More Farming Cases Before Appeal Board

Northern Advocate, 24 August 1943, Page 2

More Farming Cases Before Appeal Board

Additional cases concerned mostly wirnj farming operations came before the No. L Armed Forces Appeal Board which rc-i sinned reviewing cases in Whangarei to-i day. The board comprises Messrs W.j Jones (chairman). A. J. Magee, N. Hor-j robin and R. Gray (secretary). ! The following appeals were adjournec.: sine die: — „„ ’ The Whangarei Borough Council (Mr; D. J. Thomson) appealed for John Reel-, wood, electrical linesman foreman, u , being siaied that his experience was tn-j valuable in maintaining the electrical, supply in the borough and in the installation of new services. He was a key, mail in the department. In his appeal William J. Radd, farmer.; of Tanekaha (Mr S. C. Thorne) said he; was operating 200 acres, production last; season from 90 cows being 19,400 lbs. butterfaf. His only assistance was a; sister, a brother being in camp. Cvril W. H. Reed, farmer, of Whaka-j para, had his appeal supported by New: Zealand Mercury Mines Lid. (Mr L. T. Pickmore). it being stated that he was aj valuable man in essential work. Reed; said ihat last season he had milked 71; cows for a return oL 10,400 lbs burterfat,; while cattle, pigs and sheep were also; raised. Lie was driving a bulldozer and. doing carpentry work for the mine com-; pany and be hoped lo employ a share-’ milker to enable him to give his it’ll j attention lo the mine work. It was ai condition of sine die adjournment that Reed should remain on his property. j Town Supply Appealing for George A. Robertson,i share milker, of Whangarei. Mr H. Wilson, (Mr A. C. Lamb) said Robertson was milking GO cows on a property of 166 j acres and last season production had; been 19,400 gallons of whole milk for town supply. 1400 pints of cream and 600 lbs butterfaf, while pigs also had been raised. Richard I. Rouse, farmer of Towai, said he was farming 206 acres and last season j production from 35 cows had been 6500 lbs but terfal. He was married With three children and worked off the property as; a carpenter. . j Farming 63 acres at Waiotu. William H., Rouse said that last season he milked 30 cows for 7000 lbs butterfaf. He was also covering a daily run of 52 miles with a school bus and his appeal was supported by the Hukerenui School Committee.j evidence being given by Mr R. Parsons,; who said there was no replacement for Rouse in the district. [ Withdrawn from the Independent I Mounted Rifles. John C. Ryan, farmer, of; Waipu (Mr Lamb), married, with three; children, said he was running 252 acres and last season 58 cows had yielded 9400; lbs butterfaf while pigs also bad been; raised. He engaged in shearing during t h>• 1 season. Other Fanning Operations Harold S. Sands, farmer, of Waipu. sa.’d (hat he was farming 550 acres running; sheep, pigs and cattle, production last season from 40 cows being 68C0 lbs butterfat. i The appeal of Austin J. Sfoane (Mr Thomson), farmer, of Mara, was supported by Mrs E. Sloane. Slcane said his proplerfy adjourned that cf his mother and production from the two farms had been

114,800 lbs 1 and 13.900 lbs butterfat from 08 and 50 cows respectively. Calves ana pigs also had been reared. A sharemilker was new milking his mother s herd. . .. _ , Farming 330 acres at Ararua, Gordon R. Sterling (Mr D. Ross) said that the properly was carrying sheep, pigs and cattle and lasi season production' had been 7500 lbs butterfat. from 45 cows. As (there was no economic transport for , cream this season he would be engaged jin breeding lambs, wool, calves and cows. Reserved Decisions ! Decision was 'reserved in the following cases:— I The appeal of Mr H. C. Hewlett (Mr !Thomson) for Egbert J. Sanderson, farm I hand, of Mata, was reviewed. He stated jrhar two properties of 49G acres ana 1142 acres were carrying 660 sheep and 16a ! cattle and he had not recovered sufficijenrly since being invalided home from the Middle East to do the work himself. Sanderson's grading was disputed and the aopeai would be withdrawn if he were Grade I. Wilfred M. Smith, farmer, of Maungakaramea. said he had sold his farm and was negotiating for a property of 147 i acres at Tikipunga where he would be milking 54 cows compared with his pre[vious herd of 39, which last season hao {produced 7000 lbs butterfat. Last season (production cn the Tikipunga properly lhad been 11,900 lbs butterfat from 18 ! cows.