KAIMIRO.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16448, 29 May 1919, Page 7

KAIMIRO.

FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT. May 27.—-A welcome social was given here to celebrate the occasion or the home-coming of Sergeant Lance Gibson from the war. He has been away just about four years, fighting all the time, first in Egypt and afterwards in France. He has come through it all without a scratch, looking remarkably lit. Sergeant Gibson has been awarded the Military Medal for special service. The hall was well filled and the young soldier received a very hearty ■welcome. Excellent music was supplied by Miss Alleman. Mr. A. H. Taylor made a very efficient M.C., a first-class supper was provided by the committee, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. A very enthusiastic meeting was held in the hall last Friday night for the purpose of forming a football club. Air. G. Gilbert occupied the chair. It was decided to form a football club to be called the Kaimiro Football .Club. The following officers were elected; — Patrons. Messrs. J. Gibbs and J. Sutherland; president, Air. C. Baker ; vicepresidents, Alessrs. J. Williams, A. H. Taylor, W. Peters, H. Peters. G. Gibsou, C. F. Alinnott, J. Schrader, 11. Zimmerman, W. Taylor and G. Cash; committee, Messrs. \V. Whitaker, F. Coldrick, H. Shoemark. 0. Peters, and G. Gilbert. Air. Gilbert was appointed Iron, secretary. It was resolved to start practice without delay so as to be ready for any emergency. The blackberry is making good progress on a number of farms, but how to check the spreading of the weed, let alone eradicating it, seems to be a problem not easily solved. As usual, when something difficult has to be dealt with an appeal is made to the Government to take the matter in hand and a resolution is passed to that effect and there the matter rests for a while till another meeting of farmers or a local body goes through the same process again, that is, drawing the Government’s attention to the blackberry nuisance. In the meantime the blackberry makes steady progress in its effort to beat the cow. After years of observation I have come to the conclusion that the blackberry will win. The only way to deal successfully with the blackberry would bo to divide* the country into small areas, say about the size of the present school districts. A committee to be elected annually as a blackberry committee with sufficient power to compel all owners and occupiers of land to fight the weed in a determined and systematic manner. These committees sliould be under the supervision of capable weed inspectors, who would not only advise the committees, but would also publish a yearly report on the work done in the different districts. Something in the shape of prizes or certificates would also have a good effect in encouraging competition among the various committees.

Owing to the epidemic of influenza at the end of last year the rigging up of a local Christmas tree' had to bo postponed, although numerous articles of fancy goods, surprise packets, toys, and other useful and ornamental things had been carefully prepared. The ladies’ committee decided to have the function of Christmas-tree spoilation in the month of May. It turned out a great success and a substantial sum has been netted which will, I understand, be banded over-to the Nurses’ Memorial Hall Fund.

Weather.—Cold with rain. Wind, strong south-east.