FARMERS’ UNION

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3112, 29 April 1942, Page 7

FARMERS’ UNION

COROGLEN-WHENUAKITE

ANNUAL MEETING HELD OFFICERS FOR YEAR ELECTED Mr Jas. Hamilton presided over the annual meeting of the CoroglenWhenuakite branch of the 'New Zealand Farmers’ Union when it was held at Whenuakite recently. The report of the year’s activities showed an increase of about 50' per cent, both in membership and attendance at branch meetings. The bal-ance-sheet disclosed a healthy financial position. The retiring chairman, Mr Jas. Hamilton did not seek re-election and Mr W. A. Hamilton was elected to fill the vacancy. In accepting the position Mr. W. A. Hamilton promised to try and live up to the high standard set by his predecessor. Mr Jas. Hamilton was appointed delegate to the sub-provincial executive meetings while .Mr Wm. Hamilton and Mr E. M. Minifie were asked to represent the branch at the annual meeting of the sub-province. Mr G. C. Donovan was re-elected secretary and treasurer for the ensuing year. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman for the valuable service he had rendered to the ■branch during his term of office. DEHYDRATED MEAT APPRECIATION OF IT IN SOUP The first meeting for the new year of the Coroglen-Whenuakite Farmers’ Union was held recently at Mr Donovan’s when Mr W. A. Hamilton presided over' an average attendance. The secretary raised the question of dehydrated meat. He explained that the report received from Britain on the trial shipment had been anything but encouraging. He had, therefore, in order to obtain firsthand information obtained from the provincial secretary a small sample which 'Capt. Rushworth and Mr Robinson had taken with them to Australia, New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies and Malaya last year. Soup made from this sample was then handed round to each member. All were unanimous in pronouncing it excellent and among other comments were heard the following: “I’ll order a 251 b. bag of this. It’s better than tinned meat around the place,” and “Well, Mr Secretary, your mother must be a better cook than that chef

in England who tried this dehydrated meat out.”

The secretary was. instructed, to write to Mr Thorn, M.P., telling of the experiences and asking him to look into the matter.

The delegate to the meeting held in Coromandel in February to discuss rehabilitation, gave his report. The secretary was asked to find out if anything further had been done in the matter of forming a central committee to co-ordinate the work of the various local committees. The matter of seed merchants being allowed to list noxious weeds, for sale in their catalogues was embodied in a resolution sent forward to the sulbprovirtcial meeting at Thames. Other matters, among them the collection of barbed wire for defence purposes, were discussed. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to Mrs Donovan for preparing the soup for the meeting.