NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19221, 30 January 1928, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

CHEVIOT.

, J fecial meeting of the Mackenzie HwlCommittee was.held recently to Boftr matters in connexion with the "Wiled consolidation of schools. Wilted with the committee' .were *WA.M. Hyde (Domett), Messrs •C, Abbott, and L.Forbes (Spots wood W). Acting under instructions from «• Canterbury Education Board the *lfflg had under consideration the Nion of the conveyance of children »to Mackenzie School. Two bus ™« wre decided upon involving the "WBent of two buses. Oh one the bus will traverse the Spots-yowiw-LeMnington and Ward «* and lie-other will travel on the rtvfj, m *P to Lammamoor W> on, the other side w!- Hu ,™ nu i River. The buses .routes will bring in child to the Mackenzie J» there Jj» a total ? f .64 children to be conJ" to school^The carrying out of fatTVi •? 6 k - of course > depen?WSSa' B,WI, of the the Cheviot AgriJg and Pastoral Association met , the president, Mr F. D. residing over a good attend"s t )T!f 6 .P roct! edw>g with the biisiHrffc 811 ref «red to the C°* sympathy with the relatives VCuT' members stand•fcdXi Moh mh . wa * selected Mm?Tt - tne annual sh°w- ° m,n °r iterations last rfS WBS Bd ,°P tcd and it was te' ™? application of Ctt^ 1 conditions. weather has been exy' and «» Mortage of £*• Kir 16 C ° ncern in Mac are in 3§ 0,. LM Nor ? VIH Canted Md ' Mr C - Wor- &"**' fi Ury for ©***» •?.* Wer< ? also P r *sent. &*isXif f?* 1 ' and the also w n "quired. The " star " <£> hales L BUgg f, stm « that 'n «W? at * Star " inst « ad ..f tar lot - Mr 5Se««?MW.*g feezing inSiL 0 -? 7 ?"'", North 6 * l " 8 ' deali «g "Oft B,n? Ul, wtioii of the h S r >^AdS^o/ L the union ."^Cr*^ l -fanners gener-

should concerning the work being carried out at the college. It was decided to adopt the suggestion that the branches of the union north of the Ashley River hold a picnic at a time and place to be selected laW. During the evening 20 new members were nominated.

WAIKARI. During the moving picture programme to be given in aid of-the unemployed fund to-morrow evening Mr H. H. Holland will give some information as to how assistance is given to many families. BALCAIRN. Mrs Morrison, late infant mistress at Balcairn School, visited the district during the week, and leaves to-day for Puaha School to take up her new duties there. She will be missed very much here by parents and children, with whom she has been a general favourite for nearly two and a half years. Much interest is being taken in the poll to-morrow for the loan required by the North Canterbury Power Board. The majority of ratepayers are confident that the loan will be sanctioned. HORORATA.

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Hororata Branch of the Piunket Society on Thursday, afternoon, held in the parish room. After the general business of the meeting was concluded, Piunket Nurse Finlayson, of Darfield, gave a very interesting talk on "The New Food for Babies." She was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. The Hororata tennis team visited Lake Coleridge recently to play a friendly match with the local team. The home players were defeated by 86o2«

Miss Joyce McHale, Okain's Bay, is visiting Hororata, and is staying with Mrs M. Thome, "Rosebank." Mrs W. Thwaites is spending a holiday m Timaru.

fix and Mrs C. Collings are visiting relatives here before leaving for North Canterbury.'

Mr Patterson, formerly postmaster at \ r r ora 4 a ' K Siting friends here. Mr Round, postmaster, who is on annual holiday leave, is being relieved hy Mr Hastings. For more than a week past very warm weather has been experienced, and crops are ripening off rapidly. A OwTJ" + ° f "SI" ?'° ~ld now be welcome. ™ &J° the hot weather the roads are becoming very dusty.

LADBROOKS. . The weather conditions have been ideal for hay-making, and the absence ot strong nor'-west winds which are usually prevalent at this time of the year have been most marked. All wops in the district are looKiug well ana harvesting operations have commenced.

