YOUNG FARMERS

Southland Times, Issue 22074, 22 July 1933, Page 9

YOUNG FARMERS

EDUCATIONAL COURSE.

ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED.

Tlie educational course arranged for about 120 young farmers from all parts of Southland vzill be officially opened by his Worship the Mayor, Mr John Miller, on Monday, July 31, at 11 o’clock in Smith’s Hall, Esk street. Among those present will be representatives from the Education Board, the Chamber of .Commerce, the Farmers’ Union, the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union and the House of Representatives. In the afternoon Mr J. Hargest, M.P., will give an address on “The Empire.” Afterwards the flour mills of Messrs Fleming and Coy. will be visited and the process of milling explained. The “Modem Press” will be dealt with on Tuesday morning by Mr R. J. Gilmour and an opportunity will be given of inspecting the printing of the newspaper and the press machinery in action. The afternoon will be taken up with an address by Dr. G. H. UttJey on “The Earth—its History and Origin.’’ Mr G. H. Jaquiery, the curator of the Southland Museum, will lecture on “Flora of New Zealand” on the Wednesday morning and will afterwards explain exhibits in the museum where an hour will be spent. Although the general health in New Zealand is good, there are some vital problems about which the general public are not concerned as much as they should be, and Dr. J. A. Pottingcr will discuss on Wednesday afternoon “Health Problems in New Zealand.” The same afternoon a visit has been arranged to the Rosedale woollen mills to see the manufacturing of woollen goods. Mr W. Grieve, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will give an address on “Unity in Commerce and Industry.” The Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union has in hand arrangements for a musical evening and entertainment on the Wednesday evening. On Thursday a special train will convey the party of young farmers to the Bluff as guests of the Harbour Board. The cool stores, the new tug, the dumping of wool will be among the interesting items to be shown as well as the loading of frozen meat by the s.s. Kent and the method of storing the frozen meat in the ship’s holds. Mr W. A. Ott, the chairman of the Harbour Board, will accompany the party and a short address will be given by him on the activities of the Harbour Board. The train will arrive back in Invercargill in time for lunch. In the afternoon Mr A. C. Cameron, of Dunedin, will lecture on “The London Markets.”

The school is particularly fortunate in arranging with Dr. Miller, of the Cawthron Institute, Nelson (who, is visiting Dimedin that week) to deliver an address on “Entomological Science in the Service of Mankind.” Little is generally known of the breeding of parasites for attacking such pests as ragwort, bidi-bidi, blackberry and white pine borer and the part science has taken in eradicating other pests which once were serious, but are now under control. Dr. Miller’s lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides, and an open invitation is to be given to the public. The lecture will be held in the Victoria Hall on Thursday, August 3.

“Citizenship” is the title of the address which Mr W. Macalister is to give on the Friday morning. “Farm Finance’’ will be dealt with by Mr A. M. Weir, a member of the Mortgagors’ Adjustment Commission, on the Friday afternoon and short final talks will be given by Mr W. G. McKay president of the Southland Farmers’ Union, Mr A. B. Struthers and by Mr D. M. Malloch, who is in charge of the arrangements.