MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20168, 21 February 1931, Page 4

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON.

wheat duties.

At the Mid-Canterbury executive of the Farmers' Union meeting yesterday, the president (Mr G. Tait) stated that Mr W. J. Poison, M.P., Dominion president, wished him to make it clear that the statement he was reported to have made atj Hawera, that "The wheat duties must go as they were unsound in principle," was absolutely incorrsct. His attitude on this question had rot altered since he visited Ashburton last year, when he said that "In the event of a general reduction in tariff duties, he would insist that wheat protection would bear its share of the reduction." Mr Tait stated that it was only fair to Mr Poison to make this explanation, as it could not be claimed that he had been inconsistent in the matter. Wheatgrowers would take no exception to a reduction in the duties provided that adequate reduction was made in the duties .of other, articles. Magistrate's Court. Only civil cases were dealt with at the sitting of the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when Messrs W. H. Rundle and J. W. Bowden, J.P.'s, presided. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in each of the following cases:—A. L. Jones v. Ivan Price, claim for £B'2s, with costs £1 lis 6d; A. L. Jones v. T. 8. Clayton, claim for £7 2s, with costs £1 lis 6d; G. F. Patton v. C. Harris, claim for £3 17s, with costs £1 5s 6d; Meeking and Baker v. Ivan Price, claim for £5 Is lid, with costs £1 lis 6d; H. F. Clark v. H, Grice, claim for £1 2s 6d, .with costs £1 is; E. M. Stills v. Thomas MacGrath, claim for £7 18s fld, with costs £2 3s; T. A. Bryant v. A. Sutherland, claim for £3 3a, with costs 18s 6d. Swimming Carnival. Sixty entries have been received by the Ashburton Amateur Swimming Club for its annual carnival this evening. The principal events will be the Friedlander Cup relay championship and the De Beer Cup relay race. Friendly Societies. * At the annual meeting of the Ashburton United Friendly Societies' Association, held on Thursday evening, th« president, Bro. W. J. Brown, presided The balance-sheet showed that the year opened with a credit of £62 10S Bd, and closed with a credit of £216 18a 2d. Levies from lodgeß totalled £1650 16s, and payments to the hospital totalled £1439 10b 3d, while management expenses amounted to £79. Bro. F. Leniron, treasurer, reported that it'was some years since the funds had been in such a healthy condition. . Commenting on the activities of the Association during-the year, the president said that the outstanding matter was the signing of the agreement with the doctors. >

A welcome was accorded to Bro. pK V.Purby, a representative of the Ashtourton Druids' Lodge. The following officers were elected:—r President, Bro. W.'J. Brown; vice-presi-dent, Bro. E. Parkin; secretary, Bro. G, P. Fowke; treasurer, Bro.- P„ Lenaon:. executive, Bros. J. S. Donaldson QLJJ,, 1.0.0. F.), J. H. Ward (A.OJF.), 6. V. Party (TT,A.O.D.), J. TmrnbnU (1.0.0JV), W. Bryant (H.A.C.8.5.), and G. Hplmes (Sons of Temperance): auditors,' Bros Hardy and O. M. Innes It yrasjUgreed to record appreciation of the services rendered l>y Bro; G. H. who is leaving for New' Ply. Mawald Town Board. The monthly meeting of the Tinwaid Town Board washeld on Thursday even* ing, Mr 3BL B. Milliehamp presided/A letter was received from a ratepayer complaining about the nuisance of barking dogs on the property adjoining his, house. The chairman reported that the owner of the dogs had been written to and requested to take steps to prevent a continuation of the ntdsbnce. The AshburtDn Unemployment Com* mittee wrote, asking the Board to point a .representative oh the local Unemployment Committee,' Mr Wi Bryant was appointed. The Municipal > Association of New Zealand wrote advising that the annual conference would-not be held this year. • The Transport Department wrote asking the Board to nominate an-officer to oe appointed official examiner of applic- ' ante for drivers' liceneed, under the new Motor Regulations, and It was resolved to nominate the clerk, Mr J. 8.. Niooll ,for, this, office. ~ • - The following transfer was approved: r L °* >; 2 J. 94 > fyom E- H; Gibson to"D. Morton, Tinwaid. r

