MASTERTON FARMERS CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1830, 5 January 1885, Page 2

MASTERTON FARMERS CLUB.

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Saturday ..; at the Council Chambers. Present—Messrs R, D, Dagg; (chairman), T. Chamberlain, Biidden, Buick,R, Welch,. E, Chamborlain, Hessey, Heron, Shaw, Carman, Knmmer, and'A.'Johnston, -

The minutes of the preceding meet' ing were read and confirmed.

Mr. J. Sluckev; of Te; Rangitum.au' presented' to the Club : a ! framed engraving, .of the celebrated Hereford bull, '.'Lord Wilton" which .was accepted with thanks and ordered to be hung up in the Club meeting yoom>;:L. The following were ballotted.for and admitted members:—Messrs... P. ■•; B. Chalmers, W. H. Hoskihg, J. Cameron, D. McPhee, F. Moore, J; 0. Vajlance, J. Vile, and J. Muir.

The Committees report was read recommending., that ..the mill owners find two cloths, one for covering the stack and the other to place .under the machine'to catch the. grain. .Also that they give, a price. for threshing to find all hands (eight) aiii'a price for threshing and only finding ;the uaiial complement."

Mr Wel.ch moved the adoption tsf the rtjp.ort':. ."....•:"•'...; .;'";f ; -•'...;;;;„,■• •■;. report Qiighf Specified : ;lh.e,' number, of bushels; ever 500 or Under,-' jhe.clotbidr use undef ; the machine ivould be but ■little' expense, •. A-.few sacks- sewn "together would answer, and an outlay; of X 7 would provide a stack cloth which, would last throa years,' whereas if the' fanners found the cloth, each one would have to incur the oxpe'nse of £7, Whether the mill-owners- provided .the men or ilot tboy'ouglit to"6nd tbeoloths. The Chairman thought'tha : -'latter . part of the report trenched upon private grounds; Each one could'make their own'bargain. Mr Heron said the report seamed to. take-it for granted that a combination existed amongst mill-owners, Such was not the oase, He thought furiuenj were Htauding iu their own light. It would more than recoup ihem to find cloths. It was not so much the cost of the cloths the millowners objected to as the inconvenience of carrying them about.

Mr isuick contended the mill-owner should find the cloths, the farmer in the event of a shower required all his cloths to protect the grain and it was hard lines to. have to find a cloth for the stack after it was uncovered hytbe thresher. ..

Mr Budden thought Mr Heron would own that the farmer required his cloth to secure what grain, had been threshed, and it would be a great saving of time to the mill owner if he carried a cloth to throw over the stack in the event of an hour or two's interruption from rain. ■ Mr.r. Chamberlain thought if the mill ; owners found all hands tbey would be responsible for the-covering of the stack, if the farmer found the hands then they would be so.

Mr Buiclc thought the millowners who did not find cloths would only be standing in their own light, Those who provided the cloths would get the work, as it would be conceived that all the others wanted was to get their money no maUer what loss the farmsr might be.putto. -..

Mr Heron said the action r of the. farmers would force combination on to millownen. They should leave it a : private question for each to make, his own bargain. If the farmer's com : . bined the millowners might also combine.'

The Chairman said the farmers should only combine for their own pror tection in the event of a necessity arising from a combination on the part of millowners. He suggested that the first clause of the wport should he deult witj) separately, and the Club pass an opinion "upon .whom the ppiisof (hiding the two cj.otjjg should rest! Mr E, Chamberlain, said. J hew ..was no objection to the miilownera Ending the cloths if they' were paid for...Jtv. The price of threshing had oojiie' down from Is to 2|d, and now. tbr farmers wanted throe cloths foimfJtb.Buv If that was the case the millowners wpn)d have to combine, and he fought they, could keep their machines under coyer quite as long as the fat iprg'poujd keep their grain. He thought the tafriietß should And covers if they provided the hands, but otherwise if the miilownera found them.

Mr ffessey said all.tho farmers were asking was one extra cloth, to cover the stuck in the event of rain. .

The first clause of the report was put—that. the miilownera find the cloths—and carried.

The second part of the report—that the millowners give a price at which they will thresh and provide all hands, and a price without providing the hands—was opened for discussion. Mr Budden said tho idea of the committee wbb that there might be ; a combination of millowners as there was last year, and they wanted to get at what price they would do. the threshing. It would be an advantage to both sides if the millowners found the hands, as the same men would go from farm to farm with the-maohine; and from their competency-would gel through the work expeditiously, which was a great point when they had the weather to consider. Jfcje did not think the millowners woulaMie extortionate in their charges, and he moved the adoption of the clauses. Mr T. Chamberlain seconded. He He would like it the millowners find all or a certain portion of hands. He- was convinced that it would be better'for both sides. The only thing was,'that the faraers: would have' to pay..up s|iarp.as tls hands would require their money, Mr Bj -Welch- did not think the farmers would agree to "the millowners finding all .the hands, Many of them united forces at threshing time and agisted flaob other, and. their .regular, bauds would'be thrown • idle'.'. He did not think if the resolution was. carried t ; would work; it-would /WietteHor

each one to make4]s-]QWf'''a¥rang6' raents, -' - Mr Buick movod as an amendment—- " That in the opinion of the Club'if in advisable that the millowners 'sbppld find all bands for threshing."'' ";Thia would leave the price an open'qtjes-. tion. . ■•"■" ;;>''• ' Mr T. Chamberlain seconded the amendment which was carried," - '. '"' , "Mr Shaw brought on the subject for discussion standing in his name..of a dairy and cheese factory for Mastertpn* He showed not only the advantages that would accrue from the introduction of such a scheme, but the necessity, there was in the district for it. '/' Mr Buick Butter Factory Company;-be.-forced under the auspices of the in-the district Messrs berlain and the mover"be'a-comlnittee the neit "meeting. "' '.' '/■ .; Mr Shaw secod'dad the motion which was put.and carried unanimously. ' Mr R. R. Welchyintroduced the adjourned question of holding a pastoral and agricultural Show in Master||jp Be would like the subject, whicSfwas of 'such importance to so many : ojitside ■ of the Club to be publicly discussed, but.as there werennmbers away-h#liday making he thought the.'questionimight be relegated to a committee'whftvcbjild ascertain .the amount, of RupportHbejf would receive and-reiport fully '\sMs next meeting upon all points; -j. : He; moved,, that Messrs IJessey, M«redith, Macara, and-the mover be ar committee to prepare information and ascertain what support.. woulij'Jjia accorded - to. ,aa annual pastorSl'arid agricultural show;lxMasterton.vU ""

Mr Budderi seconded. the motion which was carried. \C Messrs S. Donovan, T, Bacon, J. Stuckey, T. Brown, G.fe;Dalrymple, B. P. Perry, A. Yule, and J. Morris, jun., were" proposed for Membership, . ; };K ■ . Mr Ilessey, under, the head pf,new business, brought up the qupstioniof.a paid Seci'etary beiiig appqintedipthe Club. Theyhad trespassed upon the kindness of Mr R. Brown, wbb'Jiad. givenhis servioes to the Club-iip jji the present, but was unable, toj.continuo them longer, >' "'' Mr R- Brown said he had willingly given his time in the past, but'the Club" waa now -fairly under weighyald ho.thought it would be better for-them to appoint a paid Secretary, • -.A ,

The Club then went into Committee of the whole, and decided to invite applications for the office of Secretary at a salary of £6 per annum, and the meeting then adjourned.