FARMERS’ UNION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 5

FARMERS’ UNION.

TRIBUTES TO Mil POLSOX. IN SOUTH TARANAKI. Per Press Association. HA VVEIIA. July 2. Regret at the decision of Mr AV. J. Poison to resign the. presidency of the Fanners’ Union was ‘ expressed in a resolution by the South Taranaki Provincial Executive to-day. The . executive recorded the valuable services rendered bv AJr Poison as Dominion president and suggested that. Tailing him reconsidering his decision to resign, his services be retained on the Dominion executive. - ' Ml- AV. A. Sheat said the retirement of Air Poison was to be regretted. He had intimated his desire last year to resign, but was persuaded to recoii.sidertit ami he had been re-elected by an rtvemtdioiniii’'f -majority. Since, then Air' Poison had; been subjected to .criticism' ill various parts of . New- Zealand;'■ These attacks were most unfortunate. lie had- devoted, a deal of time and indnev to the union’s work and was entitled to' the thanks of all farmers. “Air Poison was re-elected last year against his will, and T think it is most unfair that farmers should throw rotten eggs at him during the year after his re-election,” said Air J. Tosland.

The GoverhiUent of the Canton Valais, complying with a wish recently expressed hv the Swiss Alpine Club, have decider! to prohibit 'the building of roofs with corrugated iron in the Alpine villages in order to preserve the picturesque appearance of mountain chalets.

-Swan.‘Hunter mid Wigliam Uiehard• son, Limited, of Wallsend, have secured a contract for a passenger and cargo steamer of 6400 gross tons for Messrs T. and «T. Harrison, of Liverpool. The builders now have about 16 vessels in hand.

. Mr G. Titus Barham. managing director of Express Dairies, Limited, has made a gift to Wembley Council of ■Sudbury Parle, his estate at Sudbury, I, Middlesex. The estate will lie conveyed to the council ou the d«*tl» of I Mr Barham and ills wife.