FARMERS' UNION

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10663, 19 June 1912, Page 7

FARMERS' UNION

WHAKATAKI BRANCH.

I A meeting cf the Whakataki j branch of the Farmers' Union; was j held 1 at Whakaitaki on June 15th, Messrs F. W. Groves, J. Barty, R. (Harvey, W. Harvey,, P. Bellies:, W. Mason', and R. Barton were the members present. Messrs 0. iSc'hofield, S. Schofield and M. Sharp also ly attended. Apologies foir absence ;. were given. Iby Messrs A. A. Cameron. ar»d \i. Muinro. : ; ■..:'-■;' / ''■ '."•'''''; -On'. the motion! of. Mr W;v" Masoa,. seconded by Mr OR,. Halrvey, Mr Percy" ©effiss'. "was .memiber. .■■ Tli© fottd'w'ihg committee was elected: Malsoni, >W. Masoai,, T. PVkeitt, 0. 'Hudson, OS. F. Barton, TR. Harvey, A. .BrigbJtwe! 1 amid if. Belliss. The' delegate to the Provincial Gckifereiice gawe a ehcrt me'sume of the work done at the conference. The secretary 'was instrtidfced' -to approach Ithe Pcetail Department re ireinstating the weekly mail service, which was deviated through Ti-tree Point'soma years ago. It was pointed ■Cut rSihalfc jtiher© was >no mailservice ''through, the districthrtwee'ii- Wha&a•taki and Aolianga., 'although a bulky mail arrived at Whaksfcaki for the intervoninig d/i-tbrict. Mr Harvey pointed ouit that i't took nearly a week to send a letter from Whakataki /to Aohanga. The .secretary 'was also directed ito asceorfain unddr -what conditions the' Telegraph Delpairtment would connect Tiiimri alml iPaKowai with a Itelephojio 'line. , I Mi- W. Maeon poised out Itihat in. | the case cif iffi'irase settlers had to iridcabout .twenty 'miles over indifferent reads ito secure the services of a doctor, and \bhat It-he cost of the doctor's trap was a severe item, on a ' settkJr. He expressed rfche opinridrithat- about fifteen settlers would 1 be benefited, a' Wu-mber of sfhem being Grown iteaa-mte. Mr SdhofLeld explained what was being done im contraction with the Territorial scheme, correspondence concerning which was ireceived at the meeting if.rom.,the O.C.j at Masiteir■ton. .-.■' ~■..;■'.