WAIROA NEWS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22318, 1 May 1947, Page 2

WAIROA NEWS

T FEDERATED FARMERS MR. M c KINNON RE-ELECTED (Herald Correspondent.) At the annual meeting of the Federated Farmers in Wairoa the following officers were elected: President, Mr. A. L. McKinnon, re-elected; vice-presid-ents, Messrs. E. Eriksen and T. M. Connell: executive, Messrs. G. Tait, C. V. Clayton, G. W. Powdrell, H. Bayly, E. C. Clifton, G. D. Tod, L. Crawley, and N Hill. Dealing with the rabbit menace. Mr. McKinnon in his report, had the following to say: “This federation has been kept fully informed of Rabbit . Board matters by our local representative on the board, Mr. H. Bayly, and I | feel that we have again to thank him ! Xor having done an excellent job .on our behalf. The rabbit menace in the Wairoa County is a very serious matter and I am glad to note that so many members of the farming community have at last realised the danger. The board, 1 think, is doing the best possible job with the man-power available, this being a serious limiting factor. I ask the farming community generally to assist the board not only bv becoming rabbiters themselves on their own property, but to co-operate freely with the board's employees and supply them with paddocking accommodation, and dog meat.’ H.B.L.R.C. Meets Delegates from as far south as Waipukurau and as far north as Muriwai attended the first general meeting of the newly-formed Hawke’s Bay Labour Representation Committee held in Wairoa when the following executive was elected: President, Mr. P. Mallon, Wai - roa; vice-president. Mr. R. Hubbard, Tuai; secretary-treasurer, Mr. C. Doyle, Wairoa; committee, Messrs. W. Ring, Kaitawa,, M. Quigley, Otane. G. McDonald. Waipukurau, H. Clark. Kaitawa, L. Ebbitt, Wairoa, R. Hurrey, Tuai, H. Carr, Wairoa, F. Milroy, Kaitawa; trustees Messrs. Doyle, Mallon, and R. Batchelor, Muriwai; auditor, Mr. P. J. O’Kane, M.L.C.; delegates to annual conference, Messrs. Mallon and M. Davin, Otane. Personals Mrs. J. Carroll, Wairoa, is on a holiday visit to Hastings.—Mrs. J. Lindsay has returned to Wairoa after visiting Auckland.—Mr. A. T. Carroll, chairman of .the Wairoa County Council, is visiting Otaki. Prior to leaving Wairoa on transfer to Castlecliff Constable G. Tomlinson was entertained at a social gathering, when the opportunity was taken by Senior-Sergeant C. Mcßae to make presentations of a fountain pen and a silver cigarette case to the guest of the occasion. The speaker extended to the recipient and family best wishes for a happy sojourn at Castlecliff. Constable Tomlinson making a suitable reply. Constable E. A. Dunn. Tuai, is relieving temporarily at Wairoa. It was decided at the weekly meeting of the Wairoa Rugby Sub-Union to forward a letter of congratulation to Mr. N. A. McKenzie on his appointment to the position of assistant manager with the All Blacks when they tour Australia and also on his being appointed to a position op the selection committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union. Mr. B. Tennent, Palmerston North, district governor of Rotary, was a .recent visitor to Wairoa. The four Scouts, A. Smith, W. Mayo, G. Dever, and G. Parminter, who are shortly leaving Wairoa for England and France to attend the world jamboree, were tendered a public farewell, there being a good attendance. Best wishes were extended by the Mayor, Mr. C. V. Chamberlain, and other speakers for a happy journey. The amount raised towards the Scouts’ expenses reached £450, approximately £2OO of this sum being given in direct donations. Whakaki Lagoon Opened In order to prevent flooding of the lowlands at Whakiki the lagoon there has been opened by Wairoa County Council’s bull-dozers. This will mean much to shooters during the coming season, resulting in much better "bags” as the lagoon was exceptionally high and causing the settlers some anxiety. From a sportsman’s point of view the .Whakaki area is very strongly stocked at present and,' given reasonable conditions, there should be a large number of limit bags on Saturday, when the season opens. Members of the Wairoa County Council waited on the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. L. Cullen, while he was in Wairoa, when the following matters were referred to: Paeroa drainage scheme, Ardkeen access, Erepeti road metalling, Foss’ access and the drainage of native lands between ‘Waihirere and Ruataniwha roads. The Minister undertook to discuss .these matters further with the member for the district, Mr. C. G. Harker, M.P., who was also present.