. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1916, . ome years ago and was carriedunanimously. I do not know whether anything has been done with it, but I wouldask the delegates to pass this resolution to equalize as T have C McClean : How many societies are receiving over $500 ?J. W. Sheppard: Some twenty. 48 THE KEPOKT OF No. 42 G. C. McCli-Un: How much muiiey would lie .•^avod by the change? J. W. Sheppard: 1 do not know how much will be saved, but I think it willu-ivo the smaller societies a chance to get a larger grant, and that is right. G. C. McClean: I have consulted the s
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1916, . ome years ago and was carriedunanimously. I do not know whether anything has been done with it, but I wouldask the delegates to pass this resolution to equalize as T have C McClean : How many societies are receiving over $500 ?J. W. Sheppard: Some twenty. 48 THE KEPOKT OF No. 42 G. C. McCli-Un: How much muiiey would lie .•^avod by the change? J. W. Sheppard: 1 do not know how much will be saved, but I think it willu-ivo the smaller societies a chance to get a larger grant, and that is right. G. C. McClean: I have consulted the statistics for last year, and find thattiiere are twelve the Province of Ontario that are receiving between $500and $800. The total amount of excess over $500 that these societies receive is$1,853, which, if divided among the societies of Ontario, would represent a matterof about $4 that each of the smaller societies would receive. I want you to con-sider the effei-t that tliis reduction will have. Thovc arc some societies in this. Jersey. country that have come by strenuous efforts and hard work on the part of thedirectorate to a position very (satisfactory in the districts where they are main-tained, and they are giving to the surrounding districts between $1,500 and $2,500a year in prize money. Speaking particularly for my own fair at Brockville, we aresituated with one-half the the circle in the United States to the south, fromwhich we get no support. The rest of our country north of Brockville that wedraw from is partly rock, and we have a very sparse population in proportion tosome of the other small places; and our Association is one which has attainedsome little success, and it is a matter of congratulation to a place where we havesuch a small population to draw on that we are enabled to distribute amongst 1918 TilK .S(JLlETiES. 4J tilt farmers oi that society about $2,;5<iO a year. This is only done by the liber-ality and support of the people
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