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Boyanup.
- On March 6.the::Pwmier (Mr. Collier)
addressed ' a '.'meeting.-, of residents- in thrt
Bo.vanup'hail. .He exipressed great satis'-'
faction with the wonderful devp!nnm*iiis
in'.- this district.— ;The ..weather Hjais not
been: congenial to clover-gatfieriiig.. but
for everything else, the showery .weather
is a boon.-r^'Blr. -5. ,H. Duce has com
menced his' vintage.' He ihas a . record'
crop. s;~ .;..- ..-i :. . ? .. ?'.'..
Bunbury. ..? ?* -. ??? '- ,'
'The ^Railway Appeal Board, consist
ing of Messrs. H. J;'OraiK (peputy
Chairman); 'E.4 G. . -Buckshall (Comniis
si.oner's representative).' and .H. Stewart,
( Railway Officers' Union), heard the ap
peal of Patrick Condon, a' clerk'. -who' was
dismissed from the 'service on the ground
Uiat he was under the. influence of dit'nk
at- Dbnnybrpok. on February 11., that
he. . was*, incapable'' of carrying out his '
duties.: that lie left, the station premises,
without 'leave, that he left cash-to the
amount 'of £lfl 13s. 4d. unprotected; and
that 'his conduct generally was unsatis
factory. After a 'lengthy hearing the
boara found' that the charge was . sub
stantially, sustained, but . it modified the
decision : of .. tlie Commissioner and''.-in
lieu of dismissing appellant- reinstated
him at'- av salary of £20 . per - annum' less
than he was receiving at the time of
his dismissal. . .
Busselton. ' ; .
Sixty employees of the Group iSlettle
ment ^Department, including .40 foremen
and senior foremen, demonstrated 'the'
esteem in -which ..they. Held their chief
vyhen last week they made. a. presenter
tion of an inscribed gold watch and 'chain
to Mr.- H. M; Pullin. Mr. Pullin was,
until his recent appointment to. the posi
tion of. 'Chief Immigration .Officer, in
charge of the iBusselton district groups
in' the capaeity'of senior field supervisor.
The. manner in which MK Pullin carried
out the arduous '.'duties thnt - had , fallen
upon him .to his own credit and. to.the
great ? advantage' of; : the '?''. scheme : wai'
strongly emphasised Mrs Pulbn was
presented with a beautiful cut glass
bowl — A successful ball held under the
auspices ot the local .branch of the
Volunteer Fire Brigade, took place in
Barnard's Hall on March 7 — The Kev
Father MoCormack who had been on a
twelve months' holiday to America. Ire
land and the 'Continent, returned to
Busselton last week A reception was
tendered .to him in the Convent Hall on
March 14- The Rev 'Father Butler,
who had been in charge of the parish
during Father McCormack's absence
was at the same time accorded a hearty
farewell
Collie.
Wintry weather has prevailed here
during the past week and the ram, for
this time of the season, has been con
siderable —air 'W. Potter,' licensee of the
Crown Hotel, has disposed of bis in
terest to an old resident of tbe town, Mr
Meagher— The absence of the fare br.
gade from the lire that destroyed the
home of Mr. J O'Dea on March 8 is
accounted for by the fact that thieve-,
had broken into the tire station anl
sto'en the petrol from the tank of tnc
brigade's motor — VIr. A McDonald wm
had been connected with the railway
ways .and works branch in this district
for the past eight years has been pro
moted to.the position of inspector wuh
with his headquarters at Bunburj — In
the Collie Police, Court on March 7, L
Shepherdson, a mill employee, wa
charged with having been in charge of
a horse while under 'the influence o1
liquor. He was fined £5, with costs.
Dixvale. - '
On March 6, a well attended meeting
of the Manjimup 'District Tobacco Grow
ers' Association was held -n the local
hall. Steps were taken to float a com
pany and the provisional directors were
instructed to conduct the necessary busi
ness and to report to a £»eual general
meet-ng Mr L inner had on v ew. n*
«ainp'e of his first cure for thi- season
The leaf c\b'bte-l was a lovdv aimplr
Mr' Fred Cou dr dge mother eiithu
siast has an acre of tobacco we 1 for
ward and ne i« construe in,? a curing barn
for h» own it r.