Mr John Hunter (Dunedin) and Air ■• Mejjrtens (.North Island) are stay-»g.-with Mr and Mrs 0. Sparks, \ edm "i'e," Dram roa d. Mrs Smith and children (Avonside) Sheard 6 ' 8 " U ° Uday with MrS A " tn M iL J " War< ! has h ad the misfortune *> s , e a valuable Jersey bull. The a W IWaSl WaS found in th « Paddock with tE, a xt n and had to be destroyed, wbink de * th of Mr He nry Cord Meyer, r?mo„J CCU^ d , at Ladbrooks recently, respected early sei w« from the district. The interment cZo?. *?£* Chur cn of England cemetery at Prebbleton, in the prestiSid a fS d ;r iiuml,erofrela -

OXFORD. On Thursday afternoon, a meeting of the Oxford branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union was held. The attendance was good, and Mr H. G. Parish presided. The chairman stated he had called the meeting for the purpose of considering the unemployment question. The situation was becoming worse instead of better. The number of men on the roads was deplorable, and these became a tax on the farmers, who were called upon to supply them with food. At one farm an average of eight men a week were being fed and the tax was serious. Moreover, the great number of unemployed was a menace to the community. He thought some remunerative work should be provided by the State, and be suggested that the Government be urged to purchase the scrub country and start an afforestation scheme as a standby for the unemployed. He suggested that the men employed be graded into, say, three grades, according tc their ability; the wages to be relief wages—that was less than standard wages. In such a scheme farmers and others needing suitable men could apply to the camp, from which men from the first grade would be drafted. He further recommended that the County Council erect three whares in suitable localities in the county, at which "swaggers" would get shelter instead of seeking it at farm houses. A general discussion followed. The idea of erecting whares was deprecated on the ground that each would become a centre from- which the swaggers would operate in soliciting food from the settlers within a given radius. Unemployment schemes were but palliative whether in treeplanting or draining, etc., and the trouble would be perennial. Moreover, relief pay should be considerably less than standard pay. It was pointed out that in the winter when work was not offering freely, men from the townships went into" the town and swelled the number of the unemployed there, where employment, if secured, was perhaps not congenial, aiid the pay was considerably higher. Pub ho money should be spent only on public works, and in this connexion the suggestion that the unemployed be sent into Lees Valley to drain the swamp benefiting the individual settlers there was not approved. A resolution was passed calling upon the Government to take the whole question of the unemployed in hand, discover the cause, and bring about those conditions by which the ordinary industries of the country should absorb naturally the labour offering The chairman mentioned a disability' under which country depositors in the Post Office Savmgs Bank suffered as against those in .the city It a countrv depositor wished to withdraw money, he must either wait several davs after making the demand, or he must par the cost of a telegram. This teWram should be free, and a SSution w» P assed n S m tTat"h! this The secretary reported that the result of Mr Ironside's canvass of the district for members had been very "S'Sffiv. Mr R W. Comyns met SjlnSs will soon be in full swing. Tlood deal of the oat crop is cut r „c ;*■ ; s in stack. Rape and f nd it have been affected by the heat ™d d P rv weather, on the lighter ground and dry wennw , $ to have a 8 dry KSTarched up appearance. A few hours'' 3» would not be -welcomeI public meeting was held in the « i a Tn«Ti Hall on Friday night m Oxford Town na Canterbury STIi Power Board's loan proposals, SfSl fowhich will be taken tomorrow Mr J. D. Wylhe, chairman

of the Board, presided, and there was a large attendance, over 100 ratepayers being present. Mr Toogood, consulting engineer, explained the proposals of the Board, and answered a large number of questions, after which he was thanked, and! {lie hope was expressed that the Oxford ratepayers would show their enthusiasm and secure a large poll.

LE BoN's BAY. Mr and Mrs Bruce, of Killinchy, are spending a holiday with friends in Lo Bon's Bay. Mrs Edwards has returned to her home in Napier after spending a lengthy holiday with her mother, Mrs J. Symes, of Le Bon's Bay.

Mrs Newman and her son, Mr W. Gracia, are spending a holiday with relatives in Le Bon's Bay. Mrs P. Barnett has returned to her home in Le Bon's Bay after spending some months in Christchurch. At the funeral of the late Mrs Elliott wreaths were sent by the following: Mr and Mrs F. Leonardo and family, Mr and Mrs D. O'Connell and family, Mr and Mrs C. J. Crotty and family, H. and E. Partington, Mr and Mrs Allan Macphail, Mr and Mrs D. McKay and family, Mr and Mrs ' T. McTntosh and family, Mr and Mrs H. McPhail, Mrs Gibb and family, Mrs and Miss I>. Leonardo, Mrs Svvrct, Mr and Mrs R. O'Connor, Mr and Mrs W. Mackay and family, Mrs S. Gracia (Christchurch), F. and D. Elliott, H. Elliott, sisters and brothers, nieces and nephews, Mavis Woodham and Renia Diepenheim (Christchurch), Hazel Macphail, and Joyce Crotty.