KAWHIA SOUTH NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4812, 19 July 1939, Page 6

KAWHIA SOUTH NOTES

NATIONAL PARTY DANCE. A bright and successful dance was held at Te Anga Hall on the 14th for the National Party. With a prettily decorated hall and a cheerful throng of dancers a very happy evening was spent. Keen attention to the patrons was spent by an attentive committee comprising Mesdames S. Vicary and D. Leslie as hostesses and Messrs. A. Derecourt, E. Goddard, G. Gordon, E. Phillips, K. Thomson and D. Leslie. The ladies provided a generous supper. Mr. W. J. Broadfoot sent an apology for absence due to Parliamentary duties. In addition to the local band, extras were played by Mesdames A. Derecourt, E. Phillips and J. Tynan. The party funds benefited considerably. Basketball Dance. A gathering at the Moeatoa hall on the evening of the Ist made merry at a dance held to assist the funds of the Marakopa Basketball Club. Bright music was supplied by Messrs. Hose and Sorenson, of Te Kuiti, extras being played by Messrs. A. McKenzie, J. Kinnane and P. Saunders. A good number travelled thereto from as far as Marakopa and Te Anga.

Farmers’ Union

On the 11th the Te Anga-Mara-kopa branch held their annual meeting at Te Anga Hall. The chairman, Mr. R. Miln, gave a full report of the activities of the union for the past year and efforts made to get farming problems recognised. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mr. R. Miln; vice-presidents, Messrs. S. N. Vicary and J. G. Stokes; hon. secretary, Mr. D. A. Burt. The meeting then resolved into general matters. The following motions were carried to be placed before the next Sub-Provincial meeting :

Moved by Mr. E. Phillips, seconded by Mr. G. Gordon: “That the Government be urged to give immediate financial relief to~counties in which native and small farm scheme rates are uncollectable.” Mr. Phillips stated that at present in the Kawhia County every effective ratepayer carried a non-paying land occupier on his back. The burden was overoppressive and despite general writing down of land values in recent revaluation, the rise in maintenance costs' enforced an increase in the average amount of rates that must be collected and this allowed only for maintenance on the barest scale. Moved by Mr. K. Thomson and seconded by Mr. J. Stokes: “That this branch support the efforts for removal of cattle tick regulations in Waitomo-Mokau district.” It was agreed that the regulations were burdensome and, for practical purposes, useless.

Moved by Mr. E. Mosley, seconded by Mr. A. Derecourt: “That an enquiry be made into the objects and administration of the Small Farms scheme as at present run.” It was pointed out that the scheme at present lacks definite objective and promises to be a permanent tax on the Consolidated Fund and the ratepayer.