FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1508, 2 August 1912, Page 8

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS' UNION. ANNUAL.- DOMINION CONFERENCE.THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. CO-OPERATIVE LABOUR. , "THE CURSE'OF NEW ZEALAND." The Dominion Conference of the Hew Zealand Farmers' Union was continued .yesterday, Air. G.' W. Leadley presiding. Customs Tariff. ; , ; . Both Taranaki and Sonthland forwarded remits':ns,to'llo\v:-r'-Thfit' the Dominion Executive : be asked- to carefully Yl-ntch any movement' in 'tiie direction" of /obtaining.nn'iricrease of Customs,duties on articles required "by the farming community, and to protest-against any such in.crease.* 1 ' ' ' * ;'. ' Alter a short discussion, Mr. Moss moved that atl the words after "increase" be struck 6ut/;and';tho/following, added: "Of • protective duties, and. to protest against any such ■ittcVcaseVshpuld'fit'b?/urged by interested parties;",;. ;;; "'" . The motion as' 'amondcd'.Was carri&L'.: Railway Matters.' No fewer than five remits were- scheduled regarding duty and 1 railage on for- ; sign timber and. coal. ; .These were Southland: "That tho. atteiition""of. the .... ..Ministers 'for ..Customs and Eailways. bo directed' to^-.the- heavy, impositions oil -. farmers, .'Vansed: by, the... duty- anil extra railage charged on -foreign., timber,-'-,- and . . that these matters be given. consideration' with-a yjew,;to theii\rcmova"S." , North Canterbury r '-'That this conference again approach^,the .Government, with a view to having tile.extra -rate on imported-tim-ber and coal abolished, because.,the .users of .these articiles' in' most' towns and Sea- ; ports'escape the tax which, should bo col- .- lected through the Customs, so as to place all , users oii,,.thij. sawc-'.10v'c1.."..'. Otagus. . "That the .Government be strongly hdvis- - >d to reduce: thVi'allage onl'im'ported hard:'wood timber to tho same as'.jS'ew -Zealand .timber." Auckland: "Th'at-steps should ' bo takell to 'end' preferential-freights,on. railways, and all protection s/ioulil, be ..through tho Custom's, ,if protection is. . necessary.", Wellington"That the, Government be urged to remove - the. preferential rates on hardwood timber and imported coal on the New-Zealand railways."- - A general. discussion.;,'.ensued . on tho . wliolo question/ -/ ;. ~ _ Mr. 'I. W. Fbsfer.-(Sorithiand),-discuss-ing the",first motion,'said, tiie object .was ■to allow of the importation oi hardwood timber,W.wluchlcould ■ not>.bo, grown,-in-the: Dominion, and which was.-.absolu.tely necessnr.y for bridgo building,-etc , ■ ' Mr. M'Queen (Southland) said the question bad been discussed before, and.it' was agreed that the policy-'in: operation re- ( tarded .settlement.. , Too often timber that • was .no};, durable-had to be used because of tljo duty ..on. hardwood.'.'Ho thought they had' good ground ; for asking, that : settlers,-should 'not .bo.penalised by thisL'xtra charge. •' . . ! -.- - • . ' Mr. Vavasour (Marlborough) agreed-with Mr. M'Queen.. Tlie.dlity'.oil" timber made roads and bridges-'cost mors'than: they should do. V". , /; .- Mr. Nevins'(Wellington) urged that cement. should, be included. 'He quoted fig-, urea to'show that: a. certain bridgo built at.Mastertop.cost „EG5,5s. -Id. more than it would...llave., cost to.bnild the same bridge itt'Wellington.' Mr. Tunniclilfe (Nelson) quoted a statement mado in that morning's-Dominion . by the Minister for Railw'Aj's, in regard to the rato on, imported' hardwood timber, in whiih' -tho Minister ,'saidyhe could'notreduce the- rate. ; • ' Mr. Begg (Otago) agreed that this made it all the moro necessary that tho conference should jjass a-strong resolution. Mr. Lill (North Canterbury) character- ' is-sd the'present, system of railway carriage as-being sofoolish that one-could scarcely "thi'iik .that a sand man Would carry it- out.; He thought-they should take , hold of one 'or two subjects', say, ;■ timber .'.and".coal,.and' emphasise them strongly!--' ire hoped sincerely, that there .would be an alteration-in'.the present systorn before' long. -. Captain' Colbeck (Auckland) remarked ,thjit cement; corrugated iron, -arid calf meal Yvere' of/more -interest-'to Auckland . than timber,'a-nd: all tho three articles mentioned we're -specially taxed on the .railways'.