The Chronicle LEVIN. THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1917. LOCAL & GENERAL TO ELP TE FARMER.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 18 September 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1917. LOCAL & GENERAL TO ELP TE FARMER.

A giflat deal has iic-en uoi.o to help the New Zealand farmer, bar a y;rent dea-i remains to lit 1 done. in tlii-; direction it is very to noLe a cWorniinnsion 011 t.h<> part "t thv Ag--1 ieultural Department to '.live extended and more thorough training to tlic V'junt>' (prospective) tutors of thefarmers of New Zealand. The Secretary for Agriculture, in his annual roport, mention- thai at Wiwon. Central Develo|)ir.en 1 l''aiin it is proposed to train a numhor of voting men of good general education for instnictii.ra! po>ii.ions ;•> ; t! P-e----partment or under the 'vhi.er.r-ionn! boards, and for research work. The principal feature, of this training: will consist in giving the students full opportunity] I'm - the working in th« field or the laboratory in conjunction with the resident or vi'siling officers eiiiinsjod ill research or experiment a l ' ■operations. There will he definite series of lectures by the officers and the students willil. of course, he grounded in the ordinary farmin::" practices. It is exported that youn;r men, after complef■ iny: a course at TVeraroa. and •sibling a few .wan ' actual experience in instruct lima! work will take an active part in yuiiding nright tho agrieut lira! dovoopment nf whatever part of the 'Dominion they may he located in. To provide a suifcaMo staff for the Central Development FaM'in the hca Vptarf ers of the Fields Division, ami the whole of the bioiogy sect-oil of the Deparl mont have been transferred to WV»r;w<>:».

! I Tlie Chronicle hears that .Mr Alaugan, fc!l)anuan\s flying man, will pay ! a visit to Levin -tlis wwk. a lis is ! Lkt'ly to run his muchine— as a "••;<)- J tor—jiloiijr the main road, but het'orc ! leaving us ho may .n'vc local residcuta txs-to of l;i.s m an aerial imriujator. Tn the latest list «i' .W\v Zealand's returned soldiers il'n.in l'i'aiico ajppear the names of Private \\ . A. Brogan, Weraroa, and Private \V. G. Garrard, 'Levin. A final remind.'! - j« ytivon to our readers that the patriotic pictim*display and tend-off to the Levin quota, of the latest iciuli'ivi'Hionts) will lio snivel] in Fa Ha nd's theatre tthi.s evening.