PAHIATUA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 261, 2 October 1936, Page 3

PAHIATUA.

PAUIATUA, Sept. 30. The initial meeting of the recently inaugurated Tahiatua liahhit Hoard was held on Tuesday, -Ur t’. A. Biaset, of Mastcrton Hoad, being cecled to the ciiair, and -Ur S. K. SiddelU to the position of secretary and treasurer, i lie Government representative reviewed generally the work of rabbit boards, and gave it as the experience of the department that extermination by ponoumg was far more effective and less vexatious to farmers than any other method. It was decided to act piomptly in the appointment ot a working rabbit inspector at a wage of £5 weekly and lour tahbiters at a wage ot £4 weekly, tbe skins to remain the property of' the employees, "lo tackle this prokom quickiy it was resolved to le\j a rate on ait owners and occupiers :n the gazetted district of 2d per acre. The mcctmg resolved lo allow ratepayers a rebate of 5 tier cent, on all rates struck for the year ending March 31, 1937 if paid within one calendar month alter the date ot ueniThe annual meeting of the PuhiatuaAkito A. attd P. Association was held on Tuesday, Mr F. E. Ward presiding lho report, which was adopted, slated that the year had been a successful otto, tfie "■ate receipts at the Show totalling £BB 9s 6d, the lugtiest sum raised for some years. Entries generally had shown an improvement. “The financial position at the end of the year disclosed a bank balance of £lB 17s lOd, with £2B 10s 8(1 in the l ost Office Saving liank, making a total of £4l 8s 6d, with assets exceeding liabilities by £B9 5s 2d. The committee desire to tender their thanks to the donors of cash prizes, concluded the report. Mr G. G. Hill said lie would donate £5 and would like to see it used for the best export pig, but would leave it to the meeting to decide. Mr Brown said that from past experience he had found there were no entries for such a section. It was unanimously to keep Friday as the date of the Show. The election ot officers resuited as follows : Patron, J)r H. T. Dawson; president, Mr E. E. Ward; vice-presidents, Messrs W. Pulton, H. C. Yates, T. Daysh, G. A. Allen and B. Draper; auditor, Mr I’. R. Boagey; committee, Messrs C. H. Arrow, J. Algie, U. A. Allen, W. Adams, G. H. Brown, F. V. Bryant, P. A. Bisset, JBambery, J. Campbell, X. Bickncll, B. Draper, 'l. Daysh, P. Davies, C. J. Eising. A. Finlay, J. A. Gibson, E. S. Heckler, G. H. llodd, A. Howell, E. L. Ilarvey, A. P. Jensen, V. Levy, J. E. Murphy, M. E. Reichenbach, J. P. Moynahan, E. Olsen, A. Ross, G. Scales, I. Taylor, H. R. Wilton, A, R. Wylie, G. G. Ilill and J. T. Tbe organiser for the New Zealand National Party (Mr T. G. Wilkes) explained to a representative meeting of electors in Palliates, on Tuesday, the aims, objects arid constitution oi the party. The speaker said the party was open to all those who were opposed to Socialism, and that all who joined would have a voice in the administration of it- It was resolved to form a brunch of the party in Paluatua, and a committee was set up to enroll additional mcmbeis and call a further meeting to elect delegates to the central committee of the Pahiatua cieciorate, who in turn will elect a delegate to the Wellington Divisional conference of the party, which will lie held in Wellington.