TOKOROA.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 51, 9 October 1924, Page 3

TOKOROA.

THE PROGRESS LEAGUE. The monthly meeting of the Toko- j 1-oa Progress League was held on Monday evening. Seven members were present, Mr. C. P. Lock (president) being in the chair. Some further discussion took place with respect to the better organisation of the pig industry for the district. It was said that owing to the cost of delivery to Putaruru, when each farmer has to cart his pigs the 14 miles, very little in the way of fattening pigs had so far been done, but as the dairy -herds of the district had now increased to a total of some 1200 cows it was time that better facilities were given this branch of the da.lying industry. Immediate action was deferred awaiting a reply from a pig'-buying firm already written to. In the matter of the gazetting of the Public Domain action also was deferred awaiting the visit to Tokoroa of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Auckland district. It was decided to call the annual meeting of the league early in November, when it is hoped the league may have the support and added strength of the many new settlers lately come to the district. At the close of the meeting Mr. J. Campbell, member of the league and also Tokoroa’s member of the Putaruru-Taupo Railway Board, gave his fellow league members a more detailed report of his visit to WellJ ington in the l&tc nsgotuitions on railway matters between the board, the T.T.T. Company and the Government and also in the matter of the presentation of the settlers’ petition to the Minister for Lands (the Hon. A. D. McLeod) by Mr. K. S. Cox and himself. Mr. Campbell spoke : appreciatively of the help given them in the presenting of the petition by Mr. F. F. Hockly, M.P., and of th% very generous hearing given them by the Minister himself. He said the interview lasted about two hours and the possibilities for settlement of the lands within the board’s area were thoroughly discussed.