Donnybrook.
Tne apple harrest *s m full swing and
grow era are bu-r pick-ng and picking for
export. - There is a particularly heav r
crop and high prices are prevailing, a-,
much as 10s 6d. per case on railsibems
offered for Granny Smith 'apples —TTae
Agricultural .Societj's autaimn fruit show
will be held on- April 9. Included in the
schedule is a special prize of *--'«*.
donated by the Producers Markets, Ltd .
for a case of Granny Smrth apples pack
ed for the local market. Two log-chops
are included in tbe programme of ring
events —After having been in receess for
three months the Memorial Hall Library
Committee will commence a series of
popular entertainments on March 21,
with a mock banquet. The library re
cently received a donation of £8 from
the sports committee and it is intended
to devote this to the purchase of new
books.
Glenoran.
Xoarlv* every setter is busv piough n?
and a cons derablc-' acreage of row1?
cleared land -w-J, as,n result ^-'-n V-e
under euttivaton , C earing continues to
go ahead weiU — Cut worms are causing
troube in the kite j panted potato crops
— Rabbits are appearing more fteqnent
'v One -s3ttlcr took nine in'o Man
junup recently. — ThefmaVins and gnvel
-JiS of about two Jni'es- of rrid ha' beeif
comnkicd — When the road gans: was
morns ^(.iiup 011 Mn'ch 1 a nrdde-agod
m in. A'evander A'teTander. fc 1 from^ one
oi the can s'and broke Jus 1 eck. .,
Harvey. ' ,
At a largelv-attcniiert m-etinj of th''
supp iers of 'the 1-ISirvPv 'Co-operative
Milk Compunv on March 2 the \\ estra
lian' farmers, LtxJ offered^ to pav 10id
per gallon from June 1 to December 31
nnd Is. l^d. per, gallon from January 1
to Maj 31 these prices to rule for jx
supplv to be determined on the average
quantity supp'ied from Januarv to Mav,
all 'over and above that quantity to tv
paid for at p«ol rate/s. T!ic offer was re-'
ferred to a full meeting of the^compan .
The agreement; iE ratified, will com
mence .ji June next and 'will expire in
Maj,c1938^Tne Rev! C'L'Mems. wh'o
for the pasi'ypar has acted as minister
of the Mfithodist Ihurch. fhaa received
notice of his transfer to TambeLup Tje
Rev. W Colenso, at Donnybrook. wil'
?fill the vacancy — The annual sgeneril
mreting of the Harvev branch of * the
Parents' and 'CitiEens' Association was
held on March 8 The^electipn of offi
cers resulted as follows: — President, R
O. Harward; vice-president'. 'Mrs*
Lionel Clifton and 'Mr 7 Johnstonc,
secrerarv. Mr H. J Bowfield, trea^irer,
(Mr iE Davis, committee. 'Mesdames
?Blo-wfield and Eckereley and Messrs A
Harrison, W R Eckersley, }\. John
ston and Evres It was resolved to
urge the Minister for . Education to visit
Harvey to investigate the various school
buildmg propositions before proceedan0'
?wi-th the exoencVturp on 'additions to the
biuld.ng on the present site. — \ meeting
of trotting enthusiasts and the public
was held on Miroh 11, when tne- Harvev
and District Trowing Club was .formeil
with^Mr. AV. R Jackson as president and
Mr. A '?Hawkins as hhe secretary 9uo
joct to approval for affiliation being
granted bv the 'WJ VTA the first race
wil be held on Snturdav April 9.
No. I State Saw . Mill. ; . , _.^ , , .
