FOXTON

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 246, 14 September 1935, Page 10

FOXTON

(From Our Own Correspondent.) FOXTON, Sept. 12. Tho friends of Mr E. G. Martin, of Foxton, will be pleased to learn that ho is making: good progress towards recovery after undergoing an operation in the Palmerston North Hospital. Miss Margaret Barron, who has been an inmate of the Palmerston North Hospital, returned homo yesterday. Friends of Mr and Mrs G. I l '. Smith will bo pleased to learn that- their son Ross, who has been an inmate of tho Palmerston North Hospital, returned home yesterday. A considerable fresh in tho Manawatu River held up local fiaxmills again this woek.

A grass fire occurred at Mananatu Heads at 12.30 p.m. on Thursday and only tho prompt action of tho Volunteer Brigado saved a serious conflagration. Mr Campbell was engaged in burning some rubbish at the rear of his house on the western end of tho river foreshore when the fire got out of control and spread in the grass seed and lupin: The flames travelled into the backyards of several adjacent properties. The alarm was sounded, however, and brigadesmcn turned out promptly and soon had the flames in check. Had it not been for the promptness of their action there is little doubt that several residences would have been destroyed. The results of tho golf competitions played on the Herrington links yesterday afternoon were as follows: Bronze'Grade : Miss N. Woods Ist': Mrs R. A. Robbie 2nd. Junior Stroke Competition: Miss R. Easton Ist; Mrs W. M. Thomas 2nd.

A party of seven members of tho local Oddfellows Lodge attended the Feilding Lodge’s half-yearly installation of officers. Representatives were also present from tho Mangatainoka, Featherston, Kimbolton, Levin and Palmerston North brandies. N.G. Bro. C. 11. Morgan responded to tho visitors’ welcome on behalf of the Foxton. Lodge. At the conclusion of business, dancing and vocal items to a late hour completed a very pleasant evening. Supper was provided. At the annual meeting of tho Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild on Tuesday afternoon iHere were present: —Mcsdamcs J. Ross, J. M. Thomson, R. N. Speirs, M. E. Perrcau, ID. R. Barron, B. Evcrion, S. Ncwth, J. T, Edwards, W. Woodham, W. Baird, E. Titcombe, G. Walls, Hudson and Misses Littlejohn and Speirs. In tho absence of Rev. A. Fothcringham, Mrs D. R. Barron occupied the chair. A motion of sympathy was passed to Mrs D. Sutherland in connection with her recent bereavement, all present standing in silence. A report and balance-sheet, showing a very satisfactory financial position, was read and adopted. A vote of thunks was passed to Mr J. Ross for his services as auditor. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mrs J. Ross. Mrs Ross was unanimously elected to the chair on her retirement as secretary of the guild, a position which she has held for nearly twenty-one years, and her past services were eulogised by all present. A vote of thanks was also passed to tho retiring president (Mrs D. It. Barron) , tor her excellent work during' the past year. Vice-president, Mrs M. E. Perrcau; secretary, Mrs D. R. Barron; treasurer, Mrs J. M. Thomson. It was decided to hold a social evening on September 26, the hostesses for which will be Mcsdantes H. R. Barren, R. N. Speirs, W. Baird, J. T. Edwards and Misses Speirs and 1. Patterson. At the conclusion of tho meeting afternoon tea was served. The monthly mooting of the Manawatu ttnhbit -Board was held in the board’s office, Foxtail, on Thursday afternoon and. was presided over by Trustee B. .G. Gower Icliainnan). Also piesent were Trustees W. E. Barber, R. McTCelvie, 11. R. Denize, R. Craig and the secretary (Mr 1L Rangtheuea). Accounts amounting to £72 8s 2d were passed for payment. The inspector (Mr D. E. Barron) reported as lollows : “During the past month I have been engaged in the general inspection of properties in the board’s area, more especially in following up the. statutory notices and circulars sent out in July, and also in superintending poisoning operations with the men under No. II scheme. On a number of properties inspected the work requested had not been begun and owners of such properties have either been interviewed or written to requesting that tills be done immediately. No excuse can be made either for not carrying out cyanide fumigation or, where necessary, strychnine carrot poisoning, as conditions for fumigating at present are ideal and the No. It men are available for. carrying out poisoning operations. Ttie weather nus been more suitable for strychnine carrot poisoning than it was last month, and a {airly large area of country has boon covered in the second poisoning now in progress. If the w'cathcr remains suitable Ibis class of work will be continued until the beginning of next, month. After this date the men "’ill be available for carrying out fumigation work and farmers should take advantage of this subsidy from the Unemployment Board, and have fumigation carried out on thcii properties and thus put a check on the breeding which from -now on must he cheeked in every way possible in order to keep the pest under control. Owing to the flooded state of the Rnngitikei River no poisoning lias been carried out on the iemaining islands, hut this well, lie attended to as soon as conditions permit.” GORSE WEEVIL. The Cawthron Institute wrote advising that u consignment oi ICO gorsc bocci wcovils had been despatched to the board, and on receipt all that had to be done was to select a patch of flowering gorso which is not likciy to be destroyed by lire or other means and tup the insects out on the bushes. The board was recommended to liberate all the insects in one place as they would have a better chance of establishing themselves whcA they would spread naturally. The Institute pointed out that the weevil would not got. rid of the gorso- already established; it was inrodueed for the purpose of controlling the spread of the weed by destroying the seeds in tho pods. L was recommended that towards the end of the month the pods on the bush on which die insects were liberated should be inspected when small white grubs should ho discerned feeding on the seeds. These grubs will later transform to adult insects which are shot out of the pods in the same manner as tho seeds of the uninfected pods. The inspector said that the weevil had arrived and had been liberated at Tuilcorea. The result would be watched with interest.