- :r . '• ; , 7 Other'speakers'urgedthat there was'a ..distinct difference between hardwood timber and. the other. articles mentioned, .as ' .tho hardwood could not be .produced In :N,ew' Zealand. It was urged that it was unjust that people near the ports could . get hardwood, where country settlers could • not get it without an impost. Mr. Maxwell (Ta-ranoki) moved an amendment making the first motion apply only ,to Australian iiardiybod'. . Mr. Sheat (Canterbury) urged that coal , should be inclu"dcd ; 'with hni'divood.' Mr. Maxwell's, amendment ;w-as carried." It was also-decidett that th&at<:€«aHoii' of the Jfinister, fjfr'liiiibvays .bo directed to the prefoTential'rate on imported coal. .. Captain, Colbeck said the Auckland Union was fighting for principle. The further a man lived, from civilisation, under the present system:the higher rate he had to pay for; his; stuff on the. railways. This was monstrous. It was resolved' that steps be taken to ; ©nd preferential'freights oji tho 'railways, find that all proteotiqu shpukVbe through the Customs, if protection's liecessaTy.' Shortaae of Trucks. The well-worn-question of the shortage of railway trucks was revived-by Mt. Lill, on behalf of North Caiiferbury, thb motion reading: "That this coiif&rence pro- , tests. against the continued shortage of railway trucks and covers; especially tho latter, as la,rgo (.quantities of grain; had to be sent away thh; yeaf uncovered, and that tho attention of tho Minister for Railways be drawn to the inconvenience and loss which is being sustained by grain growers tnrough tho difficulty of obtaining suthoient railway truclcs ~to-. coAvey' their gram to ports of shipment:-";; : The motion was.carried..-■■■-- . ...;': Ml \ E i9'fe? r l s ' t , on bahalf of Wellington, moved; -That the attention of the De- : partment bo called.to the great-loss 'ste taraed by the farmers through the shortago of. trucks for conveyance of' stock on the railway's.", .. Special' reference was mado to the loss sustaijiccTby hamg, tq. l w [d, fat stock owT" Mortage'of 'trucks. I'oint mis also rnadd that owing to :the.rush on trucks they , were;°ften sent 'forrfard' in a "filthy condition..', J On theysuggestion of/'Mr. Cooper (Wel-lington),it-wus decided to substitute -the words .rolling stock" for'triick's, as it was understood J that tho troublo was sometimes caused becauso of .the shortage of engines.",'" ° Ohrlborough) urged that at staiti<!rts ...where there is no goods shed, and the'-CiOT-ernment camiot erect one; the settlers ba allowed to erect a shed at their produce^*".'/ 01 ' the storage of perishable The tn'qtiqn was. .carried with tho above suggestions - incoriior.ated, * irasj'also decidc'd, on the Motion of Tarannta:-j-"That the couforeivcc npon theM-unrcnnnorit the necessity of rollinstock on the railWays, .<*k as to better provide for tho recimTCTiVerrts; of 'the farmers ami public generally,-., more especially as regards, tho do:iverJ-,,6f .metal.for roads, which is at almost impossiblo. to obtain." 'Faster Stock. Trains, Th? Wellington branch moved that tho P-i'lwa.v'lifcpartment be requested to proV/'' sgwglier transit for live stock. , inover (Mr. Richards) said tho ■:-I.s often put on mixed trains, and .1 off at side stations, with the ' ttvft', the sheep, etc., took an un-■-i-'Wy long time in transit. ■ . :!e!egate quoted a caso .in which ■ had been 50 hours on tho p-jii.'Vs whilst being taken from Hastings to Te Kiliti. N The motion was carried. Excursion Rates Tho Auckland Union moved:—"That as the grrat majority of farmers are--unable to avail' themselves of the cheap excur-

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sion rates during the Christmas, and Easter, holidays, the railway authorities be asked to issue tickets at excursion rates from country stations for a period during the winter months." : Major Lusk said many farmers could not take advantngo of the present excursion rates, bewiusi-.-at the times theaa rates'.vvoro nvailablc, the farmer Y\ - as,in the .middle of Jiis harvest.. Captain Colbeck seconded the motion. Several speakers opposed ' tho. motion, Yvliich was lost. . , Receipt for Goods. A remit was "tabled by Auckland:— "That at all flag-stations YY-hero there'is a tablet porter a receipt be given and taken for all goods .received, and delivered, and that the railway be responsible for such goods." . . Captain Colbeck said tho Auckland railYray authorities had said the request Yvas but of the question, as the tablet porters YY-ero not sufficiently educated to cfo tho ivork. The object of the remit Yvas to prevent pilfering.,. MajoT Lusk thought all the porters were quito competent to do the work. Tho excuse, mado by the Auckland authorities Yvas paltry. Tlie. mbticn Y\-as carried. ! - . Suburban Fares. In''reference to : suburban fares, the ;Aucklitnd moved: "That all travellers-, on. tho Neiv Zealand railn-ays should liiivo the benefit of the suburban fares." - In the discussion,- it was stated that the' loss to the Kaihvay Department would '■be some .