BARRYTOWN NOTES

Grey River Argus, 1 July 1925, Page 6

BARRYTOWN NOTES

FARMERS’ INION (Our own Correspondent). A largely attended meeting ot the Barrytown branch of the Farmers Union was held on Wednesday evening at Messrs Nelson and Richards residence. It was decided to appoint Mr H. Olney as delegate from the Barrytown branch of the Farmers Union to proceeed to Wellington with the Buller Progress League delegation on the matter of speeding up the construction of the GrcyWestpol’t coastal road and the Buller Jnangahua railway. A number i-.t other important matters were Iso dealt with. Mr. ('. S. Dalgliesh, Fields Instil '■ tor, visited Barrytown district < n Friday last and gave an interesting demonstration on experimental plots. Mr. Dalgliesh also gave much valuable information on artificial manures, etc, and at the conclusion ot Iris address received a hearty vote ot thanks from the settlers. PERSONAL. Mr. R. Preston who has been visit mg Messrs Fitzsimmons and Rond, of Puuakaikai, has returned to In vercargill.; Mr. J. Hill has been on a visit his brother, Mr. H. J. Hill, and > turned to Greymoutli on Thursday. Mr. T. Richards, who has be- " confined to his room with a ehill is how able to be about, again. RUGBY FOOTBALL. Owing to the absence of many i-> the loca] footballers at the Charle—ton Sports last week-end, the matin between Cobden and Barrytown has been postponed until Saturday next tional favourable point.