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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 560, 24 August 1920, Page 4

A DAIRY COMPANY BUILDING A SEPARATOR FOR USE OF ITS OWN SUPPLIERS, MORE EFFICIENCY MORE DURABILITY MORE SIMPLICITY, LESS COST, That Is why the BEATRICE has proved such an absolute success and is to-day being offered to farmers outside the company on FREE TRIAL.

MY LOCAL AGENT, MR F. O'HARA, PUKEKOHE, Will Answer Enquiries, and Demonstrate, N.Z. DISTRIBUTOR: Frank M. Winstone SEED AND MANURE MERCHANT, AUCKLAND.

FRANKLIN A. & P. SOCIETY MEETING OF THE* GENERAL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the general committee of the Franklin A. and P* Society was held in the society's room, Manukau Road, Pukekohe, on Thursday, August 19. Present: Mr. J. N. Massey (in chair), J. Fulton, J. Morrow, J. Reynolds, J. Pollock, W. J. A. Moore, C. Hodgkinson, R. Schlaepfer, F. Quick, H. Stuart, C. K. Lawrie, J. Schlaepfer, J. K. Hamilton. A vote of sympathy was passed to the widow of the late Mr. A. J. Laurie, who was a former president of the society. After the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed the following were elected members of the executive committee:—Messrs. J. Wylie, Jas. Roulßton, D. Jamieson, F. J. Morrow, H. Stuart, D. Fulton, J. K. Hamilton, C. K. Lawrie, G. McCormick, J. Crobsie, F. Ballard, H. Keith, W. J. D. Sharp, W. J. A. Moore, C. Hodgkinson, S. Shipherd, Jas. Pollock, Joe Reynolds, Jas. Potter, R. Schlaepfer. A discussion took place as to the advisability of getting new members. The president stated that it would be advisable to have a sub-committee set up to help the secretary. Mr. J. B. McKinney, Bombay, spoke in favour of such a sub-committee to help the secretary to get new members. The membership should be double.

The president remarked that within a fifteen mile radius of Pukekohe there were 33,000 of n population. We should have more than 700 financial members. Mr. Jas. Roulston recommended such a committee, and suggested that it be called the Fifteen Hundred League. After more discussion it was decided to call it the New Members' Sub-committee:— Messrs. L. L. Allen, L. Bayjey, D. Fulton, C. J. Hoskings, W. T. Jones, W. Louden, M. Markham, W. J. Robinson, Jas. Walker, Frank Ballard, Jas. Crosbie, J. Fulton, Dan Jamieson, Jas. Kennelly, W. J. A. Moore, F. Perkins, W. J. Rutherford, Jos Batty, E. C. Cuff, John Griffin, Walter Johns, F. Kavangh, H. O. Mellsop, Jas. Pollock, C. R. Spragg, Eber Barriball, W. Dazeley, C. Hod.qkinso.i, J. H. Keith, W. K. Lawton.'E. D. McLennan, Jas. Roulston, J. B. Sim. The general committee ruled that the treasurer was ex officio a member of the executive, and the secretary was instructed to notify him of all meetings. A sub-committee was set up to revise the rules consisting of the president, two vice-presidents, Messrs. Wylie, Roulston aftd the secretary. Mr. Wylie moved that it be a*re- : commendation to the executive to j make further provisions for more ac- I commodation at the Winter Show. ' Mr. Roulston seconded the propos- j al, and stated that it would strengthen the executive's hand. I

The motion on being; put was carried. Mr. J. Fulton moved a vote of thanks to tiie outgoing executive. Inis on being put was carried. Mr. F. Quick, Takapuna, who is a member of the general committee, as he was leaving to catch a train, kindly offered to the meeting a £5 5s donation as a prize to be awarded to anv class they thought fit. The president thanked Mr. Quick for his generous offer.

This concluded the business of the afternoon.

STRANGE EVIDENCE. 500,000 BLOOD SUCKERS AT WORK. The other day on a farm not a hundred miles from Auckland a milking cow was found dead, having fallen over a bank. It was noticed that clinging to the end of almost every hair of the cow's hide were innumerable lice. An effort was made to roughly estimate their number, and by taking a patch- six Inches square and counting them and multiplying the remaining space a conservative estimate put the number of lice on the cow in question at the incredible number of half a million. A farmer present made the observation that almost half the cows in the Waikato were infected with lice in the winter and early spring, and also that in his opinion this reduced their milk yield at least one quarter. Just reckon the astounding waste. If half the herds in the Waikato are infected with lice, and a-quarter of their yield lost to the farmer, it means that thousands of pounds every year go to feed these hungry parasites. Here, then, is a remedy: Buy a Tin .f "THOMPSON'S LICLRINE," and mear a little down the animal's j iack. Licerine kills them all. An bsolutely new preparation, wonder- j ul in its results. Effective on Cattle, lortet, and Pigs. Obtainable at all stores, or 21b j :ample tin posted on receipt of 3s i d. !

SOLE AGENTS: THE 'FRISCO AND DOMINION EXPORT CO., AUCKLAND.