N.Z. FARMERS' UNION

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 194, 6 May 1918, Page 8

N.Z. FARMERS' UNION

! .WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL CON- . FEKENCE. • ! The order paper for the Wellington ProTincial Conference of the New Zealand ; Farmers' Union contains 36 remits. Some • of the remits are:— : Whakaronga—That the Land Purchase 'Board, should purchase some of the best ■ | quality land, handy to good towns, tor cutting up into areas of 10 to 2d acres, ; for returned soldiera. I Jfarton.—That the Farmers' Union as '■■■' surea'tha Premier that the producers will ;■ support the Government in carrying mlo !'..;. effect any measures -which the liovern- :■■! ment deem necessary to take in sending . additional reinforcements to help the Emj -.pire at this critical time. . ; . Masterton.—That the Government be requested to give wire, wire netting, staples, I, .wool packs and corn, sacks preference j. in shipping spaco over luxuries, and to '•' to supplied to soldier settlements and wvr holdings at the lowest possible rates. , ••• Palmerston North.—That the Farmers' i Union take steps to organise the pro- ■ ducers of the Dominion with a view to -:~ owing and controlling their own ship- | ..ping. \ Provincial Executive.—That t.ne Uovi ernment bo urged to facilitate, by every means in their power, the importation of machinery for cleaning inferior wools. Palmerston North.—That the Government impose on lacing clubs a tax of 1 i per cent, on the totalisator returns, to pay for the repair of roada damaged . by extraordinary traffic to race meetings. ;. ' Marton.—That in order to give strength to landowners' opinions, the executive af the Farmers' Union take steps to unite with the Sheepowners' Federation. Tinni and Palmerston N.—That any •man refusing to carry out his military i duties bo. deprived of all civil rights. ■ Waverley —That Government he urged ■ to amend the Stock Act, to the ehVt that all stock disposed of through pubi'e : yards bo sold subject '.to inspection at vendor's risk within seven days of sale. Palmerston North.—That the-stock auc- . tioneers be compelled to stat.e names of tho vendors of stock put up for auction. Eketalnina—That the Minister of Education be urged to. carry, through a 10 • per ceut. increase of teachers' salaries, ; as a sound step towards national cftli ciency. j Levin.—That'-this conference, on ,l)cs ■ half of tlio farmers of the Dominion, ap- ' plauds'tlio intention of tne National I-, Government','as expressed by the Minister ! of Finance, to limit to 6 per cent, the ■ \rate of interest for mortgages, and lenders its hearty support to the proposal, and that practical steps he immediately ; taken to provide, "through tho various i' State lending.' Departments, sufficient ■ funds to satisfy the legitimate needs of horrowing': farmers -at 5i P e r centi Eketahuna.-That 1 the Minister of Public Works he u'rged : to proceed with the ' ; preliminary work on the. Mangahao hy- ]' dro-eleetrica! scheme ns an urgent step towards national efficiency. : Provincial Executive.—That the .Government he urged to encourage the production of fuel froin.waste products. Tinui.—That to further the destruction' of small birds, the .Department of Agriculture be./requested to supply poisoned' i . wheat .under the same conditions as poi--1 ' noned pollard-is supplied for the destruction of rabbits. ' Mastcrton—That tho . old system of chaff-cutting per .ton be reverted to, instead of per sack, as at present, llartinborough and Carterton.—That the '< 'Agricultural Department bfl requested to issue to each branch of the Farmers' Union a list of ear-marks registered by farmers ia'the respective counties. : Whakaronga—That tho Now Zealand Farmers' Union nunuto that that body ■ should U non-political, be rescinded, its the timo has now arrived when it should take up a political stand in the atfiiiri ■ of the Dominion.