RANGIAOHIA.

Waipa Post, Volume VI, Issue 250, 26 September 1913, Page 4

RANGIAOHIA.

(Own Correspondent.) A meeting of the Hairini branch of the New Zealand Farmers Union was held in the hall here an Monday evening last. Mr G. Hall, president of the branch, was in the chair, and the attendance was good. No meeting having been held for some considerable time, a large amount of correspondence had accumulated. This was read by the president, and fully gone into by those present. Included amongst the most important matters brought before the members were the following : —The working of experimental plots under the advice of the Department; workmen’s homes; telephonic 1 communication; the preservation of native bush, special reference being made to the saving of the bush on Pirongia mountain; arid the need of greater care and attention being paid to soldiers’ graves throughout the district. In connection with this latter it \fa.s proposed by Mr Weal, and seconded by Mr H. Mandeno, that the branch tender to Mr J.A. Young, member for the district, its hearty thanks for the great interest he had paid to this matter, and also for the strenuous work done to forward the movement. It was also decided unanimously to thank Mr Young for his efforts towards the preservation of native bush at Pirongia. Re local postal matters, the president brought under notice of the branch the inconvenience caused to settlers bv reason of the mail leaving early in the afternoon instead of later in the evening. At present any letter posted at or before 1.15 p.m. catches the midnight express, reaching Auckland early next morning. Letters, however, posted after that time take two days to reach Auckland. On the motion of the president, seconded by Mr Parker, it was decided to call a public meeting to discuss the matter. It. was unanimously decided that Mr Primrose McConnell be cordially invited to visit Hairini to address the members of the Union, a special request being that Mr McConnell would give members of the branch his experience and advice re the growing of green feed for dairy cattle, and also in the matter of top-dressing of land. The usual vote of thanks to the chair concluded a highly interesting and successful meeting. Just now severe colds and consequent indisposition are prevalent throughout the district. This is having its effect upon the school attendance, which, during the current week has dropped to just one half of the usual average.