PALMERSTON FARMERS' UNION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1361, 12 February 1912, Page 10

PALMERSTON FARMERS' UNION.

i GRAIN REPORTS. > The monthly meeting of the committee I of the Farmers' Union, Palmerston <l branch, was held on Saturday. Mr. J. .1 Balsillio presided, and there "were also i present: Messrs. 11. .]. A. Barber, L. 11. [-: llryanf, A. Buchanan, A. Farmer, Cap- ;! tain Hewitt, and J. Wingate. Jj Letters were received from the Anckij land provincial secretary' asking for re- !• ports as to the prospects of the main V crops of grain in the province. It was S; proposed to obtain reports from Aurkland H branches, and furnish branches with In— H formation as to openings for sale of piof: (luce, from other centres, with a view ' : of niulually helping to regulate supplies r ami dispose of farmers' produce to ad- ■ 3 vantage. i Alter discussion, it was decided to reply that, the quantity of grain grown in the ij dislnct was so small Hint there was none •j available for export, but that there was y a gond demand for mnizo for feed in I (he district. 'j The m.ilter of nurlbneers' charges on stock was dismissed, and it was decided to a-k surrounling branches to form a .' depiitat'on in wait on the Auctioneers' ; As>ociatbn with a view of bavin- Hie ■■■ rates in Hie Knngitikei and Mai'mwatu > dislncts made uniform with thoso in the ; Wairarapa and Hawke's I'Jav disln'els. A copy of shed hands' nwards was rc- • ccivcd, but no actio i was taken.