DISTRICT NEWS

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 194, 25 July 1916, Page 1

DISTRICT NEWS

CLEVEDON. FARMERS' UNION MEETING. A meeting of the Cievedon branch of the Farmers' Union was held in the Public Hall on the evening of Saturday, July loth. The members present were:—Messrs C. A Fawcett (president), J. Shaw, J. Hancock, C. 0. Munro, J. Luke, H. S. Munro, n. J: Bull, A. D. Bell, S. A. Browne, W. Dtider and J. A. Gandy (secretary). The secretary ttated that Mr L. H. Burgoyne had now been transferred from tho Papakura branch to Cievedon.

A letter was received from the Bank of New Zealand in reply to the request for a branch of the bank to be opened in Cievedon, stating that all the New Zealand banks had decided to open no new branches during the war, but promising to consider the matter when the war is over.

A letter from the Auckland branch of the Blue Cross Society asked for subscriptions in aid of wounded horses at the front.—After some discussion it was decided that as there were wounded men in more need of help than horsey the letter be received.

A letter was read from the Provincial President asking the branch to aid the Local Authorities to revise the roll in connection • with Military Service Act.—The secretary was instructed to write in reply stating that this had already been done and that any further assistance required would be willinglv rendered. ,

In connection with a circular letter from the Provincial President ie the attitude taken by the Provincial Executive in connection with the Navy League Belief Fund, a motion was passed unanimously supporting the attitude taken by the Executive in connection with the Fund, and a copy of the resolution was ordered to be forwarded to the Provincial President. The Piovincial Secretary wrote asking the branch to express its opinion us to the advisability of the Provincial Office collecting the nontraders' subscriptions as well as the subscriptions of trading members.— As the secretary stated that he was quite willing that the Provincial Office should collect all subscriptions for the branch, and other members present agreeing, it was resolved to write tho Provincial Secretary to that effect. The annual report and balance sheet of the Provincial 'Executive were taken as read, they having been fully considered at a former meeting. Mr C. C. Munro brought up the matter of the raising -of the fares and freight charges on the ss. Hiiere and after much discussion, in which all the members present agreed that the raising was unjustifiable, it was resolved that, " That this meeting views with deep concern the action of the Clevedon Steam Navigation Company in putting an additional 2s per ton on freights to and from Ulevedon after 20 years successful trading and considers that it is very unfair that Clevedon should have to pay for other unsuccessful ventures of tie Company."—The secretary was instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Navigation Company.

PUKEKAWA.

SALE OF MR B. P. TAPPER'S

STOCK

Acting on behalf of Mr E. P. Tapper, who has disposed of tie property, Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons held an important sale of registered pedigree and grade Holstein cattle on the farm at Pukekawa on Friday last in the presence of a large attendance. The proceeds from the sale of pedigree stock amounted to £292 10s, the averages being: Bulis £l4 12s 3d, cows £l2 Os 2d. springing heifers £l2 16s 6d and yearling heifers £1 17s l.Jd The grade stock averaged : Cows £ll 3s '-k\ and heifers £8 13s

The following is a Hbt of the prices paid for and the purchasers of the pedigree stock, viz. :

BULLS

Invercargill Lord Palston, 27gns, Mr F. Steele, Clevedon. Sir George of Clevedon, 30gns, Mr F. Leslie, Bruntwood Estate, Cambridge. Heathermead No. 39, oigns, Mi W. H. Thomas, Bombay. Heathermead No -10, lOJgne, Mr W. H. Thomas. Heathermead No. 41, sgns, Mr J. Laiidon, Puni. Heathermead No. 42, Signs, Mr J. MeGuire, Tuakau. COWS. Gleudowio Nonsuch, llgns, Mr F. Leslie. Gleudowio llgns, MrF. Leslie. Old Beauty, 10}gns, Mr C. A. Fawcett, Clevedon. Heathermead Confidence, 14gns, Mr F. Box, Cambridge. Josephine, 12Jgns, Mr F. Leslie. Tamaki Gentle, lOAgns, Mr F. Leslie. Heathermead Domino, 7gns, Mr F. Leslie. Heathermead Barbc, Ogns, Mr F. Leslie. SPRINGING HEIFERS.

Heathermead No. 27, 13gus, Mr Vallentine, Aka Aka. Heathermead No. 21), logos Mr F. Leslie. Heathermead No. 30, llgns, Mr F. Leslie. , Heatherinoad No. 32, Gjgns, Mr W. Osborne, Onewhero. Heathermead No. 33, lGigns, Mr F. Leslie. Heathermead No. 31, lOgns, Mr F. Leslie. Glenavon Countess, ISJgns, Mr Vallentine, Aka Aka. YEARLING UEIFFRS. Heathermead No. 35, 4Agns, Messrs Knight and Sons, Ongarue. Heathermead No. 3G, 4.\gn,°, Messrs Knight & Sons. Heathermead No 37, ogns, Messrs Knight and Sons. Heathermead No. 38, l.lgns, Messrs Knight and Sons.

Farm horses sold from £l7 10s to £2O; a throe-year-old colt, £2l 10$; sow in pig, £8 ; sow, £4 5s ; eight slips, 2(>s ; whilst among the implements and sundries the following prices were realised : an 80gallon separator, £9 10s ; a farm waggon, £2N ; chain harrows, £2 ss; tine hanows, £5 7 g Gd ; discs, £o ss; 11 Coulters drill -Booth and McDona'd). £3l ; and a grain crusher, 30s. Opportunity was ulso taken to sell on behalf of Mr A. Medland, who is retiring from dairying, his dairy herd of 19 cows, together with a three-year-old Shoithorn bull. The cows averaged £l2 16s Id, Mr H.

