NUHAKA SETTLERS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19100, 22 August 1936, Page 12

NUHAKA SETTLERS

FARMERS' UNION BRANCH OFFICERS ELECTED (Herald Correspondent.) Tr. was very gratifying to Mr. .T. Gardiner, provincial organiser of the Now Zealand Farmers' Union, to see -mli a large gathering of farmers - at a meeting of the Xuhaka branch, held at the Hairy Company's office on Wednesday evening, chiefly to elect tin- officers for the ensuing year. Mr. CI-. D. Tod occupied the chair, those aNo present being Messrs. A. Austin, K. Poweu. I-!. A. Bullmoro, C. Crombie, A. T. Glennv, J. Goldstone, 11. K. Hick ling, A. "iTiekling, .1. Harris, T. McKee, M. P. Shaw, .1. Small, .1. Iv. Stewart, G. P,. Steele, T. W. G. Tombleson, W. Walker. F. 11. Young, F. I tickling, secretary, and J). Withers, secretary in Wairoa. Mr. Tod expressed pleasure at seeing so many present. Mr. Gardiner briefly outlined the procedure of forming a branch of the Farmers' Union, and stated that the anion was out to help, not to hinder the farmer, to work together to establish an ideal for practical farmers, and to meet in a friendly spirit. '•We cannot 101 l what is ahead of us," he (ontinned. ''War-clouds are around us and limes may cause us anxiety. There must be something lo strive at, to make the Farmers' Union felt, which would help with the

abour problem and farmers' indivi

The speaker concluded with the remark that he had purposely avoided tlie politici 1 sijnation.

The following officers wore elected: President, .Mr. Gordon Steele; vicepresidents, Messrs. (1. D. Tod and A. T. Glcnny; secret avy and treasurer, Mr. F. llickling; special committee, Messrs. fi. Steele, A. T. Glenny, F. 1 tickling, C. I). Toil, J. Small, and J. Goldslone : general committee, members present and foundation members; provincial delegate, Mr. G. I). Tod. It was decided to hold bi-monthly meetings on (he Thursday prior to the Wairoa union's meeting. -Mr. Klpliie will address a combined meeting of the Nuhaka branch of the Farmers' Union and Young Farmers' Club in the Unitv Hall on September 8. The president, Mr. Steele, who is .chairman of the Nuhaka Co-operative 'Dairy Company, thanked the members for his election to the chair, and also Mr. Gardiner for his opening remarks. Many problems had to tie tackled, and in the right manner. The returned soldier farmers had felt somewhat ignored in the past. Mr. Withers dealt with the graduated laud lax, which the farmers wanted to have abolished. The meeting closed with a vote of (hanks to the chair, and the hope was expressed that farmers would rally round the Nuhaka branch. i