FARMERS’ UNION

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1930, Page 3

FARMERS’ UNION

My telegraph—Per Press Association

WELLINGTON, June 17

The New Zealand Farmers’ Union,, by a. large majority, decided in' their conference to-day that the Government and trade nominees should be eliminated from the Dairy Control Board, one memjber expressing the opinion that the commercial representatives were the ones who had tried to wreck, the hoard. Mr 0. F. (Inno moved an Auckland remit that the Government and Trade representatives be eliminated from the Dairy Control Board, stating the

Government having no special interest to conserve, while the present method of election more than safeguarded the proprietary interests. It was desired, he said, to reduce the Board to nin,e in number, and they should all he producers. Mr N. Cameron (Kamvhitu) moved an amendment that the Government he urged to nominate representatives who were men of wide experience and training, with a thorough knowledge of. the export business.

Mr F. Waite, M.P. (Balclutha) expressed the view that the men. who tried to wreck the Control Board were commercial men with vested interests. Mr R. IT. Feist contended that the work being done by he Board could well be carried out !bv the National Dairy Association, and that on some future occasion the commercial representatives might he able to use that Board to attain their end. It was delaying the voluntary efforts that they sfio.”!d be making to overcome the unsatisfactory market conditions with which they were faced. There was no reason why those outside men should he there, except as political smashers. The Chairman suggested that* the conference would do well not Jo pursue this matter any further, as it was possible that they might endanger the whole thing. Were there a lot of cocktails, that they were afraid to go out for what thev wanted? asked a member. They

should go to the Members of Parlin~

ment and get the amendment they wanted.' i’iie amendment was. defeated on the voices. • ino lemit was * then carried.

WELLINGTON, Jun 17

A remit from the Auckland' branch, before the Dominion Executive of the Farmers’ Union, proposed tlnjt owing’ to the increasing number of level crossing fatalities, the Railway Department be urged to expedite the' adoption at all level crossings of most" up-i L-date methods of preventing, as far as possible, the recurrence of’ similar accidents. "

MrO. P.' Lynch (Manawatu), said that on a previous occasion he had suggested that the Department should arrange to put up prominent warnings on the line a. quarter of a mile from either side of the crossing, and it should be an offence for any driver to. approach the, crossing • without whistling. The Department put up plenty of notices warning the public 'nit should put lip more notices warning its own men. Mr W. Morrison (Wanganui) drew attention to what the Highways Board and Public Works Deparment InicT done. They were getting together and had requested dpurity Councils to supply lists of crossings in their countyj and the order of danger.

The motion was carried lyThe number of motor accidents oocurring almost daily was brought forward in a motion that the Union consider steps should be taken to educate motorists as to what are principal, rules , of, the road, and that some of the mpst, important rules be inserted in the drivers’ licenses. *

Mr B. Dairy,niple said the rules must be reasonable. It was decided to make representations to the Automobile Associations, on the lines suggested.