FARMERS' UNION.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17419, 1 April 1922, Page 14

FARMERS' UNION.

ASHBUBI'ON BRANCH. Tho monthly meeting of the Aahburtcn branali of the Farmers' Union was held yesterday afternoon, Mr H. Wills presiding. Keporting with relerenca to the question of forming Ashburtan Into a suiwntro Mr G W. Leadley oaid the, matter had been placed before the provincial executive, and Sad mot with no objection. A commitee was appointed to draw up an order paper for the buaineaa at the annual ro Th S n3 Prime Minister acknowledged the union's resolution protesting against the threshing award, and urging tho Government o amend the Arbitration Act so that the farmers could be joined as parties to du. heard by the Arbitration Court. He had noted the representations, and would bring them under the notice of the Minister ° f The b Seafield branch of. tho union forwarded for Ashburton's support a resolution v to the unsatisfactory P r,^f for chrfi-cutting Axed by the chaffcutter owners. Unless they were prepared to cut for not more than Us per ton, tho

Iranch intended to endeavour to mata oihrt arrangements. The letter states that until recently Beafleld farmers were paying 14s and 17s 6d, but it had been now reduced to 12? 6d. Members expressed themselveß in accord ■with the letter from the Seafield branch. Mr G, W. Leadley moved: "That a circular letter .be addressed to all the branches of the North Canterbury district, asking them to taka a vote of the members on the question of should the Goveroent bo atkod to fix a guaranteed minimum price for v/hcatgrowera for the coming season?" The motion was agTeed to.