FARMERS' UNION.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 151035, 29 July 1919, Page 7

FARMERS' UNION.

» " _ KOREBE-MOTUPIKO BRANCH. A meeting of the Korere-Motupikc Dranch of the Farmers' Union was hol<3 at Motupiko on July 26th. Mr G. L, Mead, president, was in the chair. _ A request from the Commissioner oi iaxes was received for information as to what postal -offices in this districi of the Farmers' Union were not supplied .with land and income tax forms —It was decided to notify him thai Motupiko, Kikiwa, Atipo, and. Goldei ■Downs were the offices asked for. It was resolved that Messrs Hudsor and Field, M.P.'s, be asked to brin<* vi the matter of limit of five children t< the £25 exemption allowed for incom< tax and urging that it should apph total children of a family under 16 year of age. A gift of slbs of tea >as receiver" irom the manager of the, Nelson Farm ers' Co-op, for use at meetings, and"? resolution of thanks was carried. A proposal to try and get a cert air desirable property in the district cvi up for closer settlement for soldiers was left for the president to privateh interview the owner before furthei going into the matter. A report was received from the con vener of a meeting of returned soldier to organise a local Returned Soldiers Association, and asking for publicity for the same. It was- decided tomak< vie matter as widely known as possible. .-.-.■ M&ssrs G. L. Mead and G. Mac mahon, who are on a share-selling cam paign for the Farmers' Union Lim< Company, spoke on the matter. Mi Maemahon pointed out tbajb there wa; not much more required to gefc th< works going if only support was forth coming. The machinery was all on tin ground, the tram-line was completed most of the Mater-pipes were on hand and the timber was being prepared foi the bridge. if the extra money required had to be borrowed the" lime would bo dearer, and the director; wished to make it a -co-operative con corn in fact as well as in'name. Several more shares were sold at the meet ing, and it was mentioned that mam in the district with small holdings hac doubled their shares. ' At the Rnvafc lime works there was a great demanc" from orclmrdists and others, and thai at 295" per ton at the works, and n< railway handy. ' Mr Mead pointed oui tiiat as it was'a limited liability compan; nothing above amount of shares, takei could be called up. The next meeting of the branch is t< bo held at Kcre^e.