MORRINSVILLE NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20524, 14 June 1938, Page 11

MORRINSVILLE NEWS

FARMERS’ UNION I (Special to Times.) MORRINSVJLLE. Monday. The Auckland Provincial president of the Farmers’ Union, Captain 11. M. Rushworth, M.P., attended the June meeting of the Murnnsville branch, and was welcomed i by Mr M. K. Barrowdough, branch pre- ! bident. Captain gave an ad--1 dress on the anus and objects of the Farmers' Union, stressing tin* not that the union Favoured no political parly, but was always ready to criticise any legislation ; farming community. Mr It. A. 8. Browne and other delegates 1 gave a report on the rerent Auckland Provincial Conference of the Farmers' Union at Auckland. i owing to pressure or business it was ' derided to hold a further meeting in a . fortnight’s tune to discuss me proposed I farm manager.*' scheme which ha* been I a success in other districts. Kiwitahi Rabbit Beard i At the June meeting- or the Kiwitahi Rabbit Board held at Morrinsvllle Mr A.

C. Ramsay, or Tauwhare, was elected chairman lor the year. The previous chairman, Mr W. A. Rushtun, did not seek lne chairman was asked to interview rs ai Tauwhare with a view to inclusion or their properties lu the board’s district so that toe boundary would follow the waitakaruru stream as far as Scotchman’s Valley Road. Tile board resu.ved to rate on the differential basis lor. the year, an I the m--pertor was asked to classify the district and report to the board’- uexi niee.mg -./ne me board began operations five yearago rabbits have been practically exter initiated, and there are \er,v few properlie* that are not classified as free Horn rabbits.