HANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 121, 16 February 1920, Page 5

HANAWATU

In connection with the proposal of the Major of Foilding to call « conference to discuss a uniform roading scheme for the wholo of the district, it has been decided to invite members of the Oroua, Kiwitea, Manawatu, Kairanga, and Pollangina County Councils to attend, each council to bo represented by two of its members, with voting power. Mr. A. Buchanan plnced th# following remits before the Palmorston North branoh of the Nor Zealand Farmers'

Union: "That the Fanners' Union strongly recommend tho Government to arrange a free marketing of our produce." .And, further—"(l) That the Farmers' Union tnko steps to establish woollen mills in Palmcrston North, and also request patriotic unions to join with them in finding the necessary capital nnd assisting in the arrangements, (2) That the Farmers Union convene a meeting' of factory directors and business men to arrange foi bringing this district inio line with the Auckland province, triors cn-operativ_ dried milk and other undertakings are much further developed than is the case in the Mannwatii." Miss Mills, who litis lately bpen ap- j painted first lady principal of the I ai- ! merslon North High School. . W C S we '." j coined at a gathering of the High School Old Girls' A-Sneiation when iherp was a large attendance. At the request of the gathering, Mi?s Mills consented to take the presidency of (lie owciation. A trip through the AVoodville and Bannevirko districts shows thot feed is ly plentiful, and thnt the- prospects for . both white and root crops are good. A i fair amount of hay has been saved, but j as a rule the crops arc light. Oats art ; now beinjt harvested, but they do not I look-quite so healthy as those in the ; Mananatu, and have the appearance of having been stunted in the earlier stages. One or two crops of wheat arc noticeable, but thev are rather backward. On the heavier lands a few of the farmers have gone in for lucerne, and in tho > majority of eases the results are satisfactory. Stock on the whole are look, ing well, but it is evident from tti quality of most of the sheep and cattlo which were at the Dannevirke sale on Tuesday, that Hawke's Bay is still suffering from want of feed, as nearly all tho lines which came from there were in Tery low condition, the cattle perhaps looking worse than ths sheep. At the meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital and Charitable Aid Board a communication was received from the Governor-General announcing that their Royal Highnesses had much pleasure in granting the reouest that the twA new wards at the Hosnital should 'he called after them .and it was resolved to name them "The Prince of Wales Ward and "The Princess Mary Ward." It was also decided to endeavour to arrange for the wards to be opened bv the Prince of Wales during his forthcoming visit to Palmerston .North. „ The health statistic.? for the PnlraeWton North district show thnt during the month of January BO cases of infectious diseases were notified, and that the number of simple cases of influenza towards the close of tho period had helped considerably to bring the total up to that amount. In most of the cases of influenza reported the ages of the patients ranged from 26 to 15 years. About two months ago a rink from the Fahiauta Bowling Club won tl'.e Dixon Cup, and tho tewr, has been snewnn in retaining the trophy against M7cn attempts to take it from them It various clubs. The holders' team. rc-Tprising J. Walsh. G. Chatwin, Dr. Fntwson. and T. Uewat. oricinnllr won tho cup .rqtn a Palmerston North Club tosni, comprising. K. ftoifert, Tl. Welch. <T. A. Nash, and N. H. N'nsh. The latter team went over to PnV.in : r.a last week, and succeeded in bringing bock the trophy, defeating the defenders by 26 to 20. The weather has been extremely warm throughout the Manawatu district during tho past week, but the heavy dews which have fallen each evening have prevented the food drying up,-and everything is looking beautifully green. Harvesting is now going on apace, and some very heavy Yields of chaff and oatß are reported. ' The dairy Motorics are all working full time. So far as the froion nipnt works are concerned Rreat citncultv is being found in giving space to tho 'large lots of fat sheep and cattle which are coming forward. At the meeting of Fcilding farmers to discuss the market troubles in connection with frozen meat. Mr. H. Burrell, who was one of those selected oy tho Farmers' Union as a representative on the commission which it has been proposed to send to - England, said that it was his private opinion that the sooner I the commission was forgotten the better for all concemrtl. It was that which was holding up the Government from action at the present time, and tho Government I. would try to shelter themselves behind ti. Tho commission might have done somo good if it had been sent some twehe months ago, but it was too late to be of any use now. What was wanted wm for the New Zealand Government to get into touch with the Board of Trade at Home immediately. He thought- ther would help themselves if the commission appointed all resigned and refused to 'be reapuoinled. Mr. .T. J. Bryce disagreed with these remarks entirely. .He telt that although it was the Governments dutv to do their utmost to solve the meat problem, there could bo but little doubt that the commission would be able to nw'at them in ■ that task. Ho did not thing it fitting at that stage to make up their minds that the commission was not wanted after all.