DAIRY FARMERS' UNION.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4578, 22 June 1923, Page 2

DAIRY FARMERS' UNION.

KEREPEEHI BRANCH. * ' Ji A meeting of the Kerepeehi branch of the Dairy Farmers’ Union was held at the president’s residence last evening. Mr J. H. Nicholson presided over a small attendance. The head office, Hamilton, wrote forwarding a copy of the agenda for a conference to be held in Hamilton on June 26. AH the remits were nedorsed with the exception of one, advocating the taking over of the Ta Papapa Fertiliser works by the Goveminent. Messrs R. Shilton and J. H. Nicholson were appointed to -represent the branch at the conference. Members expressed the opinion that the Union was working along tho right lines and deserved the support of all dairy farmers. . • The head office, Hamilton, notified the branch of a meeting to be held at Ngatea on Friday, 22nd, to discuss a herd-testing scheme. The head office forwarded a reso- , lulion passed by the Brookfield brancn stating that in comparison with the Te Awamutu Power. Board’s charges these of the Thames Valley Power Board appeared excessive, and asking ,-*$ that the branch pass a resolution asking the latter board to justify its charges. The secretary said that according to the Agricultural Journal all the different power boards’ charges appeared much the.-same. It was decided that the Brookfield branch be asked for further particuThe Dairy Export Control Bill was discussed at length, and the principle was unanimously supported, POSTAL FACILITIES. Mr J. A. G. Wilson brought up the matter of postal facilities, and asked ithe branch to move in the matter of getting private letter boxes at the Kerepeehi post office. Members said that the service at present was very bad. Sometimes the mails were not sorted at night, and at other times it was sorted and the mail delivered, but though other people were waiting in the office they were turned out at five o’clock without their mail. '" z SOme members said th it private boxes would‘not be convenient for all and that private bags -would be better. Others advocated a rural mail delivery. Finally it was decided that the-secretary ascertain from the Chief postmaster, Thames if the business of Kerepeehi warranted the erectipn of a post office with a telephone exchange and private latter boxes. MEETINGS. It was decided, that in future regular meetings of the branch should be held on the Monday before the full moon at 7.30 P.m. DRAINAGE. It was decided that the branch support the County Council’s representative who would visit 'Wellington Pl connect ion with drainage matters, and that the secretary send a letter to . Mr C. W. Harris to strengthen his hand. Members suggested that he should advocate putting a dredge into Price’s drain, and this was incorporated in the motion. Members stressed the point that the drain was very essential, and if - not kept open it would seriously affect numerous farms in the vicinity. The drain should be much wider, and the nature of the land necessitated a greater batter than was At some points the banks were nine feet high, and it was impossible to clean the drain by man power. Consequently, the mud in the bottom was waist high. The drain had cosfi a great deal of money., and in its present state was practically useless. The president announced that he proposed calling a public meeting in the near future to discuss the proposed drainage board and the proposed machinery loan of £20,000.