NELSONNEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 2, 2 July 1926, Page 3

NELSONNEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent.) NELSON, 30th June. ilie tobacco growers of the Motueka district met and decided to form a Nelson District Tobacco-growers' Association. J.he chairman (Mr. C. Lowe), who was one of the first to take up tobacco-grow-ing in the district, gave useful information concerning the industry, and exhibited a fine collection-of kiln and sun-dried tobaccos. He considered it desirable to kiln-dry tobacco leaf for the export market, and thought Government financial assistance might be given to erect kilns if un association -was formed and the growers became.a concrete body. It was decided to ask the Agricultural Department to procure samples of tobacco leaf a3 soM on the London market, with the ruling prices, as a guide to members of the association. Messrs. C. Lowe, B. Rowling, W. Owen, H. Park, and S. Rowling were appointed. < a committee to draftrules, and also arrange a meeting at Ngatimoti.

As the-result of a successful children's plain and fancy dress dance at the Instrtute, Motueka, in aid of the Girl Guides funds, the Bum of '£41 10s was raised.

A farmers' -winter school held in Richmond last week:'was' attended by about 200 farmers. The subjects dealt with included "Wool," "-Lucerne Growing in the Nelson District," ''Pigs," "Pastures Es-tablishment-in Nelson," "Insects as Related to Agriculture," and "Bees," also by officers of the Department of Agriculture. The Volunteer l<"ire Brigade recently formed in Tahunamri applied to the Tahunanui Town Board for assistance, and has been granted a subsidy of £20.

Dean Askew is at present an inmate of the Te Rangi -Hospital. He successfully underwent, a. .serious operation on Friday. - - ■

The death occurred at Nelson on Sunday last of Mr. Cqljn B. M'Nabb (pres--dent of the Waterside Workers' Union I. He was a member of a family of wellknown old settlers, and had resided in Nelson for many . years. The funeral, which took place on Monday afternoon, was largely attended by waterside workers and those connected with shipping. The steamer Nikau, after leaving Nelson for Wellington, .on Saturday evening, put back to the wharf to land a passenger who was drunk and annoying the others. The man was given in charge of the port'constable and was brought before Mr. T. E. ■ .-Mauhsell,. S.M., on Monday morning. Defendant said he knew nothing about the matter, but would plead guilty. He.had_been on the "square" for, VA months,- but had met a few West Coast friends. The- Magistrate treated accused leniently, imposing a fine of 10s and costs.