CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1827, 13 August 1913, Page 10

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

, 7 FROM FARMERS' VIEW-POINT. .7,; At'the Farmers' Union Conference, held in Wellington last month, a resolu'tloii was carried'in the following terms: .—''That this conference would urge the Dominion Executive to' watch closely liny 4twmpt by interested parties to iurther increase the Customs duties on farmers' requirements, and to take every opptirtunity to press lor reductions .and ■■removals of any duties which place un'duo burdens.on'the farming industry." '

'* This resolution was referred to at J:ho ■ meeting; of 'the, Wellington' Provincial Industrial Association last night by tho • president (Mr. L. If.'. Partridge), who ob-, ; jecteil ..to the selfish •. attitude adopted by . the "Farmers'. Union. Mr. Partridge taid they, all knew that the farmers • claimed' to. be the backbone of .thg.com-. • ihunity,'but there were other parts "to be'considered, and ' the farmers tliem"'selves'Avould have no chande of opening. Up the''country if it were not for the , . industrial section of the community. 111- ' deed, so far as tho industries of the country were concerned, the farmers had a lot to bo thankful for. The speaker . went on to point out what had taken "• -place when the question' ,of reciprocity ■"hud' 'recently been.-«T«is'ed.,<:3 Telegriuus frbm'-all parts of the" Dominion, flooded into tho Minister urging him not to add ' diitv where tho farmers would bo aft'ect:'ed." Thfr farmers were always going for reductions, and they always singled the ' industrial bodies-' lout . for' special mention. As' the resolution carried by the ' Farmers' Union 'had been forwarded to '.the' Government, lie tlnught the associ- ' ation • wouid require to watch its inter- , ests in the matter. Mr. Bull remarked that, taking tho farmers as a whole, thy'were not patriotic enough to support? tho .industries of the Dominion. The president said it was a known fticf that very few countries were wealthy 'V ltliout'other'industries as well as farming., ,- Mr. .t Newton and some, other mem7bers'''suggested that the farmers were only, looking after their'own interests, •and could, not'be blamed for doing that. After brief discussion. :tlie subject was passed by, ; and other business occupied tW'ineetiiig. •

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