WELLINGTON COUNCIL'S CONFERENCE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14980, 29 May 1914, Page 5

WELLINGTON COUNCIL'S CONFERENCE.

(rRESS ASSOCIATION- TELEGRAM.) WANGANUI, May 28

The Wellington Provincial"Council of the Now Zealand Farmers' Union passed the following remits: — That tho Government be urged to make it compulsory on vendors ot chemical manures and calf iood to include in every bag a guaranteed analysis Jind that the Government be requested to analyse and brand all shipments of manures and basic slag as being up to the standard. . That in view, of the proved efiiciencv of crushed papa to clay land in lianuitikei. the Department of Agriculture be asked to make extensive experiments with tbo same. , That the attention of the Dominion Executive be drawn to the large increase by the shipping companies in freights "of the staple products. Ono speaker thought tho farmers were being given a poor return by tho shipping companies, whom they assisted during the strike. < That the jury system be altered, so that a man who served as a juryman should be exempt for twelve mouths. That the Government bo askotl to do away with the Maori registration of dogs", in order to abate sheepworrying. That motor-drivers bo licensed by the Government. That the Government be asked to reduce the quarantine expenses on pigs imported from Australia. Mr T. Moss, of- Eketahuna, was elected president, and Mr G. L. Marshall vice-president. The other officers wero all re-elected, with tho exception that Mr J. G. Wilson, who declined renomination for tho presidency, was ap-

pointed to the executive in place of Mr John Morrison, of Halcombo.,

(SFICIAI, TO '*THE MUBS.") „ .; WANGANUI, Msy 28. '■■ The aggregation of estates formed tho basis of an interesting discussion at tho Farmers' Union Conference, and several, speakers most canstically condemned tlioso in conference who advocated the stoppage of farmers betterins their conditions by adding to their acres.

Mr Ewan Campbell told members that they were rank hypocrites, for thero was not one present who, if he had the opportunity to supplement tho size of his holding, would not do so, particularly if his land and that of his adjoining neighbour was good. __.' Mr Mathicson (Eketahuna) maintained that the aggregation question was purely a political bogey.,