COUNTY CHAIRMAN

Grey River Argus, 5 October 1934, Page 12

COUNTY CHAIRMAN

N.Z. Farmers’ Delegate TO THE CENTENARY. Reference was made last evening at the meeting of the ZTrey County Council to the fart th.'t rhe ’hairman. Cr. .Tas. Mub-are, Io he official representative of rhe Dominion Farmers’ Union at ihe Melbourne Centenary celebrations, for which he was granted leave of •ibsenee Cr. J. Ryall said: “Cou-ieilbos are :io doubt aware that our Chairman leaves for Australia within a few days. He has been elected <o represent the New Zealand Farmers’ I nion at the Melbourne Cent.ena’v. 1 wish :o congratulate him on receiving such an important position. As this is the last meeting he will have the opportunity of attending before hi-- departure, 1 move 'that he be granted three months’ leave of aosence. ’ The motion was seconded by < r. Blair and was carried. Tn returning thanks, the Chairman said that he was grateful for the '.eave. ami he appreciated very much Ct. Ryall’s compliment ary remarks, particularly as they were really .he first congra Filial ions that he had received on the (’oast. He regarded the position as an honour, a-’ he believed there were only about halt a dozen iuvi.ted in New Zenb'i'd. Ho would do his bei-T to uphold the traditions of the Coast and 1 li< County while attenCThg the erl-'br: I .*-ons.