AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 210, 30 May 1919, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

j FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. I'.'-'- *:'.'."' TO-DAY. ' W.~K. Oampion'B Farm, Ohau, 1.30 p.m.— '■ - Sale of stock and implements (Abra- '; .-\ ham and Williams). ; Gourtenay Place, Wellington, 2 p.m.—Sale • '':..: of furniture, motor cycle, etc. (Wil- !■'-, :-•• liams arid Co.), ' i f ' 151 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 2 n.m.— Sale o£ Japaneso mats (A. L. Wilßon Co.). i Jr: TO-MORROW. f Ebro Koro, Petonfl, 12 noon—Sale of '": cattle, furniture, etc. (A. L. Wilßon [ ■*■ and Co.). i Woburh Road, Lower Hutt. 1.30 p.m.—Sale j of poultry farm plant, -mangels, etc. :.' (E. Johnston and Co.). . K MONDAY, i johnsonville Yards, 1 p.m.-Stook sale .', (Abraham and Williams).

FARMERS' UNION

!. DISTRICT CONFERENCE | r; THE FINAL BUSINESS b v.The annual provincial'conference of the j Wellington district of the New Zealand i Farmers' Union, which has been meeting j. in.Wellington since Tuesday, has con- : eluded its sittings. ! .'.The remaining remits on the order i paper were carried as follow:— -i'That the Government be urged to prbI . oe'ed vigorously with the development of ! electrical power from Arapuni Falls, as ; on account of -its oentral position and '' high power it would be of immense bene- ! mm a ge area of tllß Nortft That tho Agricultural Department he i requested to declare 'lantana'Na noxious ; shrub., and prohibit feed : beinff imported into this country." i That the Department of Agriculture ; • be asked to institute research-tor the pur-- ;•■ pose of finding means to cope with the ;, creeping or'water fern, whicn is a great ' : Vfti to settlers on the high lands of the : \ Aorth Wellington and Taranaki proi :..races.. _"Tha't the attention of the Minister of ; -iinance.be called to tho present nnsatis- : factory matters in connection with state ! and private .money-lending institutions. j ihat where jS ec.inty is good the State : ettould provide money at reasonable rates I for farmers needs, and should restore the | table system of mortgage, and provide in ; 22T 0 c ° V6lmnt for payment of ; sums hofore due date without lorfeituro • «t interest. : v'^ b&t U l a a ' te,lti °n of the Minister of i Eailways he drawn to the great lnconi .venience that farmers suffer* in regard to the shortage of both trucks and sheets, ■ that occurs at this time of year/which : greatly hampers tho loading of gain, chaft, potatoes, etc." ' 1 Department be re- '■ X?£ + 1 t0 - tho ™«l™y. fences running through private lands in a belter : state.of repair, failing that, the Depart- ; meat be held responsible for any loss of ( stock caused thereby." ' . That-the farmers' Union desires to ' congratulate .tho Hon. Mr. Massey upon , having secured one-third interest in the phospnate deposits on .Nauru Island." . ~ ihot branches be recommended to fix ' 1 mm sub ? Cl ' ] Ptions on a graduated scale." 1 ;„i„ <-- m TT 01 , the S9rio »s menace , aggregation oi land is becoming to the Sf iare , of ,'tte country, tho Government ; be uiged to take more effective measures same."- : hat . tno protection he removed from ■ : Cahforman quail so that their numbers ' may be reduced.' It was resolved that president of subprovincial districts should be members ex . oficio of -provincial districts. t„ Ln V f? tlon ' fl ; om the Feildi "S branch • ..» J ">W-the-next annual conference at, I 1 eliding...was accepted. ' ' ■• J l ? ircl J* I )ro , vi ». cia l treasurer, , notified- that he desired to resign office on account of inability to attend meetS f? E Sa - d ho - had been connected i 190S 1011 ,, lts .'"'ception in ; 1903, and he wished the union every.pros- : penty and success. "* l i wf™i Mo / s A oi Ek etalmna, an honorary ' nH<ST - 0 HfratiTe, referred to the 1 2 ??^\T™ sU I- ? l ? ch re »dered i to the nnion, on behalf of which they : tendered him their cordial thanks: ; i n ,i 6 D Ct -j U ? f °, fficers resulted as follows :-President, Mr. G. L Marsh,l ;■ w ar ß o,l^ B K Blected fli rrpwwt ft. w- if. Alatheson, Eketahuna (re-elected) • ! & rer T- Moss, EketahunaV «' 1 ?fe S,/ ft ™™ (Bulls), MfeaS. i bersf P % r d JK- J - f f oft < hon - asm- ; Si/r-,iT- . 01 i ver ( ila ngawefca), H. Booth (Feilding), E. Law (Shannon) Ewnn ! Campbell ,ind Allan Robinson (Wan "a |- nm. J. BaWllie and J. A. M'Leavw ! *<*% H. A. Nevi^fT?. , nm) H. .Mprnson Greytown), C. C. Jackboro&^^i T - (MaX l Miowhl H. A. Bunny (Carterton), and • N ; r Sm,lll .J"nr. ffahiatua). I Hugh Morrison, of Masterton ; Wairarapa district and ; H. Vile, -president of the. Manawatii disI trict were.elected members of the ex- ;■ ecutive, ex officio. i W ' J " ? iroh M olecte d a lifo i me^- er of tho IS 1 Krer? maDr yeßrS ' brvice as