DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 37, 3 July 1914, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

lIUKWORTH.

(From Our Own Correspondents)

The advertised meeting of settlers ot' the Mangorei, Caarington and l'Yaukley! aoads, for tile purpose of forming anj association, or branch of the Fanners'| l.niou, was yuy well attended, but at! future meetings, when the benolits to be derived fiom such co-operation bj-l come known, the soiiool will be better j tilled, that is, if the fanners are at ad i •. live to their own interests. I Alice some discussion the meeting dc-| cijed to fvTin a Settlers' As ociation in preference to a- branch of the Farmers' t nioii, the former being considered more suitable for 'ln requirements of these., districts. The btisiucsj dealt mo-tly wiili the rooting question and the manner in which |-1« land in the dr-U'icts is valued, also idvainvs to settlers, etc.

Mr. liinnie was elected President, and Mr. Marsh. Secretary for the lirst twelve! month-,'. Meetings are to be held oil the! last Monday m eac'.n month. The membership fee was fixed at half a crown.

After a gocd deal of trouble the Frankley Itoud settlers have decided tu build a cheese factory in place of butter, as heretofore. This should mean a great deal to the district, as clieesc-myjkiui; means at least a penny per lb. extra butter fat, ai'owing for all <ixtra expense in manufacture.

The roliing o_ the cross road lias gone] a step furtll v. The county roller is Hi J the district, and has been for some time, hut for .some reason hais done nothing to the road. After waiting for orders lor several days', iwitli steam up generally, and a man carting water to keep the boiler from blowing up, tine roller has moved. Ratepayers, join our Settlers' Association and a.-, a body get jui'tice done I

KAIMATA. A meting of the Kaimata branch of the N.Z.i.L was held here on Tuesday evening, and I thought a, few remarks might be useful to the farmers generally and acceptable by you. This branch has been in existence since the Uni.Mi started, and has had an uphill fight, farmers being willing to accept all the benefit-, but declining imcmbcr.shi]>,, notwithstanding the fact that the Fire Insurance has been brought down to more than 'halt', * by the hard labor given freely by those who have had the interests of fanners at heart. The local branch has just managed to keep the Hag ilyiii'.', but ,i, 'h,e.\iUiicr tone i, noticeable, and we hope that when'the Provincial Executive has an organiser at work, many new branches will tie, formed, and old ones become more vigorous. It. does seem strange that, on the face ot the,object lesson shown by industrial unions, in the way of organising and paying heavy levies, the farmers are too slow to band .together lor defensive and mutual assistance whenever a crisis may arise requiring unitv of purpose. The meeting just held was to receive the delegate's report Held at I'atea hi .'ln. Sonic- -jt the questions dealt with, t:i'-~e of the greatest importance 1.0 the dairy farmers of Taranaki, for instance, moving in the matter of having Milled dairy cows specially branded or rendered sterile. That would be i,f -rent a-sistauv. as deal, ; s otter, irv ■ >ti that (lass of cow and will make up a line and sell tliem to so.'iie tanner who finds out too late that his <«.#? are a v-vere tax on u.:'n:i ii', tcad cf being a source of profit, Home of the questions dealt with, viz., taxation ami the separating of improvements from the unimproved land; and asking that the full amount of special loans should l)i' classed as an improvement. To vhe wnt.-r, some of these",unctions are 0p..,, to question and taxation is too coni- [ ,'.\v <■: ~:>(•-!ion inr (he average farmer to handle.

[ licar Hi' (in- losing two of our oM V ttlus. \los Wk-ktcad and IS. Zurclui. 1 his wd: he a loss, unless their places ai* filled by as capable men. as (in) tic I,'j 1; 1 H'l'H ];nouu to the progressive fui,! iiji-to-duti'; Willi reg-ar) In Kammta kind getier,'ill\. It Is en the ll gh >idc. lull with generous treatment will rejiiiv handsomely any outlay in manure aie! iaiiur. Much slag has Jieen liromjlit into this locality during the winter.'and no doubt the milk supplies at the local dairy factory and creamery will yet tile benefit, A party of about forty, organised i v the local branch of the Fanners' Union took a trip to the Moumahaki State farm, and 1. am sure tliev have lcai'nt a less,,,, that they can put to profitable use. They were told that the mangold crop cost -Is (id per ton to grow, whilst tile farmer's lots handled in the. old stvie cost IDs 4(1. V, ell. Mr Kditor, comment is needless. The lucerne also showed great results, and, with the inoculation of the soil, should prove of great value lure, as 111,* ujiler is intimate with the Inn.l 111 \l.iiMKihaki. before Ki : e Hove n"lent took it up, and our lauds he.-e should, with similar treatment, return as good or better crops, for I have seen swedes grown here under ordinary conditions that Would average "Gibs apiece, and a dray could be filled without 'moving it - some of them weighed bv the writer weighed !01 lis; so you will see that we can grow roots, 'and lucerne should present no great difficulty.

A .-moke concert is to be tendered to Mr Wickstead on Friday evening, mid i'Viu a fiin l glit, 1 here should ),; ;! large muster of settlers to bid liim good luck in his new home. Mr Wickstead took up land ai Ratapiko in the early days, and lias had ail the lips and downs of a pioneer, and well deserves the rest he is about to take. .May l.e alway; have a coat lo his back, mid may his friends never forget him.

OM ATA. The fi.Vowing pnpiU made full attendance for the ipiarter ending .Inni : ''l. Mil J: P. iliis-es: S. .fury. 1!. Sanger, I). N; .1111:1 k. Standard 1: X. Jury, X, Meyeniierg. K. X-amark. M. ISavfv. H. .lurv. Standard 2: fl. ( Inmow. 11. .Mace <■'. I'dse. P. Pca-e. U Seamark, ,|. ('le- »:<>»% K. Aioi-i'i.-. \V. Marc. iSUuidaii ■>: ■I. I i'ncl.etl, \\. Krulz, 1,. Morn-, lb b'icl-.url. 11. Ilart, M. Lovcridge. I. Sanger. Standard .i: 11. Jury. IVn'>ii■■)). I!. IVa-e. Kain-botlaiii. ]{_ l!an:-bo!tain, I'. Seamark. I). Cation, !'. li use. Standard (i: .1. Prompton. 0. llu-e. If. Pease.

IViventage (f attendance for hovs !k!.S ; -iris. 5!)..",: average, ill.l.