AGRICULTURISTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2514, 15 July 1915, Page 8

AGRICULTURISTS

CONFERENCE CONCLUDED . .: The Counoirof;.Agrioul- ] t-ure;-con(Jud«l. its ;coiiferenco •yesterday. 1 iMf. ; fAy.^Perq r "pft'sided ai the sitting. : 'rTlie following;josolutions were made: . . Association., ':'si^^ v reqiiestedf': i»''-''fprm'iiiate; •a' scheme. -'for -the -purpose -of conferring ciivlhe .Qounoil .the. powers of a- govern-' lngVbbdy pvof all.affiliated 1 associations;' ;scliem6v to - t'KoiVexeoutivgjvliich _will. bring, it.beforo.tlie;iiext '■ <•. &dtdimif i v li»rdt\ k Sheep 'Jlreeders' Association:;.' '.'That , the 13oSi:d.- ; df\"Agriculture',:,'bo' 'rciiiiested .tb: ; takoliiVtoI'^1 '^ ~mcan3,,;by: . ,w, l iioh. inferior? jsheep 'shall, .bis' from . being-'exerted from NYi r .ai^ate':''' 'Tliat" all'. stock^'■ whenbeing paraded at. Agrieiiltural: Shows,;, bo. jj/er?, or- : bwaiids^tliat^rliav&ibeen ; ;obt&ii'ed at ;the -tli(sy arQ ;l)ciiig''paraded. 1 '

New. Zealaud .Komney Marsh Sheep Breeders!' Association:./"That it .be_ a suggestion to the A. and I\, Associations.'to. offer prizes, for groups of 'stud sheep,, the:progeny of one sire." v (interbiirx:;.,v"TJrat:'''the"-conference consider'the> desirability of creating local committees for the. control-'ofAgricul-tural Departmental affairs m local districts.'" • : Maiiawatu moved • the: following; winch .was heavily this' council asaili approach tlio Government with a request |o introduce..legislation for •'the exempting of A. and JR. 'Association Grounds; from. 'local bodies' taxation." Delegates took the view that the present :Jvas;iio time to asli the Government for remission, of' taxation., Manawatu urged (thai the Government would not bo asked foiv 'the' romission; that the local' bodies .would. ' • • .

/In the/following cases the principles embodied in the. motions were affirmed, ibut action is to be" deferred till after the war:— : _ ' / : Feilding: "That this conference requests the Minister of Railways to. favourably consider: the granting of excursion fares to attendants travelling-with show stock beyond thfl limits defined for passenger traffic at, sucli fares." ; Canterbury:" ''That; further facilities bo given by tho Railway Department so as fto enable consignors of show stock from flag stations'to obtain ordinary concessions." •.

ITio executive'icommittee to hold oilice this: year was" olected as follows:— Messrs. .- A. Conway, G.. Hunter, M.P., H. Morrison, H.J. Booth, E. Campbell, mid' J. G: : - 'Rutherford"' (North Island),H. V. Fulton. J. Carmichacl, W. B. Parkinson, J. I). Hall, H. A.' Ivnight, end D.~ G. Wright (South Island).