£50,000 a year. . - The motion Yvas lost, only four delegates yotiug for it: . Public Works. ' The abolition of the co-operative system on-the Public-Works 'was urged in the loiloYving three' - ■;emits:—Southland: .'•'That.this.: conference protests against the continuanco of..the co-operative system in tho construction ot-.railways and roads, .and'.that- the. Government be approached Yvith a yic.Yv to having the system abolished." Marlborough: "That this conference strongly protests against public. Yvorks being constructed under.the co-operative system or. day-labour." North Canterbury: "That tho Government bo requested as ■ far. as .possible. to : let all future Yvorks in small contracts instead of by the present co-operative YY-orks system." ■ y'Tiie .Southland delegates Yvithdrew their remit in favour-'of Marlborough. Mr. Vavasour said he considered the system of co-operatiY-e labour was practically the curse of NeiY- Zealand. (Hear, hear.) It Yvas depreciating the labouring man, and giving him an incentive to become a loafer, and YY-as not encouraging tiie true worker. It laid doYvn the principle that, one man should not do more than Another, and robbed, the ftien of incentive i<ud ambition. The abolition of the system Yi-'ould be in the interests of the YY-orking man, as YY'ell as in the interests of tho Vhole community.- The squandering of. moi.ey on -public works that had been going on Yvas, to say the least of it, most shameful, and they, as farmers, felt it particularly. Mr. Vavasour, instanced,.the'case of an old man, .71 years of age, whom he had employed at. 3Us. per week and found, on a special work. When this YY;ork yy-os done, he told the old ma/i,ho, could, if he liked, stay, on; at J!1 a. week and tucker.. ' The reply i -Yvas: - "That is no good to can go on to tho Seddon.railway and get Bs. a day, and cot have, to work' half 'as hard as I do here." - They/must make a strong protest against'the absolute squandering of monev which had been-going on. Mr. Mackay seconded the motion. For waste and corruption, lie said, it- would rack the brain of a Bismarck to devise, anything worso than the co-operative system. Mr. Birch said wheelbarrows, and shovels Yvero - being used whero machinery should be. used. He did not object to a man earning 10s., or 12s. a day if he earned it. (Hear, hear.) He strongly- sup-ported-the motion.' ' Mr. Richards said one did not get value for his money under the co-ojperative system. Tho slow-est man invariably set the pace as there. was'■ no incentive to the good man to do his best. The 'whole thing YY - as demoralising. JVIr. M'Queen said Yve should have miles arid miles of railway-which did not exist, but which could haY'e been carried out, but for the: fact of the labour system adopted by the Liberal Government. Mr. Moss said it; was the.political pull they had to fight against, as it was onlv political pull that kept this system o'f YY-ork going. _ If a good man YY-as put over co-operative workers as supervisor it. had happened that the men had gone to the member for the district, and had had the-supervisor shifted. Politicians must have the backbone to stand out, and do what was right.' iTho Marlborough motion was carried, the North .Canterbury motion being withdraYvn. ' Defence Matters. It Yvas decided, on the motion of Mr. S. Chambers,' HaYvke's Bay, "That the conference recognises the necessity for compulsory military training, and sug- ■ gests that tho training of young men employed in agricultural, pastoral, and dairying pursuits should be so arranged as to reduce the serious inconY'enience and expense to employers and employees by their frequent attendance required at parades, and .suggests that the annual period of continuous training in camp during the slack season be increased, whilst tho parades during the remainder of tho year be reduced correspondingly." The Marlborough Union moved "That the Defence Act be so amended as to abolJ ish imprisonment under the compulsory clauses of the Act, and substitute therefor sei'Y'ice.on a training-ship." The mover,, Mr. Mackay, said'service on a training-ship would rid offenders of the stigma of prison, and it Yvould also get them out of the way of the -withering blight called Socialism. Mr. Nevins did not think it was a proper thing to send. these young men • •to prison. They Yvere offenders against the law-, but; they were not criminals. Mr. Matlieson .moved that conscientious objectors shall be given alternative service under civil control. The motion' as added to was carried. The Otago Union moved "That the nnion support the Territorial system, as in its _ opinion the best way., to 'secure .peace':is to be-prepared .to defend' the Empire."