TE KARAKA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14392, 3 September 1917, Page 6

TE KARAKA.

A meeting of- the Te'jLaraka! branch 1 of the Poverty Bay Farmers' Union was held ill ; PeScocke's hall on ■Frida.y eve^-; | n^» ?when seventeen members .were present. 'Mr H. Telford occttpied the chair. Mr O. Bndße\' 'the -branch's delegate to the 'Poverty Bay; e^ciitive, reportedthat the remits sent? -on 'by'the Te'Karak'a" brancK had", beeii ; ;,by jbhe exectit^ve, and' fOTwarded to the aiinual Dominion conference at; Weljingtojii,- where they had been favorably receivjed. "f '-. In- oonnectibn .^rith.' the remit re licen^in ff of buyers of meat for. .expbrt, the executive had it slightly, so thaiti th©' buyers would be required to d-iscloae ihe names^ not only .of ■ tlrdir' prihcipais 1 .but of those to. whom: the' meat' was sfblfl. Tn'the <?ase of ther'omit dealing; -tilth, tfte •disposal of surplus wool,;^e; 'executive had decided to ask thafr'siicji\wodl misrht be disposed of not- f>n}y "to -America., but tb ottieF -Allied; countries also. • ' ■]\lr Brlgo also pointed out the neces-. sity for iiU. menibers, to lake an active interest in/th& %brk ;T of the Union. Tho 1 executive' 6oul d' deal' ■ only- : with renifts fior^ 'branches, ( so : :ihat it Was essentiaV for 'all niejnbeW of ' branches ' to • best'ir themsolves, and so 'ensure livje -Jbranches, 0,. live- execiitive, and a live Farmers'. Union. . ' • ' ' ' ' . ' , Ml' ,W. Berry : drew a-ttentipn to the' fact that the lifliciency Board had not sought any information as -to avail-; i able native labor. In' 'onany' North' Island districts ' Mh'pW tabor would ' increasingly bedo'me; a- ; fliost imporlant fao{or of the labor pmWeni', {iiiid he hiove<l : that- the GoverHjnßnt 1 empower theßoai-c} to take statistics^ of the aYailaliJ© native labor, with a' vie.w to' "its '. organisation and distribution. I 'This 'was seconded by Mr C: Foote. and carried: ' Th-3 action of -the post-office officials in charging" 6d. when a depositor- .wished to make a withdrawal from » country poatofflce 'saving^ bank without giving the required .Notice 'was dhcusaed; and ihe ■pres4ideiif'a.gi.'eed i& make ihquiries ATith a -view to sedurihg a' mitigation of the rncchnyfiiiience ' oa.used by . the' :V presen t system. ' '': - ' ' ■ Yplnntary subscriptions were asked for by the president towards the fund for furnishing the 'office in Gisbbrne, and this appeal met with a ready response. Tf' was pointed out that the aim was* to make the office ft comfortable and convenient 1 resprt for fill members of the' Farmers' Union. 1 '"•'■■') It was ammged to hold meetinga on in© last Friday but one in each month, nnd the secretary was; asksd to apply to the Waikohu County Council for the use of the Council Chambers for futul-e meetirtps. ■.;•'■■ . Mr C. Bridge l?ave notice of motion to the effect that in future remits be forwarded to' -the secretary in ' writing at- least ten days previous to the date of the next meeting 1 . ' I