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Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1928, Page 3

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At 'tho Annual Conference of the I Provincial Council of the West Coast farmers' Union it was resolved that a committee composed of Mr H. Hodgkinson and Mr 11. Haskell, with the power to add, consider means to endeavour to link up with the South Canterbury Committee re the export of young calves. Mr A. J. Palmer was added to the Committee, and after cardful consideration advise tho adoption of same. Tho Committee's report consists of age of calves, payment and transportation, finance. (1) Age of Calves. —The Government regulations are that (5) days old calves arc the lowest ago allowed for slaughter.

(2) Payment.—The South Canter, bury Committee are prepared, after chives are placed on trucks to pay all charges and pay os per calf immediately on delivery, balance to he paid at

end of season: when all accounts are settled, the whole of tlio profits to lie pooled and each district to he charged accordingly to the post of transportation. Note: A'our Committee endeavoured to have the scheme upon a flat, rate, hut the South Canterbury Committee would not agree to it. The Committee recommends tliafc all cheques for calves he paid to the Provincial Secretary, he in turn to pay out to each Union Secretary. Transportation.—'flic Railway Department has agreed if necessary to pick up calves from Ross-a ml Inangalma, leaving Ross and Inaiigaliun in the evening to connect with Hokitika and Reofton respectively. They have also agreed to land the calves in Tiinnrn from Reeftou and Hokitika the same day. They will also pick up at each station as they do with cream' now. The Committee recommends that

the top deck be filled first to make easier handling on the line, no trucks to leave later than Thursday mornfng owing to the freezing works being closed on Saturday. Your Committee recommends sheep trucks, 60 in a truck, and we are endeavouring to have them sheeted. We also estimate the approximate cost per calf will he 2s each on a- flat rate. Finance. —The Committee recommends that £5 he paid to the Provincial Secretary, and that all branches who participate in the scheme 30s each to pay for telephone and telegraph charges and that to he debited against the pool with the administrative costs. This, however, could be reviewed later. The Committee favours one more recommendation. While hoping every farmer on the West Coast will take advantage of the scheme, they would remind them that if there were no Farmers* tfnion on the Coast there would be no organisation for the export of calves, and we would suggest that they all become affiliated with the respective branches nearest their abode. Copies of an address given to the South Canterbury farmers will be forwarded to each branch, and your Committee suggests that you extend an invitation to all non-union members to attend your branch meetings to con. aider the proposals which your Committee believes will be both an advantage to the dairy industry and each individual fanner.