—Carried. . Noxious Weeds. The customary annual budget of Temits Yvas tabled in reference to noxious weeds. These . YY'ere:—Auckland.— I "That the conference appoint a committee to consult 'Yvith the Minister for Agriculture, Yvith a view to amending the Noxious Weeds Act'in such direction as may be desirable." Taranaki.—"That in view of the spread of noxious weeds, this conference urges tho Agricultural Department to take.more vigorous action in enforcing tho Noxious Weeds Act in comparatiY-ely clean districts; this to apply to boroughs as .well as to country districts." North Canterbury.—"That in the oase of unleascd Croivn lands in comparativelyclean districts, the Lands Board of the district bo responsible for reporting tho existence of Californian thistle and other noxious Yvoeds, and for the cost of their eradication." Pelorus Sounds.—"That this conference strongly advocates that thero be no further delay in bringing into force an Act preventing the further spread of noxious Yi-eeds; but recognises the Pure Seeds Bill as at present drafted, though right in principle, is Yvrong in application, and thataio Bill will have tiie desired effect that does not provide that the Agricultural Department shall cause to bo inspected all lands that shall be harvested _ for seed, and a certificate given accordingly as either clean or unclean, that a copy of suoli certificate bo given with all seed sold, and that all growers of seed shall notify the Department of their intention to han-est." After discussing the quostion fully, and rejecting the Auckland and Taranaki re- , mits, tho other tivo Yvero dropped, after hearing remarks from officers of the Agricultural Department. | Mr. Bruce, of the Agricultural Department, Yvho Yvas called on for an expression of opinion on the subject, remarked that if tho law was.carried out as it stood, it would spell ruin to the farmers in many quarters. Some lands had gone too far to be dealt' with, but other lands lvhich Yfore not so bad should be dealt.' with. It was quite an impossibility to clear somo of tho lands. He thought that it was. a question of facmu ths matter : boldly; aid

decidint: what areas could be dealt with ftnd Yvhat areas could not be touched, and then-go ahead Yvhatuvcr the cost;. ■ Mr. l'\ S. l'opc, Secretary of tho Department of Agriculture, said tho Department Yvas fully seized of-the importance of tho question, hut he did not think Uio matter should be left to the Department. 'At present they had a local inspector in every district, and he had to do his . best to prevent weeds from being alloYvei] to seed. Where he saw that weeds could bo checked/ he took action. Thero Yvere four field supervisors Yvho kept a watch over tho inspectors. Ch-cr tho supervisors Yvas tho head of the Department and his assistant, so tho system Yvas fairly perfect. lie thought local committees might bo sot up divide tho laud ill their area into different classes, which the inspectors would control as far as weeds wore concerned. This would lead to uniformity in .dealing Yvith noxious ' weeds. Tho Lands Department, and not tho Agricultural Department, was responsible for clearing, waste .lands. Pure Seeds Bill, The Auckland Union moved that the conference advocate and support a Pure Seeds Bill. , At. the request of the conference, Mr. A. H, Cockayne, Go\-ernment Biologist, addressed the meeting on the matter uf pure seeds. In tho course of his remarks Mr. Cockayne said that the system of seed cleaning in NeYV Zealand Yvas unexcelled in any part of the world. In his opinion there Yvas only one Yveed in regard tq - which field inspection Yvould do good, and. that Yvas ragwort in timothy. . In. reply to a question Mr. Cockayne 6aid it Yvas almost impossible to get fox-gloY-e seed in properly machine dressed cocksfoot, although it might be found in farmers' seed. One delegate remarked that the foxglove had'become a serious pest in his district and they had thouglit that it had been introduced, in tho cocksfoot seed. Asked if it yy-os correct that certain varieties of Californian. thistle did not seed, Mr. Cockayne said the male floYY'crs never produced seed, but thfc female' did. A good deal of the thistle spread through sections of the root being carried by flood, etc. ' Mr. : Cockayne added that so far "rust" had not been sufficiently virulent to do any