AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 305, 20 September 1919, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

! .;;. FOBTHooimiQ fixtures | •■- TO-DAY. .'• «2 idelaida Road, WeUington, 1.30 p.m.-, ! Juiniture sale (Williams and Co.). . !.:• .;■;;. MONDAY. 157 iambton Quay,- Wellington, 1.30 p.m.— ; Sole of general merchandise (B, John- [ ston and Co.). !..';; TUESDAY.12. noon—Sale of -lock and im- }"• plements-IN.Z. Loan Co.). Quay, Wellington, 2.30 i ;p..m.—City; property sale (8. G. Nathan I . and Co.). v I FARMERS' UNION <: ;; : ' -*- — - i : ERADICATING CATTLE TICK f -'• ■ • J ,: '. ■ ' ! RAILWAY DEPARTMENT'S f a POLICY | Babbits and noxious weeds ! The conference of_ the New ' Zealand Farmers' Union continued its sitting yesterday, Sir James Wilson (president) occupying tho chair. [ Mt; C. K; Wilson (Auckland) moved: rThat strong representation should bo tnnde to tho Government to ' see that proper steps are taken to prevent the spread of cattle tick from the present Infested areas, and that energetic steps bro taken to eradicate same by the erection of dips and other means." ! "We do not want to create a soare throughout New Zealand that this thing is going to wipe out the flocks "of tho country," said Mr. Wilson, "but. what ivo are urging ig that precautionary steps shonftl bo taken to prevent the spread pf tho pest, and to bring about its eradication." . ' ['Dr. C. J. Kenkes, Director of Agriculbure, said that'tick fever was not present in Now Zealand, therefore ticks (vculd not spread the disease. But, apart from that aspect of the matter, serious jlnmago might be caused by ticks. Every possible precaution was being taken to prevent the ticks coming into the Dominion. It was very desirable that they should take time' by the, forelock and do Mint thev could to eradicate the pest, far as 'their knowledge went ticks were present in the north of Auckland 25 years ago. bnfc up to tho present ho had ton nnablo to get any evidence of animals having suffered serious harm by Teason bf their presence. In a sense ticks were seasonal visitations, and they were moro »videnfc from spring' onwards. Regulations had been drafted to deal with the pest, and these he commended to tho sonsideratlon of farmers. S"Mr. B.:D. Duxfield (Auckland) thought that-tho 'tick" had ' been, a iltfle more tronHesome/thiS: year von account-of bought'-and; tho 'consequent Sow condition' bf'.the,;be'asta..*i i'v.!- : '.'.' ':' ' I .Toll (Hawke's.Bny) urired that ireas/'jn;',whicli'tie-k9'wero located;should be-quarantined .for at least two years. , I It- ; wSs"'decid«T to adont.-'the dfaft-of : ftn,Departmental.regulations. r -. |.The remit 'waa.carried. j . i/l: '. . . . ■ ': "Producers'' Shipping Company. I The; following 'lemit,.moved by -Mr. E-. Dnnnii.'Taranaki, was - carried-.—"That Immediate' steps should'bo'taken,'now the : to proceed the. project, of the'"fbrniation ola shipping company." r Iri-. -moving.' the remit, Mr. Dunn said 'thatrSt'-would.be recalled that prior to the';:;pjit'bTeSk'jpf -war a committee was, kfcjgrg'fo ,, ffoymto the. matter, but nothto the conflict In -'Burcpe.' ,:Howevsr,' 'he;'thought that bho -timeihad- arrived when the proposal should be gone into.

