HON. T. MACKENZIE AT HASTINGS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 611, 14 September 1909, Page 8

HON. T. MACKENZIE AT HASTINGS.

S^' ■'■'.'- "•■ *?& : i:l : ':i-~~Z-X:ix KM{iniJ9fiSBp$mbery'i3i£ : J Mac;,' 1 ! '■":"~ aiid-farmers :■ onVSatprdajiyjtf£SpsSio%; by:, li'vita-; l S;;tioniViu order to':uiako.acijndiiita^w.-with'far-' ?> '■ ■■ -'■ m'ersi;and' get •into.'tdUoh^witKithe local-' farm- ] :<>?iiig . community;'* : : 'Mr;-.;\V. ' and ' ' -vf'any,',matters'•';on ;:-whicE' : <''f,ruH : gTO>vors;6r;'-the i ] '! : .:v;farmers,..want'ed l '• 'iKiward.*'; ~i ; S\ "/"■i''>Vv^i:"'-Y : ".S'-i":- ,-; ,: C i '-;ly-/' _ -.''--. i *: r*-t|ff V- : - - '' ■^'"-.-"; '■-vS; Mr.;;J?.." Coot: askedl'itheviposiriqn.rin;.. regard. ':i'sto:brown.bwlsr.'Arriingemerife'v'Siie.lbeinfe;iuade, J %■•■; to import!'these■dWsjtp'kebp.idoini'smair'birdsi. J S;but.;it;.nad.;since.■bMn^pointod.jontj.that:their ■ v ?importation.•was'illegal;;'s^V/-;rf';;, : J : ''■■*:'i> r ;l- 1 --'. , 'i 'MinisterUaidrthat,he, would ; .be , '£t'Bo-.intd';-'th6j.whble7^ .At : i|l:-.pMMnt^\ _ ioybvsrV^thoijmportatipii;..-xas' i! con-, ;'f's{rary^to:'lawV«''-':i?'.;.'':w::''> t^ffi'V■■'. r :- 7 ' '.-ft; 1 ;:,' ' if .the.; Minister .favoured; 'nt establishing lexpenMent: stations J for -.test-. 'vfe MrTlMackenzieVre'plied'that' he ;had; this -mat- . '■'■'■. iter'iTerr .'-ranch-s'at.vbeart, 1 and 'ho .referred;to ;' / ;;Mr.v W;l C.:BuchatianV offer;; to •'•■ lfbr.;an/«periment';station' in';,the;:-Wairnrapa, - ,v#6itnilar • to those-in:AVnerenga.and■ Arbtaki.:He v: ; -(had 'suggested. tb'.thb-Gnvernmeiit•.that, instead: U.i of 'duplicating;'experiment-; stations,' they should; "A'. '«stablish v a:seed4estihg.farm : iri! the;.Wairarapa.: '--'Thbinspeotion'of ; ( ( ! and^Bid: : ■::-L'thb,'B!'d.'seed 'germinated.'9o','per;cent;,;and.the:, j ':'; : ".as..;7.d;:'seed:93,per( ; "'S'ltibmbthing'v.siinilar't'toH ;;.m; :' S'Gerrilanv,: where" seetf 6iwcre>sold .on > qernficabj'. : ■'•V-valua-aid'test. S R "not funds ;: to ■ grow v anyj test ■ semis', at;;ATaWki. H-vexperinient 1 station:p';He,:himself,:; , ■ vV.Hb-speci'alise in. seve'ral'.distriots;' and'rnentioned. •'iythat: te'.had-.'diTided.'the'.biological-branoli i of, '>•:.:theiAgriculturariJiepartmeh.t'. .intoOtwo,; classes .::;v'^h'anding':bTer;!thei,fruit.section to-Mr., *•».•, '■M *Kirk';.and?the:seedV;sectioii ,A. V -.0/ :C Ranted.to.-estab-. '■•::: lish-one '^station 1 ~to.;supßly',:Av' and •J,-'.. seeds;from'this:,'-soilrce; ; v;•Hov.wap.ted''4o r&' -ntilise - : i or,v!the, ■ purposo.-the i money. .which, Mr. >: ' sßubhanan\had'oft'erM;:iMhat gentleman.would'^V.]et."the^^ : -i-.' I .then :V spoke'vbf-bver:dreEsed;seeds, ;-p ; he;.> said, ?werp ■, dressed-: altbgetber jwo yViS.clbsely^S'' l ;:--^ '?fars:ftfiff.2&'>:p<Jf. : .'<''s' : ' r : •'■ ■ ; v'i' * Onithe.'questioij'jtii- b;bntter : gTader ,bemg „ap-:■'-^'pointed:for Hawked ; ;Bay,^•'(br.;«fliich-.sub;eot;a.. ?:.;•? Sbputation-had iappfbached ""'day); -telegram..from: AVell* aih^ton-to 'the'; effectKitha't; j was j impossible. : '' v 'mbre''impbrtance;','|Howbver,'whonVhe .returned !: ! S' to 'Wellington;' endeavour,."to / : .'i'ati'. ; ir^triictor.br; ; gra,der.,conp :J!::::' ; Bay:!andiGisbbrneK; %p&.' v;-Spbaking on thfeilubjeotof •','' 'Mn'llackeniiic'isaid '■■■ that'.; it jAvould -; bo ■ a - :V '^nbolishe^ihere, decided ./by :WWarbitrationyat:;Hbnie*:V He!:nrged,;all\farmers, to, -.','■" heartily V in '-'their. • .••v'effbrts.to'.lt«iep iip.'t>b r 'hig'h''sta>dardfof : butte.. ;?: r!lt;was;impossiblo:;foKthe gradersip'gp;:tlirpngh; ' ! ."■ -Vadh'.;bdk ;ii'-'each- shipment.•.;<.;lt was;not; the; -intb'flM'dn<to 'penalise .people, en;.duty: V..'vV : of;th'e'Gov'ernme'nt<:t9'see-:that lV a small-section; :v''rl of,Jthe.»;cdmmunity/.sKould :,not;.; jedpaMise ...the' iS*JDterest:;df "^all; ;K 'g-i:' ; : !-\ -■, ■: ■:'-•>;':-'»Oi-thb'''motidttvbf;'Mr. *;,Cook, '.the Minister-. v SSand'regret,.iwas^exprpssed'ltßat, he :coujd;npt,i S-i^fetaVtd.sSe;the;brdhaiids. «•;!':G 1;'■ . '■'■,-■&&%■'. : :v.s The"'Minister,replied: .that .:heiw.puld.:like.;,tf :V• ''tiflp".sp; ; ;;a'rid;;:if .^imo.;were;'flxocl,. i!iy.'to'-cpme^.u'p'-:andv ; At