COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

TJ3 A»OHA. Mr. .1. A. Clothier presided at a ii.crting i>f ilie executive committee of the Thinner Valley Agricultural, rastoral and llnrilciiltiiral Association. The secretary np.irted iliat the judges' list wa* near.y complete. Donations to the prize-list were rec-pjved from tlie Dunlop Kublier Cmnpany. N.Z. Warehousemen's Association. nmi iMeer-rs. Pilkington and C-0.. Auckland. The tender of Mrs. K. .louas for thi> luiichcon booth privilege was <-ondi:ion<illy .iccepled. It was decided that children. 12 y**ni's nriil umltr, ho a<l mi lleJ frc*o *<ii show lavs. The stewards for the various rlneor* at the show were appointed. P AERO A. St. Andrew's Presbyterian I-adlo-' <.;ni!rt '•mid a rery successful sale of work ..it TiiursdaT The weather was all that could be .le?:red. and quite a> lot «f Xetticrtmi people took the opportunity the day offer.*! to come ro 'Faeroa. The proceedings were opened at 2.30 by the llev. Ryburn. of l> ArohH. The various stalls were in i lie hands of the followlng ladles: — i>lo«lame< l-"iiidiay. X.vans. Melntyre. Norr'.i. Coiiper. Dyked. .l..fhn«r..n. >r.-Kennfl. Teltley. Sin::. I'atinn. Hafflß. Misses 'Fi>r:>es. W.!«..u. I'ltidiH. Couper. 'M.-Inryre. Th» oralis vi>.-.r laste'uMy decorated, and dtiriua ;ii>- afterlaioii. as the people moved from f;a I i !•> siall. the eCfei't was very pleaMns. The evening eraertaimnent ■•onsis'te.l of tnu-i----••al Items. eou'iri'biKed !>y Isie f.v!lf»riii K : - Misse? Forbes anil Raffiil. Mpssi-. K.>s;<maird MiP.er. There -were also rompr-rhlniin !in nail driving, wood sawing, c!.-. The folj l.Wing -were the winners of ;lie i.-ixikery '.•omi)etitions:-JMrs. Mr-KenDa, ■". fiiv-r an.l :! seic.nd prizes, Mrs. Findlay -J nr--. Mrs. Xorfh i first. I I MATAMATA. ' The proposed dairy produce pool was 4i«iiissed by the directors of the Hinnera <••->■ operative IDairy Company. lamited. on Friday. Considerable distrust at tiie probable effect of the pool was voi.ed at IhP meetijig. and it was considered mo.<t in odvisai)le that SIH'U a revolutionary meiisur.- ---; should be hurried through in the hitler ' stages of the c!o<iinc session of Parliament without the weightiest consideration i>y t!i" people most concerned, which are tm> dairy oO3ipanl*s. It was. decided to -end a tele(Train to Mr. F. K. Hockley. M.1 , ., a- f>: lows- — "Stronclv urge demy i-onsideratN>li of Dairy Produce Bill at least a fortnUrln in order to give companies -an opportunlt." for discussion. ■' ! Last Monday 10:? cans of cream «■■■:• i sent liy rail from Okoroire distrl'ts ;.) :'iJ.Xew Zealand To-operative Dairy Company* : butter factory at TValiaroa. ' (»ver 75 couples attended the faretff , : .social an.l dance that wa« liel.l in th» "Miitamata Public Hall, to 'ay "ipnvl-hyp" I to' Mr. .T. ("Iregory. of the Matamata l.ra:.. 'i 'of the Bank of New Zealand, who has !i«""»i transferred to Ki.fi. The function «»' promoted by the. Matamata T«nni- I'll.. of which Mr. Gregory was sfcretan. Tiihall decorated with aij'l huntlne. Messrs. .1. Bentiey and T. Stan:" were M.f's. an.l carried out their cmii.^ , with more care than i* ciisromnr.r D';ring the evening Mr. B. C. Haul--. I-"--.lent of the Mateniata Tenni- (".»:> :■-' sented Mr. Gregory with a pocket \xn •■" and a case of pipe.-. On hehnif ■> ' ■•' Matamata Ru?hy ("ninn and foot.ia. ■•■ thuMaste itenerally. Mr. Tlolr -aid M-'. U;resory had long lieen In :■!.- Mat.-i----suata district a* ••tie nf >.hr in..-- .i..t.. - Innd cleanest >'"• " r '' nn :::l '' "-' had l>een of the greatest a-*i«tan.-e f. a He a=ked Mr. (irwrj* a.cepta'ie of a gold watch. . .. ~„. The Matamata branch of tin; 1-ind Karrr.ers' fmon at its n.ei-uii- ! Saturday evening, decided to mt.-i.-.v -.p----j port the Provincial in i= • ■ nyiiiep* overrun. *' *^<1 ,, ai"* , •