MANAWATU NOTES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 37, 8 November 1920, Page 2

MANAWATU NOTES

Prom Our Own Correspondent The weather has been very changeable during the past week or two, heavy rains alternating with high winds and dull, cold days, and this is showing its effect upon the stock generally, and more especially in the dairy cow's. Most of the lower lands below Rangiotu andthrough the Moutua and ■ Makerua 6wamps are still under water, but where water has subsided it 6hows that considerable damage has been done to both roads and bridges, there being a. number of bad wash-outs. The' Manawatu Gorge, which has been blocked for nearly a fortnight, has now been reopened, but it is somewhat dangerous, ns other big slips are threatening to come down. The alternative route to the East Const via the Pnhiatua track over the hill is in verv bad condition, and will take a lot of repairing. Ploughing operations have been considerably delayed owing to the wet, but it is evident that much mor« ground will be broken up this year than has ever been the case before. It is only natural that the amount will increase year by year, as thero are growing evidences that the larger holding* aro being cut up, and to deal with the smaller holdings successfully, farmers must go in for more-intensive cultivation. , A conference of delegates from A. and P. associations was held in connection with the Palmerston North Show, to endeavour to formulate some scheme of rotation for shows, so that they would not clash with each other's dates. After considerable discussion it wns ally decided to ask the Manawatu association to call a conference of associations within the Hawke's Bay and Manawatudistricts to endeavour to arrive at some, finality on the' matter. At the samo conference the question of the representation of A. and P. associations on the Board of Agriculture came up for discussion, and the following resolutions were carried: "That it lie a recommendation to the bonrd that the Agricultural Department send notices not later than January 21>to the Metropolitan Society, notices' to go to other societies not later than January 31, and that nominations should close on the last day of February a list of nominees and date of the meeting to be sent by the Metropolitan Socioty to the other societies named in the said list twenty-one clear days before date of such meeting, and that the meeting Iw held not later than March 31. In case of there being no nomination the meeting of delegates to nominate a representative. In the event of thoro being more than one candidate a ballot to be taken, the candidate at each ballot polling the lowest number of votes to retire, and the ballots to continue until only two candidates are left, or until 0110 candidate shall receivo an absolute majority, and in that case he shall be elected. No delegates to reorient more than one society." ,