AGRICULTURAL CLUBS

Taranaki Daily News, 12 May 1930, Page 15

AGRICULTURAL CLUBS

BOYS’ . AND GIRLS’ EXECUTIVE.

AN INEQUITABLE SUBSIDY.

The executive of the North Taranaki Division of the Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Clubs met in New Ply- i mouth on Saturday morning, Mr. A. E. Washer presiding. Members commented upon the success of the recent field day and thanked the ’judges, ladies and friends of the club who had helped. A letter was received containing the resignation of Mr. R. C- Larsen; who had received an appointment in the service of the Auckland Education Board. Members expressed regret at his departure and spoke of the interest he had infused into the work of the clubs. Mr. R. G. Ridling thought the movement inaugurated by the judging of calves was not carried far enough. Competition should be carried further and the calves held and judged again when a year or. two years old. Members discussed this and Mr. Ridling amend-. ed his motion to: That the judging,’qf pedigree calves' for condition be carried out by the judges of grade calves; and that the breed elubs .be ask-ed to appoint judges for judging' the type .o.f_ pedigree calves. Mr. Laxton secoiidcil this, and it was passed ' without djsise'nt. ’ ■

The secretary reported that a subsidy on sums collected by the clubs, to the extent of £4O, had' been received from the Agricultural Department. The opinion was expressed that the allocation of thjs subsidy did not follow the right lines. Discussion ensued, Mr. Ridliug mentioning that there were three executives of the movement in the Taranaki- education .■ district—North Taranaki, South Taranaki and Ohura. The department subsidised only two organisations in . a district, and consequently Ohura did not share in the subsidy. This seemed .ineqiritable. Fortunately the Ohura branch .was a progressive body',, backed by. a strong A., and P. society, and . had ,a credit balance., Th? position was not just, nevertheless. The Ohura executive had discussed the matter at last meeting and appointed him to discuss it with the North Taranaki body. In the meantime the. Ohura executive was writing to the department, pointing out that Taranaki was the only with more than. two executives, and asking for consideration; Mr. Ridling thought a meeting could be held of representatives of the three bodies to discuss' a fairer allocation of the subsidies. There was no reason why Ohura should be penalised because of its sound position. Ohura had few working expenses, and was Well supported *by the farmers of the district It was decided to ask the other bodies to appoint delegates for a meeting at a time and place to be arranged. It was decided to obtain the services of Mr. J. McCulloch fields superintendent, to judge the forthcoming roots classes. Messrs. J. M. Smith, Ridling, W. Dill-Mackey, Haines and J. Palmer were appointed to judge the children’s classes. Messrs. A. T. Moore and Ridling. were appointed to judge the reconis. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Washer, Okey, Smith, Moore, Riiebe and Sutton was set up to arrange for a produce mart in Devon Street on July 18 in aid of the’executive funds. Eulogistic references to the services the secretary were made and it was decided that; when the executive found itself in funds, the matter of an honorarium be the first consideration. . Donations received were: Tarurutangi school £1 ss, Lower Mangorei school £l, Egmont Village school £3 3s, Durham school £l, Kaimata school £2, Hillsborough branch Farmers’ Union £2 2s.

SEQUEL TO PRISON FIRE

RIOTING BY CONVICTS IN TENTS.

By TelegraiHi—Press Assn.—-Copyright.

New York, May 8.

A report from Columbus, Ohio, states that, following a tense night in which several minor riots occurred, 650 unruly prisoners, isolated in a high wide stockade, fired 'the tents in which they were sleeping. Two convicts were killed and one injured by machine-gun lire by National Guardsmen on the walls.

More than 300 men were fatally burned or suffocated on April 22 in a fir* which swept through a section ‘of the. Ohio State p'rison at Columbus. The building comprised .20 blocks of cells. The fire broke out in the old .part on the . west side. The flames', fanned by a westerly, gale, was borne toward the newer dormitories in the eastern block, where they spread with awful rapidity. Almost before a general alarm could be raised the entire prison was on fire. One hundred prisoners were burned to death as they lay trapped in the oldest dormitory. Five hundred others were immediately liberated from the building and ran into the prison yaid. There they were huddled together, jind ’many were suffiocated by the dense smoke; Following the disaster the prisoners were quartred in the high wire stockade referred to.