PAHIATUA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 252, 21 September 1940, Page 9

PAHIATUA.

Miss Jean Proberf, of Wellington, is visiting her aunt anti uncle, Mr and Mrs K. Irvine, of Main Street. Miss P. Bennett, of Alfrcdton, is the guest of Miss M. Brittain,, of,Newman. j The following are the results of games played in the Bush Basketball Association’s coni|K;lttions: Eketaluina 20 v. Hukanui 17; Stars A 40 v. Hamua 5; Ivonini A 28 v. Tuis 16; United 24 v. Konini B 11. Next Monday night Bush .will play Dannevirke for the Oxley Shield. The Bush players will be: A team, J. Sowry, P. Miller, M. Alabey, N. Squires, N. Hewitt, J. Henry, B. Paget, C. Rutherford, K. O’Brien; emergencies, N. Etz, P. Cunn, D. Burlaec. B team: P. Humphrey, ]>. Burlace, M. Lovell, F. Reeve, P. Gunn, N. Harrington, N. Etz, N. Brabncr, M. Hayes; emergencies, R. Kershaw, V. Targctt, L. .Wenham.

When the I’abiaiua Dairy Company hold its annual meeting yesterday, it was decided that the company support a resolution requesting the Government to exclude the dairy industry from the operation of the excess profits tax, which was passed at a meeting of the Hukanui Co-operative Dairy Company. The text of the resolution was as follows; “That (he Government respectfully bo asked to exclude tho dairy industry from tho operation of the excess profits tax as its imposition would be most unjust. Dairy farmers have been asked to produce more and this they are anxious to do, and (hey have made preparations to achieve this end. But many can only do so if their wives and children give assistance. In many instances herd grading and a bettor system of farming each year give an increase of income. But this increase is tho result of careful planning in bygone years, and to assume that any increase of income is due to war conditions is unfair. Alorcover, in every dairy district there are farmers who suffer more than tho average pecuniary loss caused by quite unavoidable cattle disease. Such cases would be unjustly penalised if the income were to increase owing to lessoned disease while the excess profits tax was in operation. All through New Zealand there are farms which have reached tho peak of production and these can show no increase, except that due to an unusually good season. There are a much greater number gradually increasing production. Would it. bo fair to place an extra tax on those who aro striving to improve the farms? The dairy industry as a whole requires every penny of surplus income so that it can extend its output in the years ahead.”

The final lecture of the year for the Pahiatua Red Cross voluntary aid classes was given this week. Dr E. B. Watson was the lecturer and afterwards, at the invitation of Air S. K. Siddclls, president of tho local branch of the society", presented the home nursing certificates. All the 19 candidates were successful, 14 gaining honours. Dr Paterson and. Dr Watson were both thanked by Air Siddclls for giving valuable assistance to tho classes. ,