Upper Clutha Expansion League.

Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2644, 13 October 1919, Page 5

Upper Clutha Expansion League.

(Wanaka Corre.-pondeni.) A meeting of (be Upper Olutha Expansion League was held at 1 em. broke on the Bth inst. I here were twelve delegates in attendance, three from Hawen, three from Tarras, one from Cromwell, and live from Wanaka. Mr Poison, the president of the league, occupied the chair. The president, in opening the meeting, asked for an expression of member’s opinions as to the desirability of keeping the league in existence. Messrs M'Cavtby, Unjuhart, Kane, Seaife, Smith, Barker, and the Rev. W. P. Rankin all spoke strongly in favor of continuing the league. The opinion seemed to be generally held that now the war was over, the league should become more active ; that with such important matters as hydro, electric schemes, railway construction, irrigation, settlement of soldiers on tho land, and land settlement in general, to be dealt with, the league should have a busy time. _ in speaking of tho need for re-organising the league, Mr Seaife expressed the opinion that Tarras being tire most central place in the Upper Olutha, would bo the best place of meeting. It was resolved on the motion of Mr McCarthy, seconded by Mr Seaife, that a committee of delegates be appointed to visit the different districts in the Upper Clutha and address meetings, urging the need of supporting the league, the organising of the meetings to be left to the branch leagues. League members present from Wanaka, Hawea, and Tarras, undertook to organise meetings in their respective districts. It was decided that Messrs Patterson, Middleton, and Woods, of Lowburn, Messrs Ritchie and Gordon, of Bannockburn, and Messrs Brodrick, Bowie, and the Rev. W. P. Rankin, of Cromwell, be written to, and asked to organise meetings in their districts. Due notice of the visit of the delegates will be given. On tho motion of Mr Smith, seconded by Mr Kane, it was resolved that the delegation consist of Messrs Poison, Smith, M'Cartby, J. Ritchie, and a secretary. It was resolved on tho motion of Mr Seaife, seconded by Mr Urquhait, that the league engage a secretary allowing him £26 per annum and expenses, the choosing of a suitable person to be left to the visiting delegates. The president informed the meeting that he had been appointed by the Returned Soldiers Association, Cromwell, to go to Wellington, to urge upon the Minister of Lands the desirability of acquiring at once Mb Pisa run and having it cut up for settlement, by soldiers and settlers.

It was moved by Mr (Smith, seconded by Mr Barker and carried,— That the Upper fJlutha Expansion League is in full sympathy with the returned soldiers in their sending representatives to Wellington in favour of land settlement in the Upper Clutha.