Poverty Bay Farmers’ Union.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1861, 15 September 1906, Page 2

Poverty Bay Farmers’ Union.

The monthly meeting of the Provincial Executive of the Poverty Bay Farmers’ Union was held yesterday, when the following members were present : —Messrs. H. A. Watson (in the cheir), A. H. Wallis, J. Hutchinson, and A. Elliott. The following resolutions from branches were received: —The Waimata branch: (1) That the Executive be requested to communicate with all stock auctioneers, fellmongers, and freezing companies in the district, asking them to keep a register of all earmarks on sheep and ekine passing through their hande. Failing satisfactory results, the branch would ask the Executive to communicate with the Colonial Executive in the matter with a view to having legislation introduced. Farther, that the authorities be required to enforce the present law relating to the subject; (2) that the Exeoutive be requested to take steps to get legislation introduced making it compulsory that all sheep dip sold in tho oolony should have the ingredients and proportions of its constituent parts olearly stated on each package; (3) that the Exeoutive take ioto consideration

the advisability of appointing an organis* ing officer for the district. After discussion on the Scat two resold* tions, it was decided to refer the same to the branohes for an expression of opinion^ Be the appointment of an organising secretary, Mr Hatohinson thought it was more a question for the annual conference, The necessity of increasing the membership was emphasised before anoh an appointment was justified. Consideration was deferredi

The President of the Hawke’s Bay

Farmers’ Union wrote replying to a oommunioation from the Exeoutive, enolosing slip from a Gisborne paper re purohase of land by a Government valuer. Ths writer added : “ The slip is certainly true as far as it goes, but is misleading. The paper does not state that the owner bad previously objioied to his valuation, and had been allowed a reduction. The valuer purchased at his (the vaiusr’s) valuation, and not the owner's, which was less. It oertainly is a wropg principle for valuers to purohase properties when valuing them, and I am obliged to your branoh for sending the slip to Hawke's Bay. As a matter of fact, I believe the valuer has heard from his superior offioer about the matter ah ready.” The communication was reoeived,

Mr W. 0. Kensington, Under Secretary of the Department of Lands and Survey, replied to the Executive’s letter of July 16th, re opening of seotions ip Motu township, stating that be had -been in communication with the OommisMoner of Crown Lands, Napier, and the whole matter had been placed before me Hon. Minister of Lands. He was direoted to inform them that as the Haw[ke's Bay Laud Board had decided to withhold ths sections from sate ia the meantime, as there was at present no urgent need for extension of settlement at alolu, the Minister considered it advisable that ths seotions be withheld from sale until the railway to Motu was approaching oom« pletioD, when the demand for land in that looality would be muoh greater than at present, Mr Elliott said the Motu branoh were protesting against the lauds being looked up.

The Tolago Bay branoh notified that a resolution had been passed by them strongly disapproving of the extension of the Parliamentary franchise tolooal bodies’ The Chairman, Mr R. McNeil, regre.ied that not muoh interest was taken in the Union, and he had not received a single subscription yei. Rifice inrjraoca anl accident, things were ail fi v ed up thero for tho present year.