Brief Mention

Matamata Record, Volume XX, Issue 1917, 14 March 1938, Page 4

Brief Mention

Mr. C. Given has leased his farm at Walton to Mr. J. McAllister, of Pukekohe, for an extended term. Mr. J. H. Birkett, of Te Poi, has sold his farm at Te Poi to Mr. J. Brown, of Wardville. Mrs. D. J. McKay, of Tower road, Matamata, is recovering well following an operation in Waikato Hospital. Over a hundred farmers attended a demonstration of the Howard Motor Rotary Hoe which was held on Friday at Mr. Robert Young’s property, Te Poi. In the opinion of farmers present wonderful work was performed by this new farm implement, which cut scrub, fern and other waste, covered it under the furrow, and immediately hoed and compressed the seed-bed. An “ aside ” by a member of the Matamata County Council at its meeting on Friday, when the Minister of Mines, the Hon. P. C. Webb’s, name was mentioned, that the Minister was part-owner of the horse that won the Grand National Hurdle Race last year, drew a humorous comment from another member. “He won’t be so keen on the ‘ National ” at the end of this year,” was the remark of | the second councillor. <

That his county rates amounted to 8s per acre was a statement made by a member of the Matamata Farmers’ Union on Friday.

At Friday’s meeting of the Matamata Farmers’ Union, Mr. H. Rollett stated that he saw in the paper that the Morrinsville branch had 264 members and had claimed that this total made it the second strongest branch in New Zealand. This was not so, as Matamata had over 300 members and Te Awamutu had more.

When it was suggested that a meeting of the Matamata branch of the Farmers’ Union be held on April 1, the chairman facetiously objected that he was supersitiious. “ Oh, we have been that (meaning fools) for so long we might as well meet on the First,” replied another member. Following a vote, however, the majoritv agreed with the president, and March 25 was the date selected.