WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18489, 10 February 1930, Page 7

WAIMATE

BOXING. j A meeting of the Waimate Boxing Association was held on Friday night. . In regard to the £IOO professional bout arranged for March 19th, the secretary reported that arrangements j were going ahead satisfactorily. ! Articles had been signed and returned by Campbell, and had been forwarded 1 to Wellington for Cleverley’s signature. ; J. Thwaites (Oamaru) sent word that he was preparing to stage a ! preliminary bout on the evening of the contest.—The offer was accepted. j C. Brosnahan, Ashburton, wrote offering to meet S. McKane at 9 stone, in a six two-minute rounds bout. —The secretary reported that no reply had been received from McKane. T. Griffiths, Dunedin, wrote stating that he had several good boys under j his tuition who would be ready to contest events at short notice. The secretary was instructed to try j and arrange the following bouts as preliminaries to the big fight:—G. j Wright (Christchurch) v. C. Brosnahan (Ashburton); A. Hood (Dunedin) v. j T. Walker (Dunedin); J. Woods (Mor- j ven) v. Spillane (Temuka); Hart (Dunedin) v. Buckley (Dunedin). j The following officials were appoint- I ed to control the programme:— j Referee, Mr T. Nightingale; judges, ! Messrs W. A. Nelson. R. Sullivan, R. Gillon and F. Pollock; announcer, Mr M. J. Friel; official seconds, Messrs C. j Dale, A. Eathorne and W. White; timekeepers, Messrs C. Hood and W. Paterson; competitors’ stewards. Messrs J. B. Robinson and W. Boland; glove stewards, Messrs V. Thompson and D. ! Keyes. ELEPHANT HILL RIVER BOARD, j At the annual meeting of the Elephant Hill River Board, which was | held in the Waimate County Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon, the annual report stated that the whole I programme of work undertaken when the Board was formed had been com- } pleted. and that the engineer's opinion was that the settlers in the Elephant J Hill drainage area may confidently look for immunity from floods in future. The outgoing committee was reelected unopposed, with Mr F. T. Wallace again in the position of chairman.

MEETING OF FRUITGROWERS. On Friday night a meeting of fruitgrowers was held in Waimate to consider the reply of the Minister of Agriculture to a petition for Government assistance for growers who had suffered severe loss through the frosts experienced in the district in November last; also to go into the matter of spraying raspberries and disposal of the crop. Mr H. Allington presided. A letter forwarded by Mr J. Bitchener, M.P., from the Minister of Agriculture, was read. The letter stated that the Government was prepared to consider applications for assistance from those fruitgrowers or market gardeners who had lost the whole or part of their crops as a result of the late frosts, but it must be distinctly understood that advances would only be granted under the following circumstances: —(a) Where the settler’s livelihood had been so impaired that he could not carry on without assistance; Co) where the settler’s equity in his property and his general financial position were such that he had no reasonable chance of making his own financial arrangements for the additional finance required. Necessary action in the matter was being taken by the Horticulture Division of the Agricultural Department. Mr M. Leonard stated that he had met Messrs B. G. Goodwin and J. D.

Carolin, who had advised that growers requiring assistance should communicate with the Orchard Instructor, Department of Agriculture. Christchurch. and procure a form for making application for assistance. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Bitchener for his active interest in the matter.

Mr Allington said that in reference to the grub in raspberries, he would like to see raspberry growers placed on the same basis as orchardists in regard to compulsory registration, which would entail compulsory spraying and inspection. This would result in a large measure of protection to growers, and he would like a remit to go forward to the Dominion Fruitgrowers’ Conference to that effect.

On the motion of Mr H. Sanson, it was decided to forward a remit to the conference asking that registration and spraying of raspberry crops be made compulsory.

Mr Sanson drew attention to the 40 per cent, duty on raspberry buckets, and Mr Leonard said he thought the buckets were a clumsy idea. He would agree with Mr Bird that something in the nature of a cheap container, similar to that used for honey, should be introduced. This would be cheaper and cleaner, and would cost less for freight.

After discussion, it was decided to leave the matter for investigation by the Fruitgrowers' Association.

In regard to the price of raspberries, | a discussion arose as to the advisability of trying to start a co-operative jam factory in the district, but no definite scheme was put forward. 50 Acres L.I.P. Rent 10/-. Good house, conveniences, electric light, good cowbail and shed. 1 acre raspberries. 100 ewes with over 100 lambs, six good cows and all stock and plant on the place, handy to rail, town and school. Price £1,750 the lot. Cash £450. Forbes Wallace, Box 47, Waimate.