!.■•;... t-' Shipping Contracts. i'Mrv TV. D. Lysnar, of Gisborne, moved: i'That in the opinion of this conference there should bo no shipping contracts, but if.they.are forced upon us they should ibe.'co-terminous." The- speaker laid;:that.if/tho legislation proposed by fto--Prime-Minister when lie addressed the" conference in the morning was made |aw, there would not be any need for dripping contracts. Contracts were . a bogus thing which helped shioping comDanies%id created a monopoly. ! Mr. B: Dunn remarked that many of the'shipping contracts were made by tho producer to protect himself, and as a juarantee that he would get his produce iway. I Mr. Lysnar: That's a false impression, j The remit was carried. i; !' Railway Administration, \IA speaking on a remit regarding railway administration, Mr, J. Christie 'Otago) eakl that tho present policy of the. Department was the most outrageous rhat he had ever experienced. The remit/which was moved by Mr. D. Lysnar Gisborne), was as follows:—"That this lohference : expresses its dissatisfaction nth the railway administration, and conjiders the time has come when tho Govirmnent should adopt a more progressive ■iollioy, both with regaTd to the pushing in of neir'railways, and in the matter of idppting more up-to-dato and progressive nethods of administration, so that tho ieeds andi conveniences of the public may .•e'eeive moro consideration." The mover (aid that tho remit was introduced with ihp sole object of improving tho machintry'of the Department. "We want maminery similar to that used in America, Sew machinery will give better results," iaid Mr. P. Keegan (Auckland).' i Tha remit was carried. ', Other remits dealing with the railway [dministration were carried as folBow:— '•Faster Service: "That the Railway Department bo requested to arrange faster larriage of cheese and butter from tho 'actories to cool stores."-(Wellington.) : Damaged Cheese: "That tho attention if the Ealway Department be drawn to ihe fact that the Government grader hss jeported to certain factories that their Iheese has arrived in coo! stores in Welington witk large pieces cut out of the heese." "That the attention of tho Minster of Railways be called to the unsataactory exempting the Deiartroent from responsibility for the shcjrt leliveiy of consignments of checso at the JorTrtrar Board's grading stores." (Woll- • Shortage of Trucks: "That the attonion of tho Minister of Eaitoys ho |rawn to the great inconvenience that armers suffer in 3<Jgard to the shortage i both trucks and tarpaulins that occurs it this time of year, which greatly hamjers the loading of grain, chaff, potaoes, eto." (Wellington.) I Railway Fences and Destruction of Stock: "That the Railway Department be tqnested to keep tho railway fences runling through private lands in a tetter fate of repair, and failing that, the Detriment bo hold responsible for any loss If stock caused thereby."

: ! Extermination of Rabbits. !ilr. B. D. Duxfield (Auckland) moved 'he following remit: "That tho Departaent of Agriculture bo asked to provide ncreased inspection in the extermination if -rabbits and noxious weeds.". He explained that it was mainly directed at ■ho desirableness of increased action tcmrds the extermination of rabbits. 'Dr. C. J. Eeakes said that the Doiartmont had increased its inspection fervices and as a result there had been [very much greater destruction during he past year. Inspectors in each prorincinl district wcro now _ controlled boally instead of from Wellington, and Jiis had resulted in greater efficienoy in iealing with the rabbit pest. ! The remit was carried. . .The following remit also was earned: (That tho Government bo asked to take iteps to keep down tho .rabbits on Ivnive lands and also on all unoccupied ands held by them."-(Marlborough.) r ..'' Educational Proposals. ! Extension of Relief.-"That the. age of hildren'-'obtaining relief under tho widows', pensions scheme be raised from \ to 16 years, to enablo those children b obtain a better education." (Anck-Sck-block School6.-"Tliat this confernoe coneidere that better, facilities

