Appeal for prize money at the inaugural A&P Show : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Appeal for prize money at the inaugural A&P Show / Archives New Zealand
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説明 | Although there had been a number of livestock and horticultural shows held in Canterbury during the 1850s and early 1860s, the current Canterbury A & P Show dates from 1863, and the establishment of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association. The Association purchased a 14 acre site in Sydenham, where the first Canterbury A&P Show was held on 22 October of that year. The site later became Sydenham Park. Eventually the Show was moved to November, and the Friday of Show Week became People’s Day at the Show. In the late 1950s the official provincial holiday was moved from 16 December to the Friday of Show week, ensuring that increasing numbers of the general public could attend this provincial institution.The document above is the first page of a letter from the secretary of the newly formed Agricultural and Pastoral Association to the provincial secretary of Canterbury Provincial Government. It solicited 200 pounds for prize money at its inaugural show, to be added to funds already raised by subscription. The provincial government agreed to contribute 100 pounds. To put this in perspective, the provincial secretary - the ‘chief executive’ of the local authority that governed Canterbury between 1853 and 1876 - was on a salary of 600 pounds and the provincial commissioner of Police took home 450 pounds per annum.The Agricultural and Pastoral Association letter (as well as all the other surviving correspondence of the Canterbury Provincial Government) can be viewed in our Christchurch reading room. Archives Reference: CAAR 19936 CP41 ICPS 171A/1863 collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/?q=22192447For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand |
撮影日 | 2013-09-18 14:09:42 |
撮影者 | Archives New Zealand , New Zealand |
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