Negotiations for United Farmers’ Federation

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 208, 2 September 1944, Page 4

Negotiations for United Farmers’ Federation

STEADY PROGRESS BEING MADE (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 3. Progress in the negotiations for the establishment of a new farmers’ organisation—the United Farmers’ Federation —is being pushed rapidly ahead. This statement was made to-dav by Mr. B. V. Cooksley, chairman of the present Farmers’ Federation, Mr. G. H. Grigg, president of the New Zealand Sheepowners’ Federation aDd Mr. W. W. Mulholland, Dominion president of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. They indicated that a very considerable amount of spado work had been done at several meetings since the decision to proceed with the formation of the new body was agreed upon six weeks ago. Another meeting of representatives of the Sheepowners’ Federation and Farmers’ Union is to be held shortly and this will be followed by a meeting of the present Farmers’ Federation at which representatives of all branches of primary industry will be present. FoL lowing this latter meeting a compre« heusive plan of organisation for a United Farmers’ Federation will be announced to farmers throughout the Dominion. £4OO Fine for Falsified Income Fines totalling £4OO were imposed yesterday by Mr. J. H. Luxford, 8.M., upon Joseph Plamus, agent of Whakatane, for making false returns of Income. A plea of guilty was entered to four charges. Mr. Meredith (for the prosecution) said Plamus was a Dalmatian and a bookmaker by occupation. The offences were aggravated by. their deliberate character. For defendant, Mr. Henry said Plamus was not an experienced businessman. Plucky Maori Boy The plucky action of a young Maori boy, Robert Newlmi Timoti, aged 12, whe rescued a child from drowning in the Wanganui River on Sunday, April 14 last, has been recognised by the Royal Humane Society. He is to receive the Society's framed certificate. When the child concerned, Barbara Tumi, was playing on a paddle-steamer, moored to a wharf at the city end of the river, she fell into the water. Robert Timoti, who was playing in Moutoa Gardens near by, heard the girl’s cries for help and, in spite of a higfc spring tide and swift current, dived into the river, swam to the girl and brought her ashore in an unconscious condition. She was subsequently revived by a Maori woman who had also hurried to the scene