FARMERS' UNION.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11563, 21 April 1903, Page 5

FARMERS' UNION.

WAIKABI BRANCH. ; 7-'-■ f 7"s The annual meeting of •'t_e ; ,.Wai_«i'"v Branch of the Farmers' Undon> waa held < ■ on Saturday; Present—Me*_rs ?Q,7. ■ 10/7;. Crowley (acting chairman), A. AUan (star * rotary), A. Love, R. A. loit-rter, T. Ar_-_ iS strong, J. G. S. Tonkin, E. B. Newton. W*>; Earl, G. Gardner, and J. secretary apologised far the absence of. the?A President. Tbe balance-sheet, ahowihg a credit of £1 17s, after paying all liabilitiw, > was adopted. It was _eci_i_ to dnwr tbey. v attention of the Provincial Executive to t_«rx T fact that delegates' expenses had ncA bech - paid since the inception of the Union, expressing a desire that tie matter be recti->----fied at once. The ______ k» hand ;CW#*"_; J was banded to tbe delegate, Mr A. A__n, >-; in reduction of the £5 owing to him from -;- the Provincial Executive for delegate*' peases. It was resolved, that Mr __lA*> bride's Fire and Accident Insnrana. Bill -£i have tho Union's support. The follow- y. ing committee was elected: —Mcaua -..' _&/?? Allaa, A. Black, G. L. Crowley, C. Dampoeri y Croasley, W. Earl, A, Enfflhrnan, R. Aiy% Forrester, G. G. Gordner; £. Joo-VA-J. Neove, X .G.. S.,JBSS-an,,,_iri:^gK_ i i|j White- Mr'Crowley 4f_s and Mr A. Allan secretary a^''tamf&^§&g

The Executive of the Kortit district of the New 2feah_id will meet at the A. •an*.•;P v; Asso«irtiiaM|fe roam, <m ceive the report and t»la_oe-«beet and -rr-ngements for *be (Sonf*fewfc>=|||||g - M^jJUkVa^aa^^

Branch of the iNew Zealand Farmers Union, Mr Jno. T.awry, the President, occupied the chair. After dealing with the correspondence, tbe bal-ance-sheet for the past year was _abmitted, and a balance of £2 13s was shown to ba in hand. A vote of thankw to the president and secretary for their »«vic<s for tho past year w_s carried, and the following committee were elected for the enawing year:—Messrs Jno. Lawry (president), Black-nore. -Marshall, F. Andrew. Foster, Woods, M. F. Ryan, Crump, and Mcßean (secretary). It wac decided the eubecription should b_ 5s for this year.