FOXTON

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 221, 18 August 1932, Page 10

FOXTON

(From Our Own Correspondent.) FOXTOX, Aug. 16. The death occurred with tragic suddenness on Saturday of the ten year old daughter or Mr and Mrs H. flamer, of Jonnston Street. The child contracted influenza and was ill only three days when she passed av.ay.

’i lie usual fortnightly meeting of the U.A.O.D. was hekt on Thursday last, A.D. Bro. Cie.-sv.dl presiding. Auer the disposal of the w.-uai business the secretary of the Lodge (Bro. E. Fuller) referred to the impending departure from Foxton ot four prominent members, A.D. Bro. CressweJ, F.A. Bro. McGill. A.D. Bro. Yardlcy, and Bro. W. Brown. He regretted their departure and conveyed the best wishes of the Jroxton Lodge. Jhe positions of the teams in the senior Rugny championship are:—Otaki 21 points, Funanau 19. Foxton F. B. 15, Wanderers 12. Hui Mai 10, Shannon 4 The Foxton juniors are the winners of the lorthern competition and will at an early dire meet Kuku. the ! winners cf the southeri division to decide which team i- tne champion of the Horcwhenua district. An exceptional perio 1 of dry weather which has been experienced this winter was broken on Sunday evening with .-light showers, the first for some weeks. l.a-t night, however, torrential rain was experienced in and around Foxton. Mrs W. J. Ross, who nas been visiting her parents, Mr and Mr- Cornfoot. of Great ford, has returned to Foxton. Mr and Mrs F. Rout, who have been terming near Levin, have again taken up their residence in Foxton. '1 he fortnightly meeting of the Unemployment Committee was held la-t evening, presided over by Mr M. E. Perreau. A letter was received from Mr W. Francis, secretary of the Relief Workers' Association, notifying the committee that the association consisted of Messrs E. G. Martin (chairman), J. Madden, S. Man-ell, A. Rouse, X. Pratt, C. Xicolson, G. Thompson. G. Edwards, and W. Andrcsen. 'The hoard wrote, notifying the committee that the 4A scheme bad been cancelled. Instructions were received re-

garding the eligibility of Natives for relief work.

For the purpose of assisting the small farmer, who, through lack ot finance, has been unable to take advantage of the 4A scheme, the Unemployment Board had nowdecided on a single men's farm camp scheme. The men tor such jobs have to be approved by the local committees which will consider every application on its merits. The Foxton committee considered the

scheme. The men tor such job- have to be approved by the local committees which will consider every application on its merits. The Foxton commit tec considered the scheme a good one. A letter was read from Mr J. Lowden, of the Palmerston Xorth labour bureau, intimating that there were vacancies for single men at Coley’.-: Bend and Makowhai camps and intimating that single men cannot be detailed to other loeal work when they have refused to accept camp employment unless they can satisfy the committee that they are physically unfit (by certificate), or have family obligations which makes their presence at home a necessity. A communication was also received from Mr Acheron, of the Public Works Department, stating that the department had vacancies for fifteen single unemployed in the Makowhai and Tangirnoaria camps, and advising that the Commissioner for Unemployment had advised that he had no objection to men being sent to these camps from Foxton. It was stated that there had been no volunteers j for the camps where applications were called as a result of the last meeting. There were 79 single unempolved registered in Foxton. It was decided to ballot for the fifteen men to go to camp. This was proceeded with and the men selected. Failing them reporting for the camp and being unable to produce a reasonable excuse they will he struck off relief work. The secretary reported that he had received a letter from the Railway Department to tho effect that tree planting on the railway reserves at Hirnatangi would commence on Monday next and be continued on for some time. There would be little loss of time for the men as they would bo required in wet weather, shelters being erected for them. The trees had arrived in Foxton and suitable transport arrangements had been completed. 'The department required 20 men for six days a week. The necessary men were allocated for the work.