should bo.given to back-block settlers for gotting schools." . (Auckland.) '• Uniform Books.—"That .. the Government be asked to adopt a system of .uniform school books'; the same, to be printed by the State and provided . through the Education Department." (Auckland.) Rural School Teachers.—"That 'this conference is of opinion that the' teachers in small country schools nro at present' insufficiently paid, and that the Government bo asked to pay- tho full salaries for schools that have ;an average ol live pupils." (Olagoj) . ~- ' Shearing Classes,—"That in;view of tho shortage of competent shearers,'tho members of- the New Zealand farmers' Union co-operato with the Technical College Board in assisting to establish shearing classes at suitable centres in. sheds—say at tho beginning of tho shearing season— whoro both hand and machine shearers may be taught under competent local shearers known to and recommended by f armors to the Board of Technical Education." (Southland.) Meat Trust Menace. Remits dealing with the Meat Trust menace and suggesting restrictive legislation to combat it were carried as follow :— "That tho Government be requested to see .that legislation is ■ provided at the next ensuing session of Parliament on the seven heads as recommended by the New Zealand Parliamentary Committee, upon which legislation should bo provided in order to keep meat and shipping trusts from operating in New Zealand."—Auckland.) ' "That tho Government be requested to take all possible. steps to prevent the Meat Trust operating in this Dominion antfin the distribution in Great Britain." -(Wellington.) "That in view' of the Meat Trust menace, it shall be illegal for any freezing works to bo sold except with the sanction of the Government; sanction for 6alo to be given only after it is proved that the purchaser is in no way acting for or connectedwith tho Meat Trust; onus of proof to rest upon the purchaser." —(Auckland.)- - - "That the Government be asked to inquire into the operations of the Meat 'mist, and if necessary have steps taken to determine whether the high prices that are being offered in some districts for pigs aro being made by firms interested in the Meat Trust, with the object of the trust obtaining a controlling influence over the pork market in New Zealand." —(Taranaki.) "That the Government should .deal with this matter thoroughly and drastically."—(Marlborough.) "That this conference is of opinion that the New Zealand Government should co-operato with the Imperial and Australian Governments with a view to combating the rapacity - of tho Meat Trust."-(Otago.) "That'with a view to preventing the agents of the Meat Trust operating in dairy produce in this Dominion, conference urgo Fno National Dairy Association to advise all dairy farmers to: consign 'their proouoo to the Home markets and to arrange for their own means of distribution there, and that legislation be sought to stop trusts and combines operating with dairy produce in the way ifa with nieat."-(Wollington.) ' "That the Government be requested to publish the names of the representatives of tho Meat Trust, also the names under which the Meat Trust is operating in the Dominion, and if, as ia probable, it be denied that tho trust is operating as a trust tho title or titles under wlwcih their'business is bQing conducted; and that all forms of 'dummyism' ho rigorously suppressed."—(Wellington.) ■Tho following remits were also passed:-

Butter-Fat Levy. "Tliat to Farmers' Union protest against tlio action of the Government in fixing the price of butter 2-Jd. per lb. holow oxport prioe. and that where, the Government deliberately reduces the returns for any man's labour .for the general good, the cost of such'reduction should be recouped to tho labourer out of tho Consolidated Fund.'HWellLngton.) "That the Farmers" Union urge the Government to make provision for the repayment of the butter-fat levy out of tho Consolidated Fund/"-(Auckland.) Co-operation. "That this unioii do its utmost to bring producer and consumer together in snpportin? the co-operative system."— (Southland.) . '. ' .Resumption of Shares—"That in order to enable, purely co-operative companies to permanently maintain the co-operative principle, they should have the right- to resume their own shares in the same manner as provided in the Dairy Companies Act.' —(Auckland.) Co-operative. Export of Heat—"That owing to the inadequate prices being paid by buyers of fat stook (notwithstanding the guaranteed price of meat) and to the mennco of tho Meat Trust, tho New Zealand Fanners' Union inquire into the question of the co-operative export and sale of New Zealand meat on the cessation of the Government commandeer."—(Auckland.) Other Remits. Other remits passed were as follow:— "That in the best interests of scientific farming, it is necessary to establish a State .experimental farm in the South Island, and the Dominion Executive' bo requested to use every endeavour towards securing Government assistance."— (Southland.) "That the Government be asked to secure an analysis of oil sheep-dips on the New Zealand market, with a view to having these tested from timo to time to ensure their being up to standard."--(Otwro.) "That seed merchants be asked to attach a oopy of tho Government Biologist's certificate of purity and germination to tho sale note when selling seed to farmers."