WAIMATE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18618, 14 July 1930, Page 3

WAIMATE.

HUNT CLUB. A meeting of the Waimate Hunt Club, to finalise matters in connection with the race meeting on 19th inst., was held on Saturday night. There was a good attendance of members, and the chair was occupied by the Master (Capt. N. A. Rattray), owing to the absence of Mr E. C. Studholme, who was not well enough to attend. Correspondence. The inspector of totalisators advised that Mr E. C. J. Foote would officiate as totalisator inspector. Mr J. Hayhurst wrote thanking the Club for appointing him as hon. veterinary steward. Resignation. Miss D. Napier forwarded her resignation.—Accepted with regret. The following officials for the meeting were appointed: Judicial Committee, the same as last year; totalisator i steward, Mr A. S. Jonesj steward of scales, Mr E. C. d’Auvergne; assistant stewards, Major Orbell and Mr W. B. Clarkson; gate stewards, Messrs MacDonald, Wood, and Medlicott; hon. i clerk of the course, Mr F. Brown; starter, Mr W. B. Freeman. The following new members were elected:—Mr H. Ruddenklau, Mr A. Thompson, Mr A. M. Copland. Accounts amounting to £39 13s 6d were passed for payment. A meeting of the Committee on the course on Friday morning was arranged. BOXING. A meeting of the Waimate Association was held on Friday evening. Present—Messrs E. Bray (in the chair), Messrs Sulivan. Paterson, George, Friel, Clear and the secretary (Mr C. Dale). The following officials were appointed for the tourney on the 19th: —Referee, Mr T. Nightingale; scales, ■ Messrs Robinson and Boland; gloves, Mr D. Keyes; seconds, Messrs White j and Eathorne; judges, Messrs Pollock, i Nelson, and Gillon; timekeepers, i Messrs Hood and Paterson; seating arrangements, Mr Nelson. Remits for submission to next meeting were passed for the Centre to send on to N.Z. Conference. An offer by an orchestra to supply music between the bouts, was accepted with thanks. ! FARMERS' UNION. A meeting of the Waimate branch of the Farmers’ Union \yas held on Saturday afternoon. There was a good attendance of members, and the president (Mr A. W. Barnett) occupied the chair. Correspondence. Mr W. Weliwood, on behalf of Wellwood Bros., wrote stating that they had sent in their resignations to the Union three years ago, but were still receiving accounts for subscriptions.— Held over. Mr E. McGillivray, Fields Superintendent of the Agricultural Department, wrote thanking the Union for acepting the suggested date for lecture at Waimate. A circular from the last Dominion Executive meeting of the Union was received , intimating that it was decided that a small committee from the N.Z. Farmers’ and Sheepowners’

