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Otago Witness, Issue 3769, 8 June 1926, Page 52

Three seasons ago the utago F_g Circle .exported 27,000 dozen eggs and 90,000 dozen were exported a season later, each shipment bringing local prices. Last season the shipping strike rendered the transport of eggs overseas impossible, but it has been decided to undertake further export during the coming season. In introducing the matter at the Otago Egg Circle’s annua! meeting last week, the Chairman (Mr J. Hutton) stated that Mr F. C. Brown (ehief poultry instructor) considered that £he Dominion would have to export 150,000 doz*n ajgs during next season. The control of the export was left to an export sommittee.

Among the guests at the pre-sessional Meeting in the Somerset Lounge last week was Mr W. Hinchey, president of the Southland League. In extending a welcome to Mr Hinchey, the Chairman (Mr S. B. MacDonald) said that the Southland League woiked hand in hand with the Otago Expansion League, and their relations had been of the happiest. Mr Hinchey, after Mian king the chairman for his welcome, said that it had been with great pleasure that lie had listened to the case put forward by Mr H. C. Campbell for the -einstatement of adequate shipping facilities, for the South Island. The loss of the shipping service to Southland was one o f the greatest losses the province had suffered. He also mads reference to the need of accommodation at Stewart Island, adding that there was a proposal afoot to erect an up-to-date hotel there to cope with the tourist traffic.

Instead of bringing the farmers to town for instruction, or attempting to bring ' them, the Department of Agriculture has evolved a new idea which has already been applied with encouraging success. It is simply a reversal of the principle, the means of instruction being taken now to the farmer. Its convenience and value, from the farmers’ point of view directly, and indirectly from the department’s point of view, can readily be imagined. The travelling farm school began a course this week, when lectures were given at Owaka yesterday and will be continued to-day, at Kelso to morrow and Thursmf, and then at Alexandra and Galloway. The tour will extend over a period of a fortnight.

A letter of thanks has been received by the Dominion Council of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers* Association from the Governor-General acknowledging the honour conferred upon him by the association in enrolling him as a member. “I write to thank the association,” said Sir Charles Fergusson, “for the honour which they have done me in enrolling me as a member, and in presenting me with the badge. I value it very much as linking me up with those who have been my comrades in arms in the late War. I need not assure you and them of my sympathy with all that concerns the interests of my fellow-members, and when I can be of any use you must be sure to tell me.” The annual meeting of the Southland Ploughing Match Association was held in Invercargill on Saturday morning, Mr James Drain presiding over a fair attendance of members (reports our correspondent). In moving the adoption of the balance sheet, the Chairman commented on the satisfactory position of the association. It was decided that a champion ploughing match should be held on July 14, provided a suitable paddock could be obtained. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows sident, Mr James Drain; vice-presidents— Messrs W. R. Ronald, W. Clark, and J. Doherty. A telegram from Auckland states that the Engineers and Sheet Metal Workers' Union, which has 156 members unemployed (including 18 new arrivals), asked the Prime Minister if the Government could do anything in connection with the installation pf new machinery at the railway workshops. Mr Coates promised to look into the matter at once. The tender of Mr R. Lawrence, jun., of £505 has been accepted for tho formation and gravelling of the Hillside-Manapouri road (reporta our Wellington correspondent). Messrs Love Bros, tender has been accepted for an admission unit to the Seacli'’ Mental Hospital, the amount being £1529, and Mr W. T. Conibear’s tender of £490 has been accepted for the alteration to the entrance lodge. The tender of Mr T. R. Howell of £2IOO has been accepted for contracts 1 and 2, for the supply and delivery of metal for the Chimney Creek tunnels on the Gisborne-Nnpier railway.