RIVERLEA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 18 December 1913, Page 8

RIVERLEA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) . The meeting for tie purpose of forming a branch of the FarWs' u3. was held on Saturday night, but owing to the extreme roughness of the evening the attendance was not very large Those present expressed themselves strongly m favor of forming-a branch and on the motion of Mr A. Voullaire seconded by Mr Gardner, -it was de^ cided that those present form themselves into a committee for the purpose of making arrangements to do so. ft was decided to hold another meeting next Saturday night, when, if sufficient1 numbers turn up and express themselves as willing to join, a branch will be formed and officers will be elected. Mr M, Voullaire was elected secretary of the preliminary committee.. It is hoped that all'intending members, or anyone at all interested in their own welfare, will put in an appearance, and that a strong branch Vll be formed. We should have no difficulty in forming a branch of 25 to 30 members, if only the farmers would stir up a little. The Union is primarily responsible for our having been able to get our produce away during the present strike, and it seems nothing short of absolute meanness to let those who are members of the Union do all our work and give nothing in return. The least that can be done is to join the Union and give heart to those who for years past have been working without any. hope of personal gain in the interests of their fellow farmers. 'Mr W. Gardner, who has been down at Wellington working on the wharves for some time, returned home last week. In speaking at the meeting on i Saturday night, Mr Gardner said that the Farmers' Union had a most excellent organisation ,jn Wellington. Last week- was certainly the wettest of the year, and two exceptionally heavy rainfalls occurred. For the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. on Thursday the fall totalled 2.31 inches, and from Friday at noon till 9 a.m. on Saturday it was 1.96 inches. The firstmentioned is the highest fall for one day for the year. The second highest fell on May Ist, and was 2.20 inches. The continuous wet weather has put local settlers much back with their work, and it is to be hoped the weather will now give us a chance to get on with it, or everything will be very fete.