FARMERS’ UNION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17058, 12 June 1926, Page 14

FARMERS’ UNION.

j W AIROA BRANCH. MEETS. (Special to the Herald.) WAIROA, this day. At the meeting of the Wairoa branch of the Farmers’ Union there were present : Messrs. 0. C. Ormerod (president), Ormond, Fowdrell, J’ryde, Polity, Byrnes, Chapman, Tod, Graham, and , Dawson. J Apologies were made for the unavoidable able absence of Messrs. Stokes, Glendining, Hill, Carrol!, and McKenzie. i Mr. Fowdrell reported that lie and Mr. Carroll had the arrangements well in hand?for the farmers’ school. Ho had also collected all the samples he could -secure of the district’s products. The secretary stated that- Mr. Geo. Howell had brought, back from Australia, some particular's of a blackberry , eradicator, said to be effective, but the 1 discoverer wanted £59,C00 for the rights. The secretary stated that Mr. P. IT. Summerfield had met the Prime Minister, Mr. J. G. Coates, in the north. The secretary said he thought that if the matter was pushed now free railage might he secured for fertilisers.—The president moved to apply to the Minister of Agriculture, pointing out the ! necessity for cheaper fertilisers and free railage for the same, and also lime, from Waikokopu. —The motion, seconded by Mi. T. Byrne, was carried. I On the question of remits for the Conference, Mr. Fowdrell mentioned the line of 15s fal oil overweight bales of wool.--The chairman is to interview local merchants on the subject. J Mr. Ormerod suggested the alteration ; of the sale days to Wednesday or Fri- | day lor the winter months to enable the fanners and their'wives to do business in Wairoa. —it- was then suggested the retailers might- he glad to have their half-holiday on the, .Saturday afternoon, and it was decided to apply to the Retailers’ Association on the subject. Air. Dawson moved a remit to the effect t hat when any union's remit- lias been i cut out to-avoid duplication the districts’ representative should he notified so that lie might have a chance to speak on tin' similar remit. Some discussion took place on the question of the relative positions of the Sheepowners’ Union and the Farmers’ Union. —lt was decided to ask the Dominion Executive for a ruling. On the motion of Mr. Tod it was decided to apply to the P. and T. Department in connection with the unsatisfactory state of telephonic communication between Nuhaka, More re and Maliia with Wairoa and Gisborne under the new arrangements.