1923 Annual Report
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I F ,"~,.~ ~ A';' _____________L_______i__________________ I IIUIU.IIUUUIE.E.IUIU.U5.1E.E3..WU...EU.UUU.3UUWUWW.W. uen~sand Royal National Show 1923. Starts MONDAY, 6th AUGUST. Finishes SATURDAY, 1 Ith AUGUST. Write for SCUEDULE, nnd sp~eify se$ption you wishi to exhibit inl, viz: Hbrse, Cattle. Sheep. Swine, Dog,' Pgultry, Farm and Dairy Prudue, etc., Qr Schedules this year may be sub. divided. J. IIAN, Stcretry. See Ouerleef. Wholly sret up audl pritBct by Jotu ills, himelf, (Tirllotto t., Firibane. 4* L .. ,,, , .. -. -- .. u. 4.0 @ 0 aa I I ROYAL NATIONAL Agricultural & Industrial Association of Queensland. REPORT m of COUNCIL MEMBERS ROLL., PRIZE DONORS AND AUDITED STATIEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIC)D-lst OCTOBER, 1922 TO 30th SE;PTEMBER, 1923. TO BE Sl JBMITTED TO THE ANNUAL GI]NERAL MEETING, 20th N()VEMBER, 1923. OFFICES: THIRD FlLOOR, COURIER BUILDING QUEEN STREET, BItISBANE. TELEPHONE 5800 SHOW GROUNDS: BOWEN PARK TELEPHONE 1691 ,..mY m~inm InU 0DIOinI*in@I m ___ I_?__i__r~illl~ __ Agricultural and Indust ial D ya1~ o Natio.'j4~~Ifl~iAa~ esociaf ion of Queensland Ptrons : His Excellency the Rt. Hon H. W. J. BARON FORSTER, P.c., .C.M.G., G;overrn or-ener al a nd ('oininander-in-Chief of th. c'oirinoiiw~rnlth of Australia. His Excellency the Rt. Hon. Sir MATTfI EW N ATH AN, P.C., G.C.M.G., Governor f Queensland. COINCL. 1923 PRESIDENT (Acting) : IIiNE8TS I'AYNI'SS. E~s. Vice-Presidents Chairman : Hon. TreRsurr: W. .J. AFFIECK, Eq Committee : J1()hN MIA('I)ONAI). E~ BRO)OKES. E~sq. A. T. NO)YES. Esui M HARLIES. Esq. C. H. PI(KWORTII. Esj FflANKE. Es.4l P. SYMES, Eq. IRON. E. M 1.4. Trustees: H. ( L\ I LI~:\'. E~q Hon. Veterinary 1Surgeon: Hon. olicitor: Messrs. O)SBORNE~ & WAIIGII Seretar: J. BAIN, 48th Annual Report OF THE COUNCIL OF THE b rr ~,th a~crrr AlAgricutltural & Indutria Royal Natinal sciaon of ueenland for the Year 193. LADIES~ AND) GENTL~E MEN, Yor Coucil inl ruhinritting~ thecir 4Xthi Anul Report, feel confi- dent that thle reults ahievedt wzill meect ithi gnral approval. Never ince the founidtion of the Assoiation have su1ch atifyng records rewrded our effrts. Visito~s and~ thel P'rss wer~e unnInIoIsIIC)1 inl deserib)- lug the Ehibit ion! as a ~onerful oner, all thle Jore i eni~rkahie inl a year of suceh erious drought condtitions. Ini evry respcot thle Exibition was nirarvellous, record tteadicanices, freeoml I fromi even inior casualties, glorious wethr, suplenientec'ltcd by3 thle mrked im plrovein ut of every ection, all contributed towairdsN the Sho ~'ssuICCes. Theu mniit'eu t I(imw C aII1st a inll, t he No. 2 Ova I, the C:rechec, anrd numelrous other imllrove'(IIliet, were0 favour111ably oji unlllleute upol, and wre accepted as eloulunt eidnice hi~t thec Royal Naltional Association is a niatioal institutioni of grat ract iciml I oefliess andl highr i~n, and well dleserving, oof thec support of evr QuI!Ccenlander.lur FINANCE. ''he finuciu I results ttainer d are thel best evr recorddl, slmo wingC a jofit onl ctul shlow traalctions of over11 £,OtO. Referce~ to our SL2ttemen'lt of Rci~ts a in1 I lgaynieints1 will Shlow t lint inl addtition to filising thle yeaIIrwith an ilk credlcit (It £79&)i//l, wer havte expedled with al vie~w of assuri lug rooiii for e~xpatliionl when1 uiec~sary. £3,227/6/1 hlas b~eenl expended uponl pinnuiemull~t iumijiroveniciu(? tst and1( £t)I7/1 4/- on fur- nliture' andl ltuult. Time imjl)r'OVenien'ltS inc'll(hole t outrulc'tion of anl Xft. concrete Sewe'r ~whre ~ithrto :u fol openCIgully eitd, nil the trails- toriiiatioun ol' useless land t hat xitedt oii eithler sidle o~f thel gully into a sp'orts ovalU se~cond~ onlly iii Brlisbamuelt to the( Asso ition 's xitingC Show Rtig. Thlis reult was nl ar13:ri 'ed at by? t le xed ~iture of neaurly £3i000, a Inge proortiouu of wlili sumII went to Jl ic huaseX(thlousalll mis f loads of fillilg inl miateu ml, risingK the new~ ovll usx high~liii parclts asN 2 ft. bove its old levei.' Thea new ovl is fittedl it Ii aLgrand~ stani, drsnYng andl din- ing rooms1, and1( l)e'foreC thle eiul of thle c~ikt seasLonI it is anlticipaUted that it will be much~l inl use. The above figures hearll nol re'ltionl to time e)xpen'- diture in connctio n with thle e~rction of thec new dlouble decer grand stand an1 ofices in thle erectionl of which the sumll of overP £3;0,000 has ulready been e~xpcltende. A loanl sLUt~~illt for' this pur~ose hlas ben secur- edl from the Czmon enithlt Balk at a libe~ral rate of iteest, repa~tymnts bing spreadl over a period of 20 yealrs. Our first year's expriene shows that the recvenue poucing capbilities of the new standl will more than .