Services to Primary Producers

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6864, 21 May 1932, Page 3

Services to Primary Producers

MR. K. W. DALRYMPLE HONOURED Upon his retirement from the position of president of the Wellington provincial executive of the Farmers Union, a position he has occupied for tho past ten years, Mr. K. W. Dalrymple was yesterday the subject of warm tributes of appreciation of the valuablo services he has rendered the primary producers of the Dominion, and in recognition of these services he was unanimously elected an honorary life member of the provincial executive. Mr. A. Campbell said he would like to express his appreciation of the great work performed over a number of yeais by Mr. Dalrymple. No man, said the speaker, could have given more of his time for the farmers of New Zealand. “We aro at last coming into our own, and I believe that moro attention will in future be paid to the deliberations of our Dominion Council. For many years we havo battled away with very little support from the community as a whole, and it is due to tho efforts of such men as Mr. Dalrymple that we are at last achieving recognition. I well remember attending, some years ago, a conference and listening to a very able discussion on the avoidance of some of tho very difficulties we are facing to-day.. Had notice been taken of those views then, our present troubles would not havo been so great. I know the very high opinion held of Mr. Dalrymple by tho Dominion executive, and I heartily endorso all that has been said of the valuable services ho has rendered this Dominion. I have much pleasure iu moving that lie be accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Mr. Lloyd Hammond supported Mr. Campbell and went on to state that Mr. Dalrymple was not one who sought publicity; he did his work in a very unostentatious way, and at considerable personal expense had kept himself over ready to forward the interests of the producers of the Dominion. On the Dominion executive he was known as tho “man of few words,’’ and the speaker knew that his work was always a subject for praise. Endorsing what had been said, Mr. D. Simpson (Hunterville) proposed that Mr. Dalrymple be elected an honorary life member of the executive. Mr. J. H. Mason (Feilding) seconded the proposal, which, together with the motion of thanks, was carried by acclamation. _ . “I feel this is a move on in life, said Mr. Dalrymple in returning thanks. “I would much rather go back instead of moving on.” He would still continue to take an active interest in the union’s affairs, and he would urge every individual farmer to put his full weight behind the union. (Applause.)