.-V-''The':-mi!l-is-^aduan.v^a-ppVca^h|n^^
old air, pf. industry.: :f The; sheds to house,
the. macKriefy and :p-lan.r;-haye /been'-'erec-
':tea-;and;:twentvi-fqar/cqttages'''fqr'.marneif
meiuare^being lined' and ' renovafed.^Ah'
effortyn^raid .'pf'-theAMethddist iChurch,
Mtrnjimup;' was-held in,the;Wpfkers' lliill
pii '^ar^h/^,^ and about=;£20i^as;;raisedJ-
yMr.^T^G.^Kiich^
beautiful ;hom_e8te.ad-:;Kamg';andf lands'; t6
MK'Brdwii^'waq'-'^i^-'tak'e^p^^eilBlon'v.e'rK
shbrtlyT^I-.fSi^icbm-hg^toT.'tli^'district;
Mr; .Kit'ching: has beeir*tn'e jprimeVmo'v.en-
in-; in'ahj ;.*bf :-the iiiriprov^mentsitu'a'tv'nivei
marked 'the .progress' Pf' the '.town, . andlii.s;
departure .wi!L-:,be-:-muchl'resret'led.-;-i.T.-
bfd ' good- byij^tb ' her ; m'an v;i f riendsv Mw7
T.:; G.^Kitching;:heidftan-v?;at^ home' iat
Jier- rescdence' on 'Monday.. 'February : 28/
and' a very,' pleasant -afternoon'; was :spentl
-4-irnder ? Jth.cvauepicM' ^^:of 'tlie' St; : John's
Women's, Guilds. an' tenj6yab!c --eucbr'e~an'(I'
bridge ?evecing was .held.'at 'the residence
.of'MrsV Edwairf.i-MeLarty.-.^.The bbjeot
was';tovraise^ funils for the re-rpofing Sti.
John's- Anglieaiii'Church.,- ''The .proceeds
amqunted-to about £9.^-G-oodj progress i.-
beihg.made with the. construction of tht/
new.:;, town ?'.?liall::.:. -'^he: ;.c6n£ractor. ;:.M'r
Shiriey. l^ -Whi'te.; ', of ;.-Sub:acor' expects ' -tp
Ih'aye.-th'e , building- comjileted' well- within'
the- jiiirie :: limit.; and ; the 'hall } will ?. pro
bably be. officially :opened about' the middle
Of, '-April.- '-,;.'?:'':; '??'' '?? :J- .,''?:';: ''' ?:;.' ;,':.:???'.' . '??:,?
Yanmah (Groups' I to 19 aiid .-23);''?-'vl. '*??{.
..: Shpwer'sfqf ;'rain *during'.v°tue week-end
(March -S:7 V; we re ?? welcomed ' by ? ?th'e;;- se 1
tlersl-. Some of the 'settlers-:have startej
to.; plough'.-— :At- the; qiiarterly.'meetirig of.
tlie . Parents' ; and; Citizens' .. Association
the 'following, officers Iwerc elected iVPrc
siden't.., ' Mr.'.: Rourkei'v vice-presidenfs.
Messrs..JBlakeinaii. iDa w'soh- and .; Cpope r ;
secr«tary-treasurer.':.'Mjss Douglas: coni
mittee. 'iMesdames-. McLaren. . Jay- aud
Ridgewell .and Messrs. Hughes,' Lace.
Wyatt^ and; F. 'iSkeet.y '.?--.;''??'. ;' .: '
Yarloop.'';'-:'..' '???' ;' .'_:?''.''?.'???'.'. '??. .- .'?? ..,'.-: .
^?Copious raih\fell.- during, the .;', week-end
anditwill !b'e: beneficial to pptatp aind ,tur,-,
nip- crops.'' -I Some :growers had .becoin-j
apprehensive: atVJthe .'.appearance of ?ciir-
worm- but the 'rain:v;iil. doubtless retard
the ravages of the pest.-^Keeh .resent
ment 'has been- expressed,'; by local farm
ers a.t the lack of advice, of the' visit la^t
week, of th'e. Minister for -Agriculturcas
the opportunity' has ibeen -lpst'.o/'brinjgihs'
before. him' several matters of outstanding
interest, in- the- district.— A prominent
local footballer in Mr HARRY GILLARD
jun. died suddenly on March 8. The funeral
wa largely attended.
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