MOHAKATINO STOCK DIP

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1934, Page 4

MOHAKATINO STOCK DIP

WAIVING OF THE REGULATIONS.

ATTITUDE OF NORTHERN FARMERS Members of the Mokau-Awakino branch of the Farmers’ Union and settlers from the Pio Pio district attended a meeting at Mokau on Saturday and discussed the question of waiving the dipping restrictions at Mokau. Messrs. F. W. Sutton, principal inspector of the live stock division, Wellington, J. M. Ferriday, stock inspector, New Plymouth, H. E. Blyde, president of the North Taranaki Farmers’ Union executive, and D. Le C. Morgan, provincial secretary of the union, visited Mokau and participated in the discussion. Mr. N. Bryant presided over a meeting of 20. Under the present restrictions stock entering Taranaki from northern districts must be dipped at the Mohakatino dip. On the other hand, no such regulation governs stock leaving Taranaki, and during a lengthy discussion it was stated that in reality tick was more prevalent in Taranaki than in the districts affected by the restrictions. . Messrs. Blyde and Morgan, while appreciating the arguments put forward by the northern representatives, were not prepared to commit the union without further discussion by its own members. Mr. Sutton intimated that the department did not favour dispensing with the dip, which had been in use for nine or ten years. However, if the farmers of Taranaki decided that the dip was not proving beneficial they could convey a protest to the department, which would reconsider its decision.

It was decided that delegates should be appointed to confer with the North Taranaki provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union in an endeavour to have the restrictions waived for the time being.

The ladies’ committee for the recent Taranaki Hunt Club’s ball met on Friday, when Mrs. A. R. Standish, who was in the chair, reported that the result of the ball financially was very satisfactory, thanks to the generous support the club had received from all supporters. Thanks were accorded all who assisted. Exception was taken by some people attending the funeral of the recent air tragedy victims in New Plymouth yesterday to the action of a professional photographer in taking photographs of the funeral and grave, the opinion being expressed that advantage should not be taken of such occasions for personal gain. The photographer referred to was not taking the photographs for commercial use, but at the request of the New Plymouth Aero Club, for sending Home to the relatives of one of the victims. If early sales count for anything its going to be a great season for printed cotton dress fabrics at Scanlan’s, Melbourne Comer. The new ginghams at 1/3, voiles at 1/3, “Summer Breeze” at 1/9, and the gorgeous organdies at 2/3 and upward are a perfect delight, and all will make up into very pretty frocks. All these materials are 36 inches wide, excepting “Tobralco,” which is 27-8 inches, and priced at 1/lli yard.*