Farmers' Union. % ' The Mid-Canterbury Provincial JSxeeutive of the. New Zealand ' Farmers* Union met yesterday. The president, Mr G. lait, of Lowcliffe, presided* The Minister for Agriculture,*' (the, Hon. A. J. Murdoch) advjsed that ar-

rangements had been made to testooni* mercial ground limestone, ja -sse-n 'ttif y South Islahd with-a view to ascertain* iag:, the moisture ; content and when those .were , finally ,'compiled itwould be of assistance Ilk, deciding whether the inclusion of ground limestone in Act wua likely to be pt, advantage < to ;|he, farmer.' Th& president said that tho matter was disgpqged >y the Dominion Executive <and. was dropped, as it wan, considered that if legislation' was introduced the price Mr G, IVanks said, that if ha ,found that the next supply of lino he purchased contained excessive inoisture, Ji» would forward |t to the Agriinltsnl Departments-analysis* 1 i The letter'was held over for three months pending further action. •' < The Dominion Executive of the Farmers' Union, asked for a report oA'the progress of the establishment of dental clinics -Jib ftfact presiSleSt reported thata reply had been aentj-thal there f! wW frae* tpfoa in Aahburton a»d there ;wasthe tiiothQr ing set up in* Mothyen., The Dominion X&eeut&ve wrote «lr plaining Meat Producers' Board's -decision to reduce tho levy pn meat', exported flom January Ist by 25 peir cent. v would amount to ' between £9OOO and£lo,oQo duoed ratfesi of Lamb ror' jnuiton,; pe' carcase, 3-8 d; per side, 3-16 d per quvter; b6e£,'S-8d per .quaver; |d per pork; ; ja~pSr ( carcase, 3-8 d side; veal, _Jd'p"er .catcase, 3-8 d , per [side, 34®d per quarter.' 1 In reply to tfye Request for* an' opinion as t? -pisesfiiits. prices fot lanfb were "a-'fair-offer, the'" -N6w Producers' Board wrote enclosing a copy of tho recent statement "of tbp chairman (Mr David Jones, ,M.P.) issued to' th"e Eress,'whicK' it waß considered.' gave the information., >t 7* pvWSpB pn the motion oi'iETr'A, -was decided 'to' the JfiwdMm 54 per "cent, of ' New Zealand frozen' meat distributed > oul side Smithfleld market was landed through London orthrough ojfcher ports of call., , The* Unemployment Board Wtfoje ing the attention of the Union to thfe inauguration of the , Scheme No. 4{a (subsidising"weekly, vagi's from one to vL months), and ,Scheme "No? Csubni sidising contract labour), and' aalnnjj' for the Executive's support. ' \ ■ 1 The president said that' the farmers*Union fully realised the importance, of, the unemployment question. • It- Would be I amofe''difficult problem; as the'winter advanced.- , , t * .The president Was appointed .thft' onion's representative ■ on tie Ashbur-J ton Unemployment ; Committeo, ' 1 ' The Ealing branch forwarded the foVt lowing remit: "That this branch Strong iy objects to the latest 'railway l changes' °H*®&nures, whereby fanners 'are charged freight 'from 'the to country stations, w Thei branch pointed' ,«ut that manure railed to Baling from I Dunedm went'to > Ashburton, anffbrm'J ♦a! ? or ? *&ia'ge' from Asbb^rton Back to Ealing, ,;. Mr , H - C. R Withell flaid that." if' there was free railage $o the,, ma J A cep-J >!?+<!£V hould " also *>» railage tp the stations-in'between, • . • ; I - '^ as ** ec &ed to 1 write • to, the' two I B T^ an s f ®. ctwti 9* «ompaniea in the, South Island, inviting their attention Btat^^tw 0 ° £ ta railwa y charges, and. Executive yjonsiderM /fc <> \ ' 'that 1 the '^e&t would \meet" i , W tlxo sXfxiitixx tS oa - r f,uit reduction* of .iTLrt ?? salaries was generally. 8 rf«bt lin®a The Threshing.

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