good. Ho did not think it would be of any special benefit in eradicating the pest.. Mr. Nevins remarked that in some districts the thistle had died out by itself. He had had it for years and noY'er had a patch spread. Mr. Birch, referring to pure seeds, remarked that the difficulty would be in dealing with sales from one farmer to another. ' . Mr. Talbot said these sales took place because the farmer knew that the seed he Yvas buying ykis off clean land. . Major Lusk suggested that this matter could be got over by making it illegal to sell impure seed. The motion Yvas carried. Registration of Stallions. The Wellington Union -moved: "That as tho Stallion Registration Bill agreed to by both the . Provincial and Dominion Conferences, also by tho A. and P. Societies' Conference, and which was strongly recommended by the Veterinary' Department, has not yet been brought before Parlinment, the conference expresses its intense disappointment, that a matter of so great importance to the country, should have been absolutely neglected through two sessions of Parliament." The mover, Mr. Birch, said tho remit was strongly Yvorded, but they felt verv sore that a Stallions' Registration Bill had not, already been placed on the Statute Book. J*, Reakes, Chief of the Live Stock Division of the Agricultural Department, said he did not think the remit Yvas too strong in the phraie that it was a matter of importance to tho countrj that something should bo done, to deal with the Question of hereditary im soundness ill horses. The whole country was practically agreed on the poiut that a St^^honlS , Bill, properly worded YY-as tho best way of dealing with this sutyect. Seme two years ago ho' drafted a.Bill, the leading principle of which was that no stallion should be alloYY-ed .to travel unless he was licensed by tho Government, and was examined anA pronounced free from hercd-'tary unsoundness. It was also provided that this examination should only apply to stallions tYvo years old at the time the Bill was passed. The Bill • provided further for safeguarding, the interests of people purchasing stallions in tie Old Country. Ii these horses passed. ,v veterinary surgeon at' Homo they would be granted a New Zealand license on arrival Yvithout further examination.'. The Bill,had been sent forward for tho consideration of the Gov. ernment. Personally, hw thought it w«.i time the Bill was submitted to Parlia* ment for consideration. Tho necessity for ™e Bill was getting greater every yea;, We had had a profitable export trade in draught horses to Australia for years past,, and practically all the horse's had been examined at this end foi hereditary unsoundness. A certain number ofhorsej had been found unsound in these examinations, and the;e, of course, stayed in New Zealand, and unless yvb got to YY-ork here wo would have an accumulation oi unsound stallions, Yvhich would be a menace to and injure tho sale of draught stock in years to coirie. Mr. Vavasour, moved that any Bill pre sented to Parliament should include all classes of horses; but, on various speakers pointing out that this addition would im- ■ peril the Bill, the amendment Yvas withdraYvn. The original motion yvos carried. Weather Forecasts. The Wellington Union moved that, ns the Government has increased' the number of, places to Yvhich Yveather forecasts will be sent, the conference express its appreciation of same, and asks that the same privileges granted to master mariners be granted to tho farming community. The Rev. D. C. Bates gave an address on weather' matters generally, .and remarked that anyone connected with a telegraph office could now- get the Yveather forecast sent to him on payment of dEI a year. Special application would have to lie made before such connection would be made. The motion was carried. Scarcity of Labour. Some seven remits regarding the scarcity of labour Yvere recast and combined in the following motion-.