LEAP FORWARD BY YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS
^ , "NEW PLYMOUTH, -June 25. "The menibei'shlp of the 'New 'Zealand .Federation of Young 'Farmers' Clubs increase'd by nearly '3000 during the last y ear, .representing a gain- of >81 clubs, it was disclosed by "the retiring- • -Dominion president, Mr. S. G. V. Avery, • of Sanson, in his a'ddress ' to ' the annuaJ . coii'ference of the federation 'Which (opened at '".New 'Plymoiltli today. JtLe. said there Were now affiliated to the .federation 291 indivi'dual clubs with ai total menibership of -nearly .9000. In-; cluded.in the 'figures were 23 clubs vri secondaijy schools. Sevqn dlubs had been. formed- in the J Force in Japan. 1 The incoming executive was recom-, mended'to aecept' the invitation te - hdid the '.1948 livestock jndging compCtltron at 'Massey AgriCfiltural Gollege. Principal dfiicers elected were: — Dominion president, Mr. J. Barclay ("Waimate),; vice-president, Mr. '.D. G. Me-: Lachlan (Wairarapa); treasurer, Mr. G. S.'Pdland (Wellington) ; auditor, Mr. O. G. Tho mas ( W ellingt'on ). ; representative on 'F.ederated T'ariners, Mr. D. -G.1 McLadhlart; representative dn 'National. "'Pig Uotincil, Mr. S. •Richafd.^on (Mana-1 Watu^. 4 ,j,
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 June 1947, Page 5
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