- ----- cover the annual interest and redemption account, unless most unfortun- ate weather conditions intervene. These improvements are further refer- red to in another portion of this report. IMPROVEMENTS.-Those visitors who had not been on the Grounds since the previous Show were astounded to note the many improvements carried out during the past twelve months. A magnificent Grandstand capable of holding in comfort 5,000 persons (and over 2,000 more when circumstances compel close packing), christened by the Council "The Ernest Baynes Stand," in recognition of their Chairman's thirty years service on behalf of the Royal National Association, is the first noted of these. Adjacent to this is built the Association's Offices, containing a Council Room, Strong Room, Offices for the Secretary and Staff, Public Office, and supplementary Grandstand, seating accommo- dation for about 60 persons. A room capable of seating 16 pressmen adjoins the Secretary's Office, from which an uninterrupted view of the ground is obtainable. Sixteen lockers enable the reporters to lock up their material, and as a bench has been provided for the typing machines, apart from these locker desks, it will be admitted that careful thought has been given.to the comfort of the show week hard worked press repre- sentatives. The room has telephonic communication with the various exchanges. The large Grandstand first referred to is undoubtedly the very best Showground Stand in the Commonwealth to-day. It is what is known as a double decker, and each deck, as before stated, is capable of seating in comfort 2,500 persons. The Dining Room in the basement provided on the official luncheon day seating for 700 guests. This hall is a lofty, well lighted, and superb- ly ventilated room which is beyond question the best building erected in Queensland for public entertainment purposes. The smooth cement floor lends itself admirably for ballroom purposes, great public meetings, or public dinners. The Kitchen to use the words of one of our best caterers, "Is a Dream." Gas and steam are provided for cooking, and the appliances for such purposes are most up-to-date. It is so ventilated that no odour of cooking penetrates into the Dining Room. Electric washers are pro- vided, capable of washing and drying 800 plates in about 15 minutes. Plates and other dishes, cutlery, etc., to be cleaned, are placed in specially designed trays which run into washers and are treated there with super heated steam, so that besides removing every particle of residue food from the plate, the heat is so great that within a few seconds after removal from the washer the plates are dry and ready for use again, the treatment making them thoroughly sterilised. Saucers, spoons, and cut- lery can all be similarly treated. Steam for all these purposes is pro- vided by an "Ideal Boiler" which in turn is served from a large high pressure copper cylinder, served by a reservoir up in the ceiling of the top stand. The function of the copper cylinder is to carry the supply of water heated up to nearly boiling point, so that no delay occurs in con- nection with the steam cooking appliances. This part of the building looks like an engineer's shop, and naturally the chef needs to possess a fair mechanical knowledge. All the experts who view this part of our appliances are unanimously of opinion that it is the best public kitchen in the Commonwealth. Off this dining hall is constructed a splendid Bar for dispensing soft and hard drinks. Like the dlining hall, the appliances are of the most up- to date description, including an aerial cash system, connected with a seconid Bar upstairs, entrance to which is obtained from the main Avenue. At the back of the Grandstand witha frontage to the main Avenue are I') shops and tlhe Har which we have previously referred to. These shops were designed for use by customers requiring lock-up shop accommo- dation during the week, and were three-fold over-applied for. __~I__ ___ ~ ~_~__ _L_ l~_l The Grand Stand sanitary accommodation is connected with septic tanks, the appliances being the most modern made. One of the most costly improvements carried out during the year has been the construction of a sewer through what is known as, the Acclimitisation area of our land. An open creek divided this area in asch way that the land on either side was of little value. The construc- tion of this sewer has permitted the reclaiming of sufficient land on which to make an oval nearly as large as that on the main Show Grounds.