FARMERS' VIEWPOINT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 3, 26 April 1939, Page 4

FARMERS' VIEWPOINT

" ' .j|| AUCKLAND. PROVINCIAL , '*' " Oft WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS "The Farmers' Union has .enoughs» fish to fiy at the present time with,. - out dabbling in the technicalities of™ defence" said the President of Auckland Provincial Executive j&t ' the Farmers' Union, Captain H. M. - . Rushworth, when the question of com . puis or 3' military training wa s raised- ' at the conference of the union lastweek. "We realised just as the people of" Britain do that there is only one ade. qua.te defence in, war," he remarked, ''and that i s universal national service, applicable to men, women andf children on the lines tested out recently. It was desirable, he! added,. that the basis of such service " be voluntary;, but if this was quate to meet the position eompiiLflhL: sory service wa s the only tive." VETERINARY EDUCATION. The conference learned with satis*- - faction that the Senate of the Uril= versity of New Zealand had decide*!-' tQ, sot up a committee consisting of" Dr H. G. Denham and Messrs Nor_ ton Francis,_ S.JS\ Ziman and L. J. Wild to go into the question of establishing a University course in vet- .* erinary science.. It was reported that farmers in various parts of the Auck_ land district were greatly concerned' owing to the fact that-skill in anil? mal husbandry today lagged a long " -|- wav behind general agricultural development. Attention, had been direct: f*d to the problem by the heavy losses of stock. FARM LABOUR,PROBLEM : Immediate action to caU a round--table conference at which reoresen-- ' tatives of the primary industries ~ ('<Hild discuss with the Government the present acute problem concerri_. ing farm labour in New Zealand was urged ,by the eonferer.ee. The discus_ sion on the question revealed that % there was some difference of opiniom is to whether the wages and conditions of work or the unwillingness of men and youths to undertake farnj< employment were the. cause of diff'culties now being experienced. but it was generally agreed .that basic factor was«the economic d?s_. - , ability of the farmier to pay coin, petitive rates of \vages, the. real " remedy being the restoration of a proper balance between ihe prices - V he received and the costs he had to» - meet. TREES .FOR FARMERS The conference decided to ask \fTorestation Department to provide--trees for afforestation purposes-' freeof cost during the Centennial year, provided farmes were prepared plant them arid give the neceissary - » orotect ; on. A North Auckland delegate said the . need of tree planting was most urgent in the North where" - plosion was occurring to an alarming \ e.ttent as a result of ilopds. ASSISTANCE FOR SHEEPFARMERS A resohition calUiig upon the Gov_ •rnment tfi give immediate ;as«istaneeto the sheepfarming industry was carried. ■ .. ■ : ' The conference resolved 01Vthe iwu tion of Mr Briscoe A Moore, ''thst • whi'e we believe that the long te r n> no'iev should be d'rectcd toward* a: ' (reduction.-of costs to a point which enables primary production to "arried on profitably*. a* an etrter- • gency measure, to; meet the ?risis in sheep farming, advocate ■- ■ the issue of 3. special, Reserve -Raiilc '•redit, . non-repayable ;and .non-inter. bearing, for the compensated, price ,on. maat , •"nolr siu'h price to be pa'd through the freezing wor'fs and woolhrokers. without, commandeer of the " r oducr: that ooncn*rentlv ,n Ro-'-al Cnmnv*- ' sioA be set un the' economi.-s of the indust-v and <ts in the economics of New Zealand.'' MATATA RUGBY SUCCESS . Wf- . The Tauranga Rugby Sub-Union* opened its season last, Saturday with tournament in grades. In addition- to many lotaf sides visiting; teams 'fromiMatata antF Te Puke competed. Rain 'el* throng " out the : afternoon 'and 'miljrfatetl against good ; bk* ; k plav. ! Tlie'.VMii•P'S in each division Uatata; Juniors, Ringst*"** " « • ' ■ ••; 'fl.f, ' "7?l'>V" . ■■" v ' • ••• *. • m i-1 . . tv .