KAIAPOI FARMERS' CLUB.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2560, 22 June 1882, Page 3

KAIAPOI FARMERS' CLUB.

The monthly meeting of members was held in the club's oharaber, Cookson street, on Manday evening. There were fifteen pre sent, Mr R. Coup, chairman, presiding. A letter wan read from the Amberley Farmers' Olub, asking oope:*ation in the promotion of a Bill through Parliament to lessen the small birds nuisance. It was deoided to reply that this olub would assist, and that the representative of the Eaiapoi district in the Assembly had the matter in hand. Mr R. Aherne then road an interesting paper upon the utilisation of the sandhill reserves, referring to the suitability of these tracts for the cultivation of the pine, principally Pinua tcosJa, the minneriof utilising the same, ana the probablo results. Ho advocated the adoption of a system over 2700 acres along the scti cast similar to that followed in " Lea Landes Franco," where forests had been planted in similar situations, protecting the ciuntry from the cold winds of the ocoan, and bringing about improvement in thd rainfall. After some conversation Mr Pashby moved, Mr H. Elder seconded, a vote of thanks, and ei> pressed a hops that the teit of the piper might be communioatad to the Government, with a request that they take steps to utilise the reserves in the district set aside for planting. The question of the annual ploughing match wos next considered, and en the motion of Mr J. Walls, seconded by Mr W. M. Roee, it was resolved to hold the match as usual, the date to be fixed by a working committee Messrs. Pashby, Ross, and Walls were appointed a committee to oonfor with the Papunui ploughing match committee ns to the arranging of dates, and entering into a oompact to prohibit " false out," the committ'oa deciding this year to cut a traok across all the work in order to determine the boat cut work. Messrs. J. Walls, E. Parnham, W. M. Ross, o."Xoung, J. Stevenson, R. Ooup, T. Pashby, E. Wilson, F.Denton, and H. Elder were appointed the working oommittee. The secretary undertook to obtain offers oi land, and invite tenders for a publican's booth. It was agreed to award prizes for champion, single wheel, double furrow ploughing, and for a boys' class. In the latter class after some discussion, it was decided that the age of boys allowed to compete must not exceed ' sixteen yoars. On the motion of Mr Parnham, seconded by Mr Walls, a vote of thanks was ordered to be aaoorded to Mr Ivey, of the Agricultural College, for his kindness in giving the publio the result of hip analysis of blue stone, and the club detircs to know if ho would be good enough to forward the samples for inspection. The member* present further considered :t advisable to indent a supply of pure bluestone, if they failed in obtaining the pure article within the colony; After passing some accounts and routine business, the olub adjourned.