HORORATA.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19971, 4 July 1930, Page 3

HORORATA.

Members of the Mother's Union held a "Bring-and-Buy" afternoon at their monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon, and £2 10s was raised. During the afternoon Mrs Harvey, of Sumner, gave a helpful address on "How to Teach Children to Pray," for which she was accorded a vote of thanKs. The weather in June was on the whole good. Twenty-two frosts were recorded, the most severe being on the 22nd, 17 degrees being registered. The total rainfall for the month was 133 pbints. as against 460 points in June, 1929, and 376 points in June, 1928.

HALKETT. Kaiii fell on eight days during June, and there was a total of 1.19 in. The total fall for the six months was 12.50 in, compared with 16.23 in for the corresponding. period of last year. The past month was remarkable for the number of severe frosts, and in consequence feed is very scarce. Practically all the grain has now been drilled. On several farms top-dressing of pastures has been carried out extensively this year.

KIRWEE. The rainfall for June was 1.3 Gin. Kain fell on eight days, with a maximum fall of .48 in on the 11th. For Ihe corresponding month of 1929, the fall was 0.41 in. For the six months .ended on June 30th the tot;il rainfall was 14.09 in, and for. the corresponding period of 1929 14.91 in. During the month there were a number of hard frosts, and one fall of snow, which was slightly oyer 2J inches. The bachelors and- spinsters have all arrangements well in hand for their annual ball. There is a strong committee, VHh Mr A. D. Burt , and Mißs W. Burt as joint secretaries.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DELEGATES. BANQUET IN LONDON. (FEOJt OUR OWJT CORBSSPONDENT.) LONDON, May 30. The chief social event in connexion with the Congi'f-ss of the Federation of C'h/uribers of Commerce of the''British Empire was a banquet held at the Savoy Hotel on Wednesday night. \\ives and daughters of the. delegates were present. The Earl of lveagh presided, and Lord Passlield (Secretary of State for the Dominions and Colonies) courageously represented, the Government—courageously, because any Free Trader must. have felt very lonely in such a /gathering. The Rt. Hon. .L. S. Amery, M-.P., proposed the principal toast, "The

Economic Unity of the ' Empire.". It was an inspiring speech. ''We must get away from the system that was avowedly established to bring about the breaking up of the Empire," he said. He compared America's posi r tion with that of the Empire. "1 am convinced," he declared, "that from the point. of view of the interests of each'of us, economic unity is the most urgent need .and the most hopeful solution that confronts us. Though xte had boundless resources in the Empire, we were held back by the unsolved problem of the markets. Those resources were 'infinitely greater than those of the United States, (ind vet our. trade position in recent years has stagnated compared with .that of the United States*.'' Colonel J. H. Woods (president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce) replied. Lord Pnssfield proposed .."The British Commonwealth of Nations," to which Mr J. Maitland Paxton (president of the Associated Chambers of Australia) responded. "The Federa-

eration of Chambers Comnjerce. of the British Einpi re" was'submitted by Mr I. H. Haarburger (president pf the Association of Chambers of Gomrnerce of South Afiy'ca), Sir Arthur; -Shirley Beon (chairman of the Council of rthe Federation) replying. " Mr< William Mnchin (New Zealand) proposed "The President." : .