FARMERS AND THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2809, 29 June 1916, Page 8

FARMERS AND THE WAR

g? : VARIOUS- PROPOSALS Remits to'the big conference. J;,The Fifteenth nnminl Dominion Con-.

; ,£leroncd- fif, the New Zealand Farmers' 4«Unioh will open in Wellington on July. rJSS, and tjie.following remits bearing on -gihe war will be dealt with:— Loans.— I "That tho Farmers' : ?tJnioii ."deplores .'the action of the Na ' Government in taking no steps ta. f*float . internal loans, to relievo . the "Mother. Country of the burden cast upon '~her in financing the whole war ejpendiiture'of .New Zealand."—(l'elorus.) . ~ Loarjs.—"That funds to pay for Nen '.■Zealand's .war-expenses should be raised locally- by loan and taxation."—(Otago.) ■ N eud for .Economy.—'"That attention drawn.to .the necessity for strict eco'•Jjnoniy and increased production wliih-•<-our Ehipiro-nnd the Allied nations aro r '"engag'ed in a most bloody war against "jriiiHtari.sm and autocracy. "ment should be given to increased production and economy in that which constitutes the products of nations which at '.the present'juncture occupies third place pn the great crisis."—(Southland.)

■ ■ Supervision of Soldiers' Farms.—"That Alle Government bo requested to give .lijounty;" councils, authority to appoint in eaclr district in whose-hands could*-place their- farms to be iilijnanaged or supervised during their abSSinc&at the war'."—(North Canterbury.) Protection of Grain Growers.—"That ,ii.this conference -is of opinion that the in the interests of the peoUple'of: the Dominion; should have placed ba'sufficient tariff on the importation of —wheat, and flour during war time, to cn.u..siire for the farmers a '..minimum price of .—five shillings per bushel."—(North Can-.-terbury.) •'

Commandeered Meat.—"That tlie Gov. [••onimenl:' shall assume ownership of all ~metft immediately it is put into"- the i-freezer, • to obviate the chances of meat ■-being thrown back .on. farmers' hands .'Twheii' the present arrangement terrain■~dtes."—(Otaco:) \ r i in c 'tho -opinion of this '-conference the best method of payment •-for, meat is 'on hooks,' and that tho be urged to \.adopt this v : •method;"— (Southland.).- . — Hotel Closing.—'"That this confere"ncii 'urges Parliament to pass legislation to prohibit 'shouting.' and provide for th" closing of liriuor bars between tho ho.ut of G pirn. and R a.m. until thoclose of rtl'C • war;, and for at least six months Tifterw«rds. v —(North. Canterbury.) ' •'

-"""Preferential Trade.—"That-the principle of: preferential. trade within the -. Empire "- he - British Implements.—"That the memhers of .the' union ; bp recommended; to mirchaso agricultural implements of British manufacture, and to. as far as nossibie-to trade only within the British . ■ Umpire or with nations closely allied, Hinrpto."—(Auckland.) , .Reduction, of: Duties.—"That; orefereh- . tial trade, within;the Empire*should -V attained by progressive reduction of flit-' .1 Hes on roods nroducod within the Em- * pire.":—(Otago.) \ , Foreign Trade.—"That ibis co nferencn* strongly urges upon .Die'-farming com- ._]; munity -the urgent necessity for practising tho severest economy in the pur : ohaso of goods manufactured outsido the A • Ihnpirei and especially regrets' the heavy American imports,' which further pre-' " jndjceHhe financial position, and there-

fore assist our enemies and also accentuate our freight difficulties with Urttain." —(Southland.) Trade.—"That this conference strong ly urges upon Hie farming community the urgent, necessity for practisin;: the severest economy in the vurchnse .of all goods not manufactured within the Empire or Allied countries.' '--(Wrilingtoii.) Trade.—'"That the executive urgl-s thn farmers of the Dominion to practise the strictest economy, and in the purchase of machinery and farm necessaries that pre. ference lie given to the manufacturers of ihe products of tiio British Empire."— (Taranaki.) Embargo on Hides.—"That this conference enter its protest Against tho action of the Government in talcing 10 per cent, of the hides over -151b5., at lOd. per lb., ivhereas in the open market they are worth considerably more, entailed should fall upon the revenue, and not upon the producer."—(Wellington.) Hides.—"That tho conference protests against Tho protection of hides."—(Otogo.J