—(North Canterbury.) "That the Minister of Agriculture be asked to purge the roll of registration of brands and earmarks."—(Auckland.) "That the Agricultural Department be asked to compile and print a list of marks registered by farmers in eadh county, snob' liV to bo supplied on application, and that s universal age mark (not compulsory) be adopted by tlio Agricultural Department."—(Wellington.) "That all bales and sacks be brought up'to a standard weight, nnd that tho said weight bo stamped on each article." —{South Canterbury.) "That tho Government b& urged to enact tho necessary legislation to permit tho establishment of co-operative or agricultural banks in the Dominion."—(Tnranaki.) "That tho I.C. and A. Acts should be thoroughly revised, and all awards made by 'tho Court should bo. imperatively observed in their entirety by both employers and employees."—(Marlborough.) Untaxed lands: "That the Government bo asked to require that all county councils nnd road boards: (a) Furnish forthwith and every three years thereafter a return showing the areas of all lauds under their jurisdiction which do not dontributo to local taxation, whether Crown lands, Native lands, endowments, ausonteo. lands, unused roads, and public roads enolosed in private proporty, tho area under eaoli heading and tho rateablo value, also whether these lands harbour rabbits or noxious weeds, 'and thereby mennco adjoining owners; (b) the amount of revenue lost through non-collection of rates on such lands; (c) such returns be givon publicity."—(Auckland.) Agricultural implements: "That, this conference views with alarm tho'attempt of tho agricultural implement manufacturers of New Zealand to induce the Government to impose a duty of 25 per cent, or 50 per cent on all imported implements, and that the Dominion executive tnko steps to frustrate it."—(Auckland.) "That the Government bo urged to establish a school for scientific research into and lor instruction in dairy and 'agricultural probloms."—(Tarauaki.) "That the law bo 60 amended as to provide that, in addition to tho penalties at present provided for, a further penalty of disfranchisement, up to a period of ten years, may bo imposed for the crimes of sedition, or forcible interference with 'anyone in tho carrying out of any work, occupation, or action permitted by law, and no person convicted of any act of sedition or disloyalty bo allowed to hold any public office in this country."—(Taranaki.) "That where a number of Cadets or

Territorials can bo mustered in a country deutre, instructors should attend such centres in the daytime for tlio purpose of (jiving military instruction."— (TaranaM.) "That in view of the constant and over-increasing number of motor-car fatalities due to inexperienced or eareloss motor driving the Government bo strongly urged to have all motor drivers, either private or public, licensed, and that one of tho penalties for careless or reckless driving should bo the cancellation of the license for a term to bo decided by a Magistrate."—(Marlborough.) "Tliat the conlerenco accords its hearty support to the passing of a town-planning Act providing tor town planning in us widest sense widh provision. lor tho laying out on modern lines of village settlements in rural districts/'—(Wellington.) . „ . . "That this conference is of opinion that the protection afforded to crows should be entirely withdrawn, mid that in tho interests of the farming community every effort should lie made to exterminate these birds."—(llawke's Bay.) "That where quail are a nuisanco protection be removed."—(Wellington and Auckland.) , ~ . "That stock auctioneers bo compelled by law to state the names of vendors of stock put up for auction."—Auckland.), "That the Government should assist backblock settlers to obtain medical as-sistance/"-(Auckland.) "That the Government be urged to prohibit the importation of egg pulp into tho Dominion, it being detrimental to ail poultry-keepers and to public health. —(Auckland.) • Election of Officers, Officers for the ensuing year wore elected as follow :-President, Sir James tr. -\\ilson (re-elected); Dominion vice-presi-1 dent, Mr. G. W. Leadley (Ashburton, reelected); advisory committe e -J,orth Island: Messrs. E. A. Campbell (Wangaimi) T. Moss (Wellington), li. D. Duxfield (Auckland); South Island: Messrs. H. D. Vavasour (Marlborough, G.blieat (Dunsandel), J. Bitcliener (Maintain); treasuror, Mr. W. J. Birch ire-elected). Mr T Moss (Eketalwna) moved a hearty vote of thanks to the chairman, who, he stated, had had a hard year s " The motion was carried by acclamation. The chairman returned thanks, and expressed pleasure at tho work accomplished during the conference. , . A vote of thanks to the retiring executive and advisory committee was also carried by acclamation.