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of cases no action was taken, or, if taken, the desired ends aimed at have not been 
achieved. ‘his has led me to think that something else was required: a sort of 
intermediary power was wanted to act on behalf of our societies and associations—a 
permanent establishment in direct contact with the Department of Agriculture, which 
would be recognised both by the Department and our societies throughout this State 
as the authorised body for such purposes ; such body I propose to call ‘‘ The Queensland 
Chamber of Agriculture.” This matter I brought forward before my association 
(Logan Farming and Industrial) in July last, who fully discussed the question, and. 
finally adopted the motion standing in my name as to the desirability of an institution 
of that kind; furthermore, it was decided to send a copy of the resolution to all 
societies that were gazetted in the Agricultural Journal at that date, asking for their 
assistance and co-operation. I am very pleased to state that forty-seven societies 
responded, promising their support or asking for further information :— 
SOCIETIES PROMISING SUPPORT AND SYMPATHY. 
Pioneer River Farmers, Mackay ; Agricultural Society, Rockhampton; Flagstone 
Creek (Helidon Association), Helidon; The Isis Agricultural Association, Doolbi 
Point; Upper North Pine Farmers, North Pine; Central Farmers’ Association, 
Gympie ; Nteneneety Farmers’ Association, Narangba; Wide Bay and Burnett 
Farmers’ Association, Marybororgh; Farmers’ Association, Mount Mee; Drayton 
and Toowoomba Agricultural and Horticultural Society, Toowoomba; Tinana Fruit 
Growers’ Association, Maryborough ; Woowoonga Scrub Farmers’ Association, 
Woowoonga; Central Downs Agricultural and Horticultural Association, Allora; 
North Isis Cane Growers’ Association, North Isis; Farmers’ and Fruit Growers’ 
Association, Mount Cotton; Logan and Albert Agricultural and Pastoral Society, 
Beaudesert; Agricultural and Pastoral Society of Southern Queensland, Beenleigh; Pie 
and Eel Creek Farmers’ Association, Gympie; Farmers’ Association, Mungar; Council 
of Agriculture, Bundaberg; Pinbarren Agricultural Association, Pomona; Kolan 
Cane Growers’ and Farmers’ Association, Kolan; The Isis Agricultural Association, 
Childers ; Yingerbay Farmers’ Association, Yingerbay ; Western Pastoral and Agri- 
cultural Association, Roma; Farmers’ Association, Hambledon; Farmers’ Association, 
Milbong; Dallarnil Farmers’ Association, Degilbo; Farmers’ and Cane Growers’ 
Association, Gooburrum ; Planters’ and Farmers’ Association, Avondale ; Wallumbilla 
Selectors’ League, Pickenjennie; Agricultural and Mining Society, Gympie; with 
sixteen other societies and associations in correspondence awaiting further action and 
information. 
My association decided also to bring the matter under the notice of the Minister 
for Agriculture, the late Hon. J. V. Chataway, who went into the question very fully ; 
he personally went through the correspondence, also the draft copy of the rules I had 
been entrusted to draw up, and gave the movement his full sympathy and support, 
and also advised the bringing of this question of a Chamber of Agriculture forward 
at this Conference in the form of a paper, so that it could be discussed. Since then I 
am pleased to state the Rockhampton Agricultural Society have also had the matter 
brought forward, and endeavoured to initiate a similar movement in the Central 
districts of this State. I have received valuable information from Mr. J. J. Miller, 
hon. secretary of the United Societies Association of New South Wales, who also 
pave scheme under consideration on somewhat similar lines now being initiated in 
that State. 
OUR PRESENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES’ SYSTEM. 
I must pay a compliment of thanks to those societies who have responded to the 
appeal, and who have endorsed the action already taken, and have stated their 
willingness to assist in initiating a scheme which we feel sure will prove of great 
benefit to our societies, and help to still further advance our agricultural knowledge 
and development. There is no doubt that the present society system has been 
the means of doing a large amount of good in our local districts, and a great 
deal of credit is honestly due for the assistance they have undoubtedly given 
towards developing the agricultural industry in the early days, and for which 
they were primarily organised ; but with the inception of the Agricultural Department 
a deal of work has of necessity been removed from our shoulders, so far as 
experimental | work, &e, &c., is concerned, and a new order of things is required to 
bring our societies up to date on agricultural work and organisation. How this is to be 
accomplished is the proolem we are now trying to solve. I am sure there is a strong 
feeling throughout this State that something more is wanting; it has been suggested 
that various societies and districts might do a deal more good work by co-operating 
together, or rather by affiliating one with another, and there are good reasons to support 
this idea, because it 1s well known that our societies have increased rapidly of IEG 
