FARMERS' UNION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 23089, 5 March 1910, Page 4

FARMERS ' UNION.

A: ylkE new board. V A meeting of 'the Gisborne Farmers' Union was held tliis afternoon^ Mr.Wy „ ;I). Lysnar, chairman, presiding. •' There ; . Avais .an attendance of oyer Vt*yo dozen people. The chairman detdaip the cqr-?> ? respQndenco received from tho. membei's' V -Of . the Ministry (already published), re- V garding tlieyeservation of a large area uioiuid Waikarehioana. Mr Lysnar' add- y. ed . that ■ he . had arranged? Avith the' Hon Mr Carroll that' the Hon. Ml* M c K-enzio should visit tin? locality for hlpiself. The^uhecking of rabbits on tho Wairoaside was progressing- satisfactorily. Three menyjxad been put on specially on Afry^axX&rf -$o\nt at- Whakatane, Whilst* loiirVplcfied. men had been put .on the Wairoa side. Tho statemerit that, rab-?' bits had got over the Wairoa river had been cleared up, and it was proved the .Statement was -unfounded. , The c-hair-rman went on to , refer to the election. of the first Rabbit Boai'd, y'sta?tirig that it ■ was desirable to keep down expenses 'as much as possible. t It had been agreed tlijaf AVaii-oiiv and O»poti.ki should select ' phe representative each, the^ latter hay V ing appointed Mr E. M. Hutehinsojn.V 'J^i^-comrri'ittee hud discussed inforirialiy tlie selection of , the .three remaining, riiembeis of the Board to represent ?Gis- :, borne, arid thus avoid the expense of an election if necessary. .-' Several names bad been mentioned, and Messrs Holden, ; Field, and Wm&elf? were? willing Ho adtA Aitei* further discussion the names. _ of 'the chairman , Messrs, W- Gy Sherratit, T. Hblden,. J. C. ITield weve suggested. : It was pointed out that the cost of an election , would be about; £100. A resp- . lutioil was moved in favor of t:i knag "' a ballot in the room to decide theytli'ree. candidates. ' ? V ? y '- y '■'.' Mi*. H. Kenway said ho' objected to ..this! course being taken. Mr Holden in-' ; timated t?liat ho wou)d ; not retire. -The chairnmn said he would do if ?it: w<vs the wish of the meeting. (Voices iNO;) -.> Mr H. deLautour -moved- 'that the '- Chairman, of the Union, Mr Lysnar, arid .tlie chairman of the SheepoWn'ers' v ci^tion should confer and ; seleet thethriee represeritatives? Mr A. ;J. Oamerpn seconded the niotion, •vyhich was carried.* .