NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' UNION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1786, 18 June 1906, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' UNION.

MEETING OF GISBORNE BRAND.

A meeting of the Gisborne branah of tbe Farmers’ Union was held on Saturday, tho president (Mr W. D. Lyenar) presiding, About a dozen members were present. CORRESPONDENCE. The inward correspondence included a letter from Mr Owen Gallagher thanking the president of the branch, on behalf of tbe small farmers, for bis prompt aotion in forwardiog a message of oondolenoe to the family of the late Premier. The Chairman said that exception bad been tßken by tbe Provincial Executive to his action in. sending this message of oondolenoe, contending that tbe resolution should have been sent through the. Executive. T On the motion of Mr Rirrell, seconded by Mr A. J. Cameron, a resolution wan passed heartily endorsing the aotion of the chairman. OCEAN FREIGHTS. The Provincial Executive vyrote stating their inability to supply copies of tbe report of the conference asked for. Tho resolution re ocean freights would be forwarded to the Colonial Executive as soon as Mr Lysaar furnished evidence in support of his statements. The Exeoqtive would further urge upon tbo Colonial Executive the advisability of ventilating the Bubjeot among the unions of the colony. Tbe Chairman complained that Jb*-, Executive bad dropped the name of (he Federal line out of the resolution and made the latter of a general character. He contended that farmers should support the Federal line, as it was the means of bringing about reduoed rates. Mr Lysour addressed the meeting at some length, bis remarks being similar to those made at the Executive meeting. Mr Birie-1 complained of the manner in which the Gisbe-rne br«ncb wa- treated by the Ex-ouriee He iboug-n it was time the branch firrsbrd w<tn >t>em Mr Ewan C-merun o< n idered t was u-elr-H- t ■ go further in be mattery a* b tb local In >z ”g works were bound to the three New Zealand companies, Neither the Gisborne Freezing Works nor Messrs Nelson Bros, would frerza sheep if they were shipped by another line. Mr Birrell: If you fret zb on your own account you oau. Mr Camt-ron :No you cannot. I have bad t-xpe i noe, u-.d I know you cannui do it 0e e- nipaoy is In u--.d for four years-, and tD- Otb :r for 6*» Vc IU-i.-tliß. M B r.ell ; Then tooro is very little I.trtud-’ left to support the Federal line on, Tbe Or.at: urao : My faoiory can ship butter by tbe Federal line, but the other local f-iotories eauuot. There is this tu regard to the metier, however, that if tbo Federal line comes here and reduoes tbe rates the other companies, under tbeir bond with the fretziog work?, will have to come iota lmo and reduce their charges. This is all the more roason why we should emphasise to the colony the neoeseity of supporting this line. Mr Ewen Cameron : Tho whole oolodj t is bound to the three ccmpenie-, and tSeV Federal steamers, if they come here, will not get a single carcase of mutton. Mr A. J. Cameron said it was a suicidal position tbe Executive had taken up in erasing.the name of tbe Federal line, Tho Chairmen pointed out that it was tn'y fair New Zealand should be put on he same basis as Australia, especially as ve have 4.000,000 sheep, bb against Auslalia's 1,000.000, and we have only three ines as against their ten lines of steamers, "hey would readily see that New Zealand ras entitled to better terms than Ausralia After further disoussion it was deoided 3 appoint a deputation, consisting of lessrs A. J. Cameron and W. D. Lysnar, 3 wait upon tbe Executive, asking them > substitute the name of tbe Federal lioo 3 suggested in the orginal resolution, MPBOVEMENT OF DAIRY STOOK Dissuasion took place in regard to the aportalion of bulls to improve dairy ocb.

Mr John D. Ritobie, secretary of the Department of Agriculture, writing in reply to the branoh’s enquiry re quality of milkirg shorthorn Block, Btated that the D.partment bad nothing very definite on the subject, but referred'the branch to the Live Stock Journa 1 , April 21,1905. The Devon cattle, though usually sma’l in quantity, were rich in butter fat. Tests extending over a twelve months averaged as follows: Shorthorn 3 91, Devon 4.87, and Jersey 5 47. At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr McNoil, repreeentiog the Da ! ryman nevvspapir, who is at preseut visiting this district, addressed the meet-

ing He considered the mosfc stock for dairying in this district was a cross between the Jersey and the HolsteiD, that is a Jersey bull and a Holstein oowr" By this means they would get a quiet and even temperament in the stock.

H4NGAROA TABGRA ROAD. Mr A. O. Steele wait'd upon'the Union and asked foe support towards obtaming the sum of £SOO for the oantinanoa of what was known as S -.l.’a H-ngama T-hnra coal, #h oh ran th.oj.gh Govern* ux-r.t country t-e wh.-l-i way ’ The f'ounty Corn.O'* W.rr a-ki g for £(JOff tn b j'i lac -:t mv.ta la .ho pirtsiut year.

Mr A. J. Comoron urgad the n-:OiS9iSy of the road memijned being formed,-as *l-0 di(i Mr Blrrt-11, si d a motion Making fo a grant of r£SQO was UuuuiuioucJv adopted, . , j *