OTOROHANGA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 173, 15 July 1909, Page 5

OTOROHANGA.

(Own Correspondent.) The ordinary ononthly meeting of tikis branch of the New Zealand Pwd* era* Union was held or» July slh. Tim were pws«fttr M«»« R. S. Matthews, vic«-chaii'mac, In ll* cbatr; R. T. Gregg. C. J. Johnson, W. Hudson, Cttmpstene, Rogers. R«dwc«d. A. S, Board. Christie. Elliott. Hine. Wm. Johnson, and H. W. Quino, secretary and: treasurer. The ntnotMol the jiwloM «»*tlt| wm reed and coollfninl. Comipondence was dealt with as follows From District Traffic Manager of Now Zealand Railway# to having a pMNDfir ear attached to the good* train.— Received. . Fna tb« 800. the Minister of Railways regarding (he moving of tbo present trucking yard# to a better position and enlarging name.—Received. From To Koitl branch re railway matters.— Received. From W. Davis, Waitomo.— Receiv•rf - From tbe Dominion Secretary-, also sending circulars lor distribution among members. —Received. Also circulars from different bodies and accounts for printing, et-r. —Received. —Business.--Re saleyards at Otorohanga.- In the absence of Mr Win. Vicary, who bad a notice of motion before the meeting re above, Mr Gregg represented htm by moving as follows r "That a company be floated to acquire the land and erect saleyards at Oterohanga, and that the capital he £SOO. representing ; 100 shares at £5 each, payments to be made as foltews: £1 on applicatino; £1 on allotment, and at! future calls at 10s each; and that the company be called the Otorehanga Saleyards Company/' Mr A. S. Board seconded the motion, which was carried. The Secretary proposed that Mr Hine be appointed Solicitor to tbe Company. Mr C. J. Johnson seconded.—Carried. Tbe Secretary proposed that the matter of the saleyards as far as the Farmers * Union is concerned be now closed, and that a general public meeting be held immediately at the close of this meeting to further discuss tbe question of the saleyards. Mr Cumpntone seconded the motion, which was carried. The Secretary proposed a vote of Condolence with tbe Branche's chairman, Mr John Ormsby, and of sympathy with him in his recent bereavement* and Mr Johnson seconded.—Carried. The meeting adjourned with the usual vote to the chair. Public Meeting* o The above was held at the conclusion of the Farmers* Union Meeting to further discoss the mater of the saleay r da. Mr Matthews was voted to the cbatr. Mr H. W. Qutnn proposed, *nd Mr Board seconded. That the matter be a«w left in the hands of the Provincial Directors, and that they rr.ee t at the earliest opportunity in order to instruct the Company's Solicitor to have the prospectus out as soon as possible. - Carried. The mover explained that the Farmers' Union were now done with tbe matter, as it was not their function to build saleyards, but merely to do what they had done, and that was to start the affair for the public to carry out to its conclusion. Mr C. J. Johnson proposed and Mr Wm. Johnston seconded, that the capital be not limited to £SOO. General discussion then took place on saleyards matters, the following gentlemen taking the most prominent part:- Messrs C. Christie, representing Dalgety and Co.; Elliott/ from Mairoa; Wm. Johnston, R. T. Gregg, R. S. Matthews, A. S. Board and H. W. Quinn. The feeling of the majority of those present were in favour of all Auctioneering firms doing business in the district, selling in the yards on tbe same day, as it was felt that the ararangeraent would be more convenient to buyer and seller; also to tbe Auctioneering Company*, as well as insuring larger sales, and better attendance, and consequently the sales wpuld not necessarily be so numerous as at present obtains throughout tbe country, under the existing custom of rival sales.