TAPANUI NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19906, 28 September 1926, Page 5

TAPANUI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TAPANUI, September .27. The weather at the time of writing is ▼ery warm. Bright sunshine and high winds prevailed on Friday, and rain fell, which stopped all outside farm work. Lambing is now general, and in most cases the results have been good, there being a large number of twins, which has made up for losses experienced during the cold spell of 10 days ago. The fact that there is plenty of feed right through the district augurs well for stock generally. The usual stock sales on Thursday at Heriot and on Friday at Tapanui were both noted for the paucity ■of entries and the poor and unspirited bidding, the reason assigned for this being that the majority of Farmers were taking advantage of the fine weather to push on with their snwing. The Tapanui Poultry and Produce Club held its anual meeting in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening of last week. The president (Mr J. W. Jarrold) presided over a email attendance of members. The annual report and balance sheet were adopted. The balance sheet, which showed a credit balance of £l7 ss, was considered very satisfactory, in view of the fact that owing to the unfavourable season experienced so far as root crops were concerned, it was thought at one time the show would have tc be abandoned. Mr A. Munyard, who has been secretary to the club almost from its ■ inception, was voted an honorarium of £lO for his services. Mr George Kerr (Gore), the judge, was voted the sum of £2 2s for acting as judge. The election of office-bearers resulted as follows:—President, Mr J. W. Jarrold; vice-president, Mr J. Puller; secretary and treasurer, Mr A. Munyard; committee—Messrs R. H. Edie, F. Lischner, W. R. Quin, A. Robertson, I. D. Revie, J. 0. Cameron, A. J. Stiven, F. A. Thomson, M. M'Auley, D. Buchanan, W. J. M'Kenzie. W. H. Lusk, A Haugh, J. L. Hay, and Thos. Edgar. The president made feeling reference to the loss sustained by the club in the death of the late Mr Peter Hay, who had over a long period been an energetic and tireless worker in the interests of the club, and moved that a letter of condolence be sent to Messrs J. L. and H. Hay, sons of the deceased. The motion was carried, members standing in silence for a few moments.