THE FARMERS' UNION

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2211, 25 July 1914, Page 8

THE FARMERS' UNION

DOMINION CONFERENCE ' FINAL SITTING. Tlio annual conference. of the New Zealand Farmers' Union was concluded in Wellington- yesterday. Mr., G. ,W. leadley presided , ■ ■ "Officers. V" • Officers Tvero elected as follow; —Dominion! president,- Mr.■; J.- G. Wilson . (Bulls);; vice-president, -Mr. G. W. • ■ Leadley (Ashburton); Advisory Com-" mitteo, . Messrs. 15-. Campbell (Wangaliui), Thos.Mos? (Eketalmna), H. A. Nevins (Tenui), H. J.iß.rchards (Lovin); ; treasurer, Mr.;Wr J. Birch (llarton); ■ 1 C.Jack (Wellington).' Final Resolutions. • Tho following motions were adopted: . r^''Tliat::^® : Agricultural; Depart- :, ment r.beY/aske'd'; to, ■ when collecting tlio- statistics,, take •, the-acreage of . all gram :SQ\vtl for threshing, chaff, . feeding,off aM ploughing in." ■ Diftcreutial Katmg.—A voto was • taken,von.:tlloprincii>lo of,, differential rating on railways. - Tlio conference was . unanimously, against thb principle. , ■'■ft.- Co-operation.-,-'' That vit is desirablo' to apply, the principle, of ,co-operation ■ among«.fc,;'iii'eiribers, of 'the' . Farmers'. :: .. .Union-.in .;tho, sale and purchase of V : stock;!': ; .:SV: ... ■: : Small Grazing -Runs.—"That as regards small'-.grazing', run6,:'a. tenant ■;} should-bavo ' the -right \;.to Acquire" tlio ' freehold 'irrespective, of : : the. area, if, .in f the opinion oh the Land Board for such ■:, tlisfcriQt m which such small grazing run ■' ; is situate such'small grazing run com- -• i:- : prises,..iii,itself only a. reasonable holding, and tlio occupier, of such -small .■' grazing l .-run' does )■ not lipid' any • : land,; - .'. undet w'hatsoever, ;which to- ; gether^-witji'/thearea .comprised .in. the > ; ■ (small .grazing, run would pertain to agV ,grandisemoht:;bf;;freehold: : lands.'' Slifeep, Worrying.—"That, the Governv Dient to'.bring' in legislation toaoate. sheep worrying by dogs, nnd;x6^do:awiy;.,witli.the.registration of doss\by :Maori Councils.";; j-: : r ,v Farmors' Liability.—"That mill-own-ers should "bo compelled'toV insure their handsagainstViaccident-, wliilo working for farmers, and that the Act bo amend-' ed in tlio.direction of releasmg a farmer' .: : .;-frpmi;liability;in. the event of aa acci--r dent to a mill-hand." ' • I /- : Insurance.—"That -where ian employer 1 hat .insured, his, employees,in . any; i-e-. putal)]e; accideut'office . .'inf. tho - joint nam<js;.of-.i)iortgagor.v and mortgagee, feub-sections 4 - and-5, Section. Jl, of the ; .Workers'.-Gompensation .for Accidents .- lAct, ,1908,.should not,apply." :.'-' ! H^pita'l;. l l3,pa,rd;i-!fTJia:t, all auctioneers', motor-car, <md hotel liconso fees ' 6hould'be"paid'to?liospital arid charitatlo aid boards."/ , Crown Tenant6.—"That .Crown tenajits should have a right to elect two ; i:. instead,'.of-oiie; as" at present.!' ■' „ ■■ Opossums.—The question of dealing ;'.- ; '"-tnth^og|gms-,^ap;.yefeff^'-to':lIi®-''Ad-. : .visory Committee.' : - v -~ Appreciation—Resolutions of thanks were passed to the chairman (Mr. Lead- . ley) and to the Advisory Committeo'for jts work during "tho'ycar. - ' '