Federation should wait on the New Zealand Producers’ Board, to ask if the Board would use its influence to secure a reduction in freight rates on wool. A letter from the New Zealand Farmers’ Union on hogget mortality and its prevention, and another on “Trade with the East,” were received and tabled. A conference address by Mr A. H. Cockayne, assistant Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, on noxious weeds, was received. Mr K. M. Montgomery, Fields Instructor for the Agriultural Department, forwarded a letter embodying a brief description of an important experiment which the Department was desirous of conducting in South Canterbury, to endeavour to ascertain the relative capacities of fields sown with Hawke's Bay perennial and Canterbury perennial ryegrass respectively. General. Mr A. W. Barnett dealt br' :fly with remits considered at the annual conference recently held in Wellington. Referring to the matter of taxation, he said he was not in favour of any alteration to the present system. In his opinion those who favoured the land tax had much the better of the argument against those who favoured an income tax. Judging from the present trend of affairs it seemed to him that they were likely to get both a land and an income tax if they were not careful, and they would soon be as badly off as Australia. He referred to the amount of sheep stealing that was going on, and how difficult this was to detect. Vehicles engaged in removing stolen sheep were completely covered. Sheep were being carried night and day to the various freezing works, and this added to the difficulty of overcoming this evil. He was sure, however, that farmers generally would render every assistance, to prevent sheep stealing. Mr Barnett also dealt at some length with the labour question, which he said the conference recognised as a most serious one. At the same time farmers had to see that any legislation passed to relieve unemployment did not unfairly tax them. The opinion of the conference was that the fairest way of affording relief to unemployed people was a tax on luxuries. He advocated a women’s division of the Union, and would like to see one formed in Waimate. He had had some experience of the work they were engaged in, and said they were doing a tremendous amount of good. At the conclusion of the address, Mr J. C. Hay moved that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded Mr Barnett for the good work he had done at the conference on their behalf. This was seconded by Mr Ruddenklau, and carried unanimously. WAIMATE HUNT. A meet of the Waimate hounds was held at Redcliffs on Saturday. The throw off was made in Thornton's paddock. A hare was put up immediately. Hounds circled to the left, and crossed tl . road, but the hare was lost in the river bed. Another hare was put up in the same paddock, and following the same course as the first one, was pulled down after a stiff run of three miles. After a short spell the hounds were taken back again to the same paddock, and another hare was put up, which after a good run like the first one, succeeded in escaping to the riverbed. Afternoon tea was served by the Rcdcliff members. The following members took part in the meet;—The Master, Captain Rattray, on “Redwing”; Huntsman, J. Cochrane, on “Chinook”; P. Man- j

Chester on “Kilvera,” Miss Studholme | on "Wings,” Miss Wood on “Wanga,” Miss Elworthy on “Tip Toes,” Miss H. McLaughlin on “Wireless,” Miss J. McLaughlin on “Wildie,’ Messrs Frank Brown on “Patricia,” H. Harper on “Hackthorne,” J. Waldie on “Reform,” T. Waldie on “Bandana,” C. Douglas on “Waikari,” W. Clarkson on “Cossack,” E. Cooney on “Trixie,” J. Balfour on “Conductor,” J. Bain on “Tim Doolan,” J. Balfour on a pony, Master Lindsay on a pony. ADDRESS TO FARMERS. Between 30 and 40 farmers attended the illustrated address on Saturday by two officers of the Agricultural Department, Mr R. McGillivray, Fields Superintendent, and Mr C. C. Leitch. Instructor of Agriculture, at Christchurch. Mr A. W. Barnett, president of the Waimate branch, welcomed the visitors. He spoke of the good work done by officers of the Department, and of the great advance made in agricultural science in recent years. He said information now received was most reliable, and the officials were always willing to disseminate their knowledge and ready to render any assistance they could. He would be pleased to see farmers more willing to co-operate with officers from the Agricultural Department, which would be to their benefit. Messrs McGillivray and Leitch then delivered their addresses which were similar to the ones they had given in Geraldine and Timaru. A number of questions were usked and answered, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the speakers for their informative addresses. The tour terminated at Waimate, and Messrs McGillivray and Leitch left by the afternoon train for Christchurch. SCHOOL SPORTS. Waimate primary school basketball and football teams visited Pareora on Saturday. The teams were shown over the freezing works before dinner, and the visit proved a very interesting one to the children. Afterwards each of the players was taken to dinner by one of the Pareora children. The basketball match resulted in a fairly easy win for the Waimate team. Miss U. Callaghan officiated as referee. The football match resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. Mr Pratt was referee. After the match the visitors were entertained to afternoon tea by the Pareora School Committee and friends. Mr Schroder returned thanks on behalf of the Waimate teams. PERSONAL. At Saturday’s meeting of the Waimate Farmers’ Union, the president moved and it was carried that the secretary forward a letter of sympathy to Mr J. A. Sherwln, “Herald” representative, in his illness, and wishing him a speedy recovery. At the meeting of the Waimate branch of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday, the chairman (Mr A. W. Barnett) made reference to the death of Sir Joseph Ward, and spoke on his work for the Dominion. A motion of sympathy was carried in silence, members standing. The secretary was instructed to forward a letter of condolence on behalf of the Union to the > family. A

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