WAITOTARA NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 258, 1 November 1939, Page 2

WAITOTARA NEWS

W.D.F.r. • Own Conc.spondcnt). The monthly meeting of the W.D. v.a v held on October 2(. The president. Mrs. R. Verry, presided and welcomed members and visitors. After the reading of the crc?d and the New Zealand Anthem had been sung, the minutes and report of the previous meeting were read and confirmed and other business dealt with. It was announced that the proceeds from the trading table at the next meeting would be for the leper fund and members were asked to make a special effort. Mi. It. Wilson gave a very instructive and interesting demonstration and talk on first aid. for which he received a hearty vote of thanks. Afternoon tea was served by Mesdames Thorne, Warner and Sarjent. Mrs. Laird was the winner for Christmas gift, and Mrs. Olsen was in charge ot tho trading table. The competition for next month will be for best article made out of a flower bag. the farmer on such a basis must be less than the actual market return under previously-existing conditions. "The Government is alive to the danger of rising costs, and in the negotiations which have been carried on regarding the price for the 1939-49 season, the Honourable W. Nash, Minister of Marketing, expressed his concern in this connection, and has gone to the length of seeking a standstill agreement, not only on the guaranteed price itself, but on the question of wages.” The report continues with a full account of the negotiations with the Government, in regard to the guaranteed price.