FARMERS’ UNION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1854, 7 September 1906, Page 3

FARMERS’ UNION.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

pno PRESS ASSOCIATION F. Wellington, last night. The Farmers’ Doion conference resumed Uday. AmV ion approving of tho prinpie of freedom of oonfcrac‘, and expressing a opinion that no in lividual should in j iy way bo prevented from disposing of s labor on whatever terms he may condet most advantageous, provoked a dia- (hE ission on the problem of farm labor, fa£ everal delegates said the position was a evj irious one. Ultimately the motion was th( irriod, with a provieo that it should qq oly apply to agricultural and pastoral Jag

proposal in favor of the abolition of |° the sheep tax was generally supported. It was stated that the tax led to incorrect . sheep returns being supplied. The Secre- - tary of the D parlment of Agriculture, * u who was present, said something might be done in a Government amendment . of the Stock Aot. He expressed dis- J tn sotisfaction with much of the dipping that took place, and advooatol co-opera-*

live dips. ... 1 A motion in favor of payment of tbo full market value for all stick condemned s , nni destroyed by order of the Govern- c ] tn ri'i Inspectors was withdrawn Ij] discU33sion. , P The Secretary for Agriculture informed tl the couferct.ee that it was prepostd th-R j stock inspic ois should undergo a ceitam I g oourto of insiruoiion bc-foro entering od j tboir duties. Tao conference expressed j approval I 1 The question of the detection of sheep- g stealing was discussed, but no motion was ( J <

phased. j I Too Mioistor for Agriculture attended and informed the conference that Cabinet had dccdoi to equip an experimental dairy siatioa and oomplete school of instruction in tho North Island, and had every hope it would give a great impetus to the industry. Tho best sits possible 1 would bo cho-en, and no tflirt to influence the Govercmmt unfairly in the selection

would have any sccgjss. Ea'er. —Tho following Southland, Tarannki and Otago remits were adopted That the D?partmont be riqueßted to p sy more atton ion to destruction of noxious weeds on Government resorves and waste lands of tbo Crown, which in many instaroes supply seed tor the propagation o( nosioua weeds through tho district, aad

thju„..whJ.i the dcstruolioa of noxious Hues is neglected « and practioilly n - t “: s J nobo dy, GovernIt was resolved that no liberate game [ mint or otherwise, s Boo iitnatisatioa (birds or animals) m J B » 0 f tbi district unless «»•“ tDe N w Zealanc Oo’onial Executive of the

KWi'eS—"“»b“V* to employers of . laoQ 'l iQ t presses tho opinion that it »S not i interests of. the eo—- - 11 should continue to hold th P £ ho does, as he cannot adtainistor

labor laws of tho colony in fairness ns betwcon employers and woikors." It

was urgod that tho carrying of such a motion would suggest to the outer world that tho Counoil was an intolerant body, and that 100 much importance was attached by it to Mr Tregonr’s utterancos, The motion was withdrawn.

THE DEPUTATION TO TEE PREMIER,

I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION Wellington, last night. Replying to n deputation from tho Farmers’ Union to-day, tho Premier said he hopod tho Land Bill would bo oiroulutod early next work. Government wished to do what was fair to landowners in oonmolion with tho limitation of area. The graduated laud tax hud not oporated ns it was intended to do, In .many oases

tlroro had boon an addition to instead of a reduction of oetates, Ho was in acoord with (ho viow of tho union that those who ware foroed to sell poitions of their land should havo tho best opportunity of doing so. This would bo providod for in tho legislation lo ho introduced. Thoro was nothing in tho objection that land could bo held as security under tho proposed system of limitation of nroa. Ii was Hie desiro of tho Government to havo nativo lands sottlod. Government was propared to moot the union with rogard to Assoss,mont Courts, and Mr Kitkbridu’s Bill in that respect would bo supported.