FARMERS’ UNION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 9

FARMERS’ UNION

THE FORDELL BRANCH ANNUAL MEETING HELD There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at the annual meeting of the Fordell branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union on Monday night. Mr D. Sutherland presided. The election of officers resulted as follows: Chairman, Mr D. Sutherland: vice-chairmen, Messrs D. Henderson and A. F. Melville; hon. secretary, Mr G. Wyley; delegates to provincial executive, Messrs W. J. B. Tripe and T. W. Howie; delegates to interprovincial conference, Messrs G. Wyley and R. Campion; committee, Messrs L. Kellick. A. Collins, W. J. B. Tripe, A. H. McLean, D. McGregor, R. Slewart, H. H. B. Hughes, D. Henderson, G. C. Wells, Jas. Hunter, R. Stewart, H H. B. Hughes, D. Henderson, G. C. Wells, Jas. Hunter, Cranstone (3). T. Mitchell, W. Wyley, W. M. Green. The hon. secretary pointed out that the good financial position as at the beginning of 1937 had improved even more by the end of the year. Mr D. McGregor moved that remits forwarded to the Government by head oflice be followed up to a finish by head oflice and, if turned down, the reason be forwarded to the branch where such rermts originated. The meeting was apparently in accord with the methods of head office, and tl”' matter wis dropped without a vote being taken. Mr R. W. Stewart moved that the ■ !.■ in public saleyards of sheep suffering from arthritis be prohibited. The motion was carried. Mr T. Currie (provincial president) spoke at length on current happenings and on the present trend of Dominion events. Representatives of tl.e British farmers at the Empire Primary Producers’ Conference in Sydney were doing their utmost to put a quota on Australian 'nd New Zealand produce, but Mr Mulholland and other New Zealand representatives were just as strongly in opposition to this, he said. Not this province, but the whole of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union was now stronger from the point of view of members than ever before.