—"That the Government be asked to give its support to tho Sedgwick emigration scheme, and also to institute a vigorous 'policy of assisted immigration, of a suitable class of emigrants for agricultural and domestic' labour, as the shortage of these classes of -labour is seriously handicapping the progress of tho Dominion." ' Several speakers remarked that one of the greatest menaces to the industry at present wa.s the scarcity of labour. The motion Yvas carricd. Labour's Wago. The Auckland Union moY-ed: "That we, as primary producers, view with alarm the artificially high tendency of the present high wages in the cities to withdraw labour from agricultural pursuits, and also recognise that the farming industry cannot pay tho necessary high 'wage to compete with other industries, and yvo fear so long as this state of things exists the rural population cannot materially increase." : After a brief discussion tho remit was .withdrawn. Exchanging Views With Labour. The Auckland Union also moved: 'That this expresses its desire to bring) the Farmers' Union into closer touch with tho labour unions of tho Dominion, Yvith the object of bringing about a bettor understanding between the various sections of the community bv an interchange of vieivs on, and mutual consideration of, the needs and aims of each section; believing that in this way tho cause of much of the unrest prevailing in the comnmuity may bo removed." Major Lusk, the mover, said the idea Yvas to bring about a hotter understanding betiven tho farmers and the labour unions, and theTe Yvere many misunderstandings which would bo removed by a general talk, Mr. Matlieson pointed out that the motion did not suggest a means of getting into touch with-labour. There was. nn grievance betYveen the farm labourer and tho union, but betYveen the labour agitator and tho union. The concensus of opinion- was that the agitator was at tho bottom stirring up the troubles, often at.tho expense of tho union ho represented. The motion was carried by 11 to 0. Mutual Insurance. Mr, H. A. Nevins, in moving for Wellington, "That the conforcnre approval _ot ths Farmers' Mutual Insurance Asso-

ciations iinclertiiking- accident Ijiisinrss," the time was ripe for tile tunnel's undertaking their own accident risks. Mr. E. Maxwell (TaranakO seconded the molion, and said that"a ilill hail been drafted some time before by tho Taranaki Executive, but some defects had l>eon disclosed. "What was desired was that a clause in the Bill should make it optional for the mutual fire associations to lake np < ncci'.lont work. • ■ ' 'l : he motion was adopted. Through Booking. Mr. J. Ttumicliffe -(Nelson) moved: "That (lie Dominion Conference be again asked to urgo the Government to adopt a scheme of through-booking of produce by rail uiid'sca." -Mr. 11. J. Richards seconded the motion. The mover stated that this matter had been urged by the Advisory Committee, and 110 fewer than, twenty-two chambers of commerce bad approved tho proposal. Tlio conference endorsed the remit. Prevention of Industrial Strife. A general discussion took place on tho subject of the prevention of industrial strife. Several speakers referred to the fear on the part of the worker to the term "scab" when taking the places of strikers or refusing to strike. Mr. Anderson (Pelorus Sound) thought there was more strife since tho establishment of tho Arbitration Act. He thought tho Act was in direct conflict with freedom of contract. Captain Colbeck thought it should 1)0 made a misdemeanour to use the terra "scab," and he hoped the Government would legislate in that direction. Mr. Bogs (Otago) said the fines under the Act could not ho carried out, and disfranchisement would be a more effective deterrent to strikers. The discussion ended in the conference expressing the opinion that there could be no finality to the discussion, and the matter v.'as dropped. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The election of officers resulted as follows.—Dominion President, Mr. J. G. Wilson (re-elected); Dominion Vice-Presi- 1 (fonts, Mr. G. W. Leadley (re-elected); Advisory Committee, Messrs. P. F. Hockley, E. Campbell, H. J. Richards, and H. A. Kevins. Mr. W. J. Birch was reelected treasurer, and Mr. W. Rutlierfurd auditor. ' A vote of thanks, was accorded to the retiring officers. CLYDESDALE SOCIETY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Palmerston, August 1. At tho meeting of the North Island Council of the Clydesdale Society to-day, as the result of a ballot. Messrs. Alexander M'Nicol, Wilfred Johnston, R. J. Dagg, and Alexander Hunter retire from the council, but are eligible for re-elec-tion. Messrs. R. D. D. M'Lean and A. Hunter were nominated for rice-presi-dents, and Mr. A. E. Harding for president. A large number of entries from North. Island breeders were scrutinised by the Editing Committee and Council. Success is quite an easy thing to obtain when you go after it in tho right way. Mangatoki, Eltham, and other Dairy Factories have gone in for greater success by installing "Victor" Vats. If you want to make the coming season the best yet, place your order for "Victor" Vats now. No time should be lost as a large number of Vats has been ordered' for early delivery. Albert J. Parton, manufacturer, Carterton.—Advt.