MILTON NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20501, 31 August 1928, Page 6

MILTON NOTES.

{From Ottr Own Correspondent.) MILTON, August 30. DAIRY FACTORY. The local dairy factory will open its season on Saturday for receiving supplies of milk. The factory will work alternate days in the meantime. PERSONAL. Mr W. Banks Mac William, who has occupied the position of Dominion, travelling representative in piece goods for the Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Company, left this morning for Auckland, having accepted an appointment in that city. Past Chief Ranger Bro. E. Hollick has resigned his position as secretary of Court Bruce A.0.F., which he has held for the past nine years and a-half. MILTON Y.M.C.A. The Miiton branch of the Y.M.C.A. this week terminated its tenancy of the Athenaeum building, which has been used for several years. The Y.M.C.A.’s activities will in future be carried on in the local Defence Hall. LADIES’ HOCKEY. The Milton Ladies’ Hockey Club intends sending three or four teams to the Roxburgh seVen-a-side tournament on Saturday, September 15. FOOTBALL. Toko I team will visit Balclutha on Saturday for the South Otago Senior Grade cup match against Clinton, and will be represented by Turnbull, Murray, Murtagh, E. Stewart, A. Wightman, Miller, Martin, Bedford, D. Wightman, Sinclair, Campbell, Cowie, A. Hansen, J. Stewart (captain); emergencies—Lane, Heads, Jones.

No,Second Grade matches will be played for the Boyd Cup owing to the match against Alhambra 111 at Balclutha. •

VETERINARY ASSOCIATION.

Preliminary meetings for the formation of a veterinary association for South Otago are practically completed.. At last night’s meeting of the Milton branch of the Farmers’ Union a letter was received from Mr Jasper Clark, a member of the Provisional Committee, stating that the association’s charges would be £1 per £IOO of valuation, with a minimum of 10s and a maximum of £2. The proposed fees chargeable for a visit of the veterinary surgeon would be 15s for the first visit and 7s 6d each for subsequent visits; non-members £1 10s fdr first visit, and £1 for subsequent visits. These charges may be reduced if finances permit. A sub-committee has been appointed to confer with Mr W. D. Snowball regarding the best method of securing a veterinary surgeon for the district. APATHETIC FARMERS.

Outspoken comment was indulged in by Mr D. M'Gregor. president of the Milton branch of the Farmers’ Union, at last night’s meeting, in criticising farmers for their apathetic attitude towards the Farmers’ Union and matters concerning their own welfare. Mr T. K. Sidey was not immune from Mr M'Gregor’s criticism. He remarked that as Mr Sidey had been defeated on the Summer Time Bill he was now adopting “ the tactics of the American bootlegger, and had changed from the benign philosopher to the egotistical monomaniac.” PIG INDUSTRY. Mr K. W. Gorringe, the Agricultural Department’s expert on the pig industry, delivered an interesting address at Milton last night, under the auspices of the local branch of the Farmers’ Union. This was the first of a series of lectures being delivered by Mr Gorringe in South Otago farming centres during the next few days. TOKO HIGH SCHOOL. The chairman (Dr J. G. Stewart) pre sided over the monthly meeting of Toko High School Committee. The headmaster (Mr G. G. Menziesj submitted his monthly report for August. The principal clauses were that the Primary Department roll number was 293 and the Secondary Department 45. The attendance was uniformly good, and the health of the pupilg was satisfactory. The school’s annual examination was conducted by Inspectors Irwin and Bain, but their report had not yet been received.—The report was adopted and minor requests granted.

The Education Board notified payment of £2 10s into the bank to the committee’s credit, being subsidy on voluntary contributions for books.

Various circular letters were received from the Otago Education Board, and the committee favoured the proposal for establishing savings banks in primary schools for the encouragement of thrift amongst pupils.—The committee also favoured tne suggestion for the election of school comimttes every two years, and that committees should be consulted in the appointment of teachers.

The question of altering school hours, in accordance with the department’s regulations for Bible reading in schools, was deferred for further consideration. Messrs \\ . H. Wells and E. Oliver were appointed a visiting committee for September.