MAUNGAKARAMEA NEWS

Northern Advocate, 11 July 1925, Page 6

MAUNGAKARAMEA NEWS

SCRIPTURE EXAMINATION". On Saturday afternoon 13 pupils of tlie Undenominational Sunday School 'sit for the animal. Scripture examination, held by the Auckland Sunday School Union. EAIvMEIJS *' UNION. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting'of the Maungakaramea Branch of the New Zealand Fanners' Union, after being postponed three or four times on account of bad weather, was held in the Library on Thursday evening. Mr P. Mclvenna presided over an attendance of the following:—Messrs G. Alleock, A. Crawford, G. Child, S. W. Crawford, D. McLennan, T. o 'Carrol, K. McLennan, W. Codlin and W. J.I. Gillingha'm (secretary). The report and balance-sheet were read and • adopted, the balance-sheet showing a debit balance of £4 7/9. The chairman m formally moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet said that members must rcmem-

ber that the activities of the branch were not confined to the district, but were Dominion-wide. Tiie following officers were re-elected for the enduing year:—President and dele,crnte, Mr MerCenna; vice-presi-dents, Messrs A. Crawford and A. P. Wood: secretary and treasurer. Mr W. IT. Gillingham; auditor, Mr T. O'Carrcll. The meeting concluded with a hoartv vote of thanks to the president and the secretary, on the proposal of Mr T. O 'Carroll, seconded by Mr G. Child. ORDINARY MEETING. An ordinary meeting of the branch was held immediately after the annual meeting. New member.-—Mr G. Allcock was elected a member of the branch.

| Ci.lf-rearing competition. —'As owing to tlu' wet weather the calves had not | been judged, it was deckled to award j prizes to tlie host kept records of fee I- ! inc.', etc., the sub-eonnnittco to arrange j details. i Telephone at Tauraroa station. —On 1 the proposal of Mr S. W. Crawford, it j was decided to svslt the Postmaster- . General to expedite the installation of J the telephone. I Cattle yards at Tauraroa. —'Mr McKenna moved that Mr A. J. Murdoch, he asked to approac.li the Minis- , tor with a view to getting the yards J repaired (is soon as possible. * i Postal matters. —It was decided to apI ply to the Postmaster-General for a j daily mail service via Tauraroa; also ' that the despatch and receipt of par-

, cols weighing up to the maximum j (L'Slh) he allowed. ' On the proposal of 1 r O'Carroll tho I secretary was instructed to forward n ' letter to Mr Coates congratulating him I on his elevation to the office of Prime I Minister. j HAT.K YARDS. ] A general meeting was held on S:lt- ' urday night to further discuss the quesj tion of enlarging and improving the ; saleyards.. Aft-er a lengthy discussion it was decided to build another row of j pens and to shift the drafting pe'n. | A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs S. AV. Crawford, O. Child, W. Coil lin and !\ Mc Kenna was set up'to i Hie w:>}•]; carried out.