchen. New Bar on the hill. Asphalting of footpath at Ground Entrances. Planting of trees in the roadway between cattle stalls. Erection of additional miscellaneous horse stands. Removal of LIadies' Retiring Rooms. Machinery Entrance to Show Grounds from O'Connell Terrace. TENURE OF THE GROUNDS. The Agreement of Lease for 14 years from 1st July, 1904, at £10 per annum, between this Association and the Agricultural Department has been completed. The insertion in the Lease of the Scale of Charges arranged with the Brisbane Cricket Ground Trustees, which your Council strenuously objected to has been modi- fied by the insertion of a clause reading " Provided that if the Trus- tees of tle Brisbane Cricket Ground at any time during the period of the Lease shall have broken the Agreement with regard to the tariff, then the National Association will be absolved from adhering to the Schedule of the Lease," DEPUTATION RE GROUNDS. Your Council waited on the Minister for Agriculture on Wed- nesday, 24th October, and made a request that the Grounds should once more be vested in the Trustees of our Association, or if not, that at the end of our Lease improvements should be valued and compensation allowed to the Association. The Minister promptly declined the request as to vesting the Grounds in the Association, more especially as the Lease had but recently been arranged. With regard to the improvements he also declined our application, but stated that it was unlikely the Assoc- iation would at any time be disturbed in their possession of the Grounds. Your Council also waited on the Commissioner for Railways and arranged a lease of the Railway land on which a portion of the new Grand Stand is erected, for a term concurrent with the Lease secured from the Department of Agriculture, the rental charged by the Railway Department being £10 per annum. COMPARISON OF ENTRIES, BRISBANE SHOW. The following table gives the number of exhibits in the several sections for the years 1902, 1903, 19)4, 1905 and 1906:- 1902 1903 1904 1905 1908 Horses .. 449 572 684 785j 847 Cattle .. 128 305 414 443 658 Sheep .. 63 75 86 99 115 Angora Goats - 9 5 12 10 Swine .. 58 - 11 57 45 Dogs 204 251 269 234 296 Poultry 703 724 ;58 1071 7, 7 Wool 3 6 4 10 4 Wines 121 85 79 7.) 93 Faim and Dairy 140 185 141 240 242 Cob Corn Competition -I - - - 200 Apiculture -I - 36 33 49 Horticulture 56 i 114 130 121 117 Pisciculture . - - - 12' 12 District Collections .5 5 7 6 5 Fine Arts .. 76 156 136 140 137 Artisan . 22 22 32 37 43 Women's Industries 151 14 174 159 211 Fo -d and Drinks . 66 65 98 123 80 \\aod Canp .. 18 21 18 31 28 Coach Building * .. 95 1 50 65 76 73 l-eatheries .. 99 96 87 51 6t Machinery and Micellanejus 1260 1093 1281 1312 1316 Essays on th: SI,.v . - 92 64 57 i'oung Judges ________)7 5270 !547 6 COMPARISON OF ENTRIES, 1906 SHOWS, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. The following table shows a comparison of entries for Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Christchurch International Show, New Zealand, and it is gratifying to see that Queensland comes out to very great advantage, in the total Queensland is a good Second, and Horse entries show Sydney first, Brisbane second, while in Cattle entries Melbourne is first, Brisbane second. It will be noted with special interest in the Wool, Cob Corn, Pisci- culture, Fine Arts, Essays and Young Judges Competition, Brisbane is the only centre encouraging entries in these sections. I dI ! Horses 882 638 I 174 658 847 Cattle 637 789 144 389 (;58 Sheep 63 515 I 353 1070 115 Angora Goats I- - - 10 Swine .S. 71 132 74 87 45 Dogs . 335 127 288 15 296 Poultry . 1331 587 1194 - 787 Wool - - 4 Wines . 232 243 - - 93 Farm and Dairy Produce .. 553 334 115 200 242 Cob Corn Competition - -- 200 . Apiculture . 59 - - 49 Horticulture 86 6 - 7 117 Pisciculture - - 12 District Collections 3 1 Fine Arts .