Craig (Tuakau; paying the top price, £lB, for a Jersey heifer. Th-3 bull realised £l7.

MERCER.

TRADE ON WAIKATO RIVER

SIIITTIXG COMPANY FORMED A company to trade under the name of the Waikato Shipping Co , Ltd., with a capital amounting to £15,000, made up of 6000 shares at £2 10s each, has been formed and will commenco operations on (he Waikato river and its tributaries on the Ist August. Includod as shareholders in the Company are a num • ber of farmers residing at Waipa (neat Ngaruawahia), who had floated capital to the extent of £2OOO with a view of securing and placing a steamer on the Waipa, but have sines joined the new Company, which intends trading on the Waipa. It is understood that Messrs Ed Hallett, C. Roose and C. C. Davis have contracted to sell their shipping plants, including steamers, to the Company, and that the s.s. Freetrader, the largest steamer on the river, will be overhauled to the extent of £IOOO. The following directoas have already been appointed:—Messrs H. Johnson (Waipa), C. C. Davis (Onohunga), R. Clephane (Rangiriri) and florrouks; and there is every likelihood of Messrs E. T. Frost (Tuakau South) and Ellis (of Messrs Ellis and Burnand, of Hamilton; accepting appointments to the directorate. Mr C. C. Davis and Mr Hay, of Auckland, are acting as promoter and broker respectively.

" Hansard " repoits recent speeches made in Parliament in regard to the development of the Waikato Eiver, as advocated by Mr J. A. Young, M.P. for the Waikato, viz : Mr Poole (Auckland West) said: The member for Waikato had placed a <iuestion on the Order Paper relating to a revival of the Waterways Commission.. The Minister, in his reply, did not see the itumediateueoessity for reviving the Commission just now, but promised to give consideration to the question during ihe recess. There was a scheme for the cheaper transportation of goods. The proposal was to cut a canal between the Waitomata harbour and the Mauakau harbour, and from the Manakau harbour into the Waikato River. When this was done it would be possible to send the production of the country into Auckland by water transportation at very much reduced rates, lie noticed, even in the present state of the liver, that a vessel arrived at Hamilton cairying some 200 tons up the river, which was regarded as an achievement in view of the many obstacles in the way. With the revival of the Rivers Commission it would be possible to assemble the potentialities of this means of transportation, and so help to develop the country and carry on work helpful to the settlers io the Waikato district. The proper utilisation of the Waikato river would be a great thing for the whole country, being alike tesiericial to the settlers o:i the land acd the people of Auckland. They did not expect to get a deal of encouragement and assistance from the Government, because cheap waterway would considerably curtail freights carried by th 3 railway. The Government, instead of making concessions on the railway, was actually increasing the rates fir freight. He hoped thai the Marine Department would

take the mit'er ir.ln pet ions consld.ration by reviving Vc Hirers Commission, ard proccei to sitjjfy the rcquirerr.e:.ts of a great m.ny settlers, who regarded the Waikato highway us ersential to effectual and economical transit in the matter of their commerce.

In support ot the .request previously made,' Mr Young explaimd that the Commission had been set up before the war. it started its operations, and wai taking evidence acd was travelling through tha districts immediately concerned, and its ohj ct was to make particular inquiry with regard to developing t'l3 waterwarys in %th 3 Auckland provincial district. The Waitemata liar our was only a short distance from the Manukau. and t v ere was another short distance from the Maniksu to Fort Waiket", and it was proposed to tome day link up thesj waterways by onuecting them all by navigable canals, and thus open the way to the more extensive practical use of the hundreds of miles of navigable waterways now being developed along the Waikato river and its triubtaries.

Mr Massey, in reply, said he wished to supplement the remarks of tbe Minister of Marine with regard to the waterways in the Auckland province. He reminded members that yst before tbe outbreak of the war it was intended by the Government to appoint a Waterways Commission— as a matter of fact, the members of the Commission were appointed—to look thorcubgly into the possibilities of the waterways of the northern district. When tbe war came it was thought inadvisable to proceed with the work ot the Commission. Hat tbe proposals had not been dropped; the? were suspended, and when the proper time arrived the Commission would go on with its work. Lie believed it was possible to impiove the Waikato tiver very materially from tbe point of view of navigation. What the improvements would cost; would be a matter for the Commission to work out. » TUAKAU In particulars given in our last issue of the engineer's allocations of the proposed expenditure of a loan of £IO,OOO for roading purposes the amount set down for dealing with George Street was inadvertently omitted. Thi3 should have* appeared as £3,300. The meeting of the Patriotic League convened for the purpose of arranging a suitable reception to Trooper Basil Scanlon, who returned invalided from the front and has since been discharged, was duly held oa Friday evening last in the Public Hall. Mr W. Graham presiding. Apologies for absence from Mr Free and the Rev. Butrerworth were read. After it had been decided to hold the function the question of fixing the form thereof was discussed, several speakers preferring a quiet reception in the meantime, with a view of having something of a more elaborate nature at the conclusion of the war. It was eventually decided that the proceedings should consist of songs, speeches and dancing, together with the supper to be arranged for and dispensed by the Ladies' Knitting Guild. It was agreed to invite Mr R F. Bollard, M.P., Lieut. Hatt and Mr W. J. Cole to be present. Messrs W. Graham, E. T. Frost, Northmore and Mrs Hunter were deputed to arrange for the musical items and it was unanimously decided to present Trooper Scanlon with a purse of sovereigns, of not les* than £lO.