PATERANGI.

Waikato Times, Issue 12906, 29 June 1914, Page 7

PATERANGI.

OWN CORRESPONDENT. A meeting of the Farmer#' Union was held in the hall on Thursday, and "Has largely attended l;y the young men and ladies of the distWrf. Air \V. G. Macky presided, and introduced ; Dr. Mc-. Ifr&tth, who-had com 3 to deliver an address on -'Hdir Far nei\s Co-operate in Other Lands." ~- Dr. Mcfbaitll, who was greeted with, applause, dealt Qhiefly with the co-oper-ative movement in Ireland* Germany, Belgium and France, showing how the principle of co-ope.'ation has )>een applied to every department of a farmer's lire. Co-opeui've buying and selling of everything used upon the farm—with the exception of food, furniture, and clothing; co-operati c life, sickness, accident, nop and stor-k insurance; cooperative -oral hanks, of which thousands have been established, and from which loans irom 10s upwards can In* obtained: co-operative bee, egg and poultry .-societies; co-operative societies for Iniying, and then selling or hiring valuable mu'hinery and live stock; cooperation for shearing woodcutting, gardening and carpentry. All these went hand in hand with a vigorous and 1 ighly-su vissftil < ■. mpaign to introduce to the farming community all that variety of occupation, .elation and

amusement which is so plentifully provided for the dwellers in cities. To this end the Fair,u-i s' Unions built halls, gymnasia, nnd even art galleries. They had co-op.v itive l ands and choirs, and organised sports, sho \s, exhibitions and r.unpetici.ius of every description. The organised ihemselves in powerful *orieties, and by the erection of hospitals, nursiiig-hoiaes, and bv attending; 10 > anit itio.-i and promoting in schools and clubs evcryth'ng appeitaining to a happier domestic life, introduced a gaiety, kindlint'ss, and social spirit never kno>vn before. Thr. motto 0! the whole riovemevc was—fiist, better busi.i next, better fanning, and consi (|e.. iii:!_' bettei living. The. result was tli.it in the most advanced agricultuial countries life had become phvsically more computable intellectually more stimulaling, jirl sociallv more

On ti'.c illation ol' the liairnian (Mr Macky). a \; i'y hearty vote of thanks v>as ncci'ided Dr. Mcllraith for Jiis very ii:U'iest iiijj; {uldrcss. Mr Mnckr said the time iiad come when farmers must co-operate it' they wanted to do any ;i<)oc! for tii>'insel;-f's. '!r I'j. (-'ivmi.in, in .seconding; tlie mot it'll, safii 't ;* t\e him vcrv ;:r at pleaN.ii'f, as i'i<? Doctor'.--. adin-Ns was exe< lit ii{, and yave tl'e farmers a yood inriiat was goiifg on in other countries.