First Day.

Tuesday, May 29th.

The Conference of delegates from the various Agricultural Associations in New Zealand was opened on Tuesday the 29th, at 10 o'clock in the lecture room at the Museum. Mr H. Overton, as chairman of the last Conference, presided, and the following delegates were also present:—Auckland, M. M. Kirkbride and Edwin Hall; Ashburton, Donald Williamson (president); Canterbury, A. E. G. Rhodes (president), H. Overton, J. Grigg and W. Henderson; Courtenay, G. Bedford; Clutha, D. Bryce (president); Dunedin, W. Patrick (president), P. Pattullo and Mr Jno. Roberts; Egmont, W. Wilson (president); Ellesmere, J. Barnett; Franklin, Mr Barriball; Gore, J. D. Hunter (president); Geraldine, M. C. Orbell; Hastings, Hawke's Bay, Cartwright Brown (president) and John Anderson; Hokianga, Mr Seon; Invercargill, John McKercher and Andrew Dunlop; Kaipara (North), G. Cliff: Masterton, J. Stuckey and W. Lowes; Manawatu and West Coast, Palmerston North, J. R. Forster-Pratt (president), A. E. Russell, G. Wheeler and J. G. Wilson, M.H.R.; Marlborough (Blenheim), J. C. Chaytor; Mataura, R. Dewar; North Canterbury (Rangiora), T. Pashby; North Otago (Oamaru), John Reid, D. Borrie and A. Murdoch; Nelson, G. Talbot and H. R. May; Palmerston South, W. Souter (president); Poverty Bay, J. Macfarlane and A. T. Dewing; Tapanui Farmers' Club, John Roberts; Timaru, D. McLaren, A. M. Clark and C. N. Orbell; Tokomariro, D. McDonald; Waikato Farmers' Club, Richard Reynolds and Henry Reynolds; Waikato A. and P. Association, John Fisher; Wairarapa and East Coast (Carterton), W. C. Buchanan, M.H.R., A. Mathews, W. B. Allen and E. W. Dorset; Wanganui, E. A. Campbell and J. B. Murray; Wellington, W. H. Beetham (president), C. Pharazyn and F. Bradey; Western District (Riverton), A. R. Hare; Westland, J. Bernard Ward; Whangarei, Mr Hawken. Mr J. D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture, represented the Department of Agriculture: