OPOTIKI NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10871, 15 April 1929, Page 3

OPOTIKI NEWS.

ROAD CYCLING RACI<

(Special to the Times.) OPOTIKI, April 18. A bicycle race held to-day from Opotiki to AYaiotahi bridge and back a d stance of 14 miles, resulted: C. Snell (Msecs 1, H. Collins 4-.Jniin 2, R. Wilkins ser 8. A close finish between first and second. The winner’s time was 45;i minutes. Tlie time is good considering the state of the road after the heavy rain. LAD HURT BY FALL.

Reginald Wilkins, a builder’s apprentice, sustained injuries to Ids shoulder and head through l'all.ng off a staging whilst working on a new building. He was conveyed to 1 1 is home, where he received medical attention.

TE HU IA ILF. CU B. The annual meeting of the To Huia Rugby Football Club was held at Omarumutu. The balance sheet' showed a credit balance of £4 odd. The election of officers resulted: Patron. Mr Ainoamo; president, Air G. M p; vice-presidents, Messrs P. Tairua, J. Gaskfll, F. Jackson, M. Miliaere. B. Hudson, J. Edwards, W. White, P. McGivern, A. J. Butt.: management committee, Alessrs B. Hudson, P. Tairua. AL Mihacre, T. Walker. P. Walker. H. Waikapu. Warokihi, Waiapu ; lion, secretary, Air H. Ropitini; assistant secretary, Air P. Walker: delegates to Opotiki Rugby Union. .Messrs E. AYchb and J. Edwards. The delegates were instructed to vote for a sole selector for the l nion matches.

OPOTIKI FARAIERS’ UNION The annual meeting of the Opotiki branch of the Fanners' Union was held on Saturday. The president, All G. S. Moody, was Pn the chair, and there was a good attendance. 'Hie annual report stated that during the year the attention of the executive had been given to the Fast- Coast main trunk railway extension . weevil in imported maize, foot ;<nd mouth disease, the cash, on delivery system, noxious weeds, control hoards, imported game, the frozen meat industry, and daylight sa vi ng. Tho balance sheet showed that the lands in band amounted lo £5 ss.

Tho report and balance sheet were adopted. Officers wci'e elected as fol’ows: President-. Air G. S. Moody (.re-elect-ed); vice-presiddnt, Air Alan Alartin (re-elected): secretary and treasurer, Ai r T. H. Pearson (re-electd) ; auditor. Air J. T. Merry (reflected); general committee, Alessrs R. Looney. A. R. Small. CL F. Joblin. AL Stevenson, A. F. Summers, J. J. Aloody. J. Dunlop. G. E. Bennett, J. R. Jurd, H. Bridge. NY. Bradshaw, AI. Anderson. 11. S. Holmes. Delegates to suli-proviuoia! executive Alessrs A. Alartin lind W. .Bradshaw; delegates to annual provincial conference, Alessrs (,’. S. Aloody and NY. Bradshaw.

Tlie president paid a tribute to tluwork of tho members of tlie executive and illio secretary, and regret.toil that fund- did not permit of the'latter being paid an adequate salary. ft was decided that the secretary’s salary should b e £ls per a.niium.

A hearty vote ot thanks was passed to tlie. secretary for his services ami his generosity as regards his salarv.

The following remits were carried for submission to the Auckland District Conference:—

That owing to the unfortunate position our farmers’ freezing works are placed $n that if is advisable that the meat and dairy control Imards ishrould be approached with a view of uniting under one board to strengthen Jffieir position against undue and outside influences. That wo protest against the personnel of the Minister of Transport’s Advisory Board as sol forth, it being a. menace, to the country and railway institutions, there not being a fair representation of the farming community, anil that better representation bo asked for. That thg nationalisation of all main roads he recommended. That tho branch urge upon the, Government the need lor the. continuaticfn of the main trunk railway from Taneatua to Opotiki. At tlie close, of the meeting a discussion took place as to the advisability of forming a co-operative bacon company for Opotiki to take ov-ei as a going concern a small factory already in operation. After discussion when it was considered that a co-operative bacon concern would not he a success unless the, shareholders were bound by guarantee to supply, it was suggested that some sort of canvas should lie made to see if it were possible to secure sufficient support before any further steps ca-ii be taken.