FARMERS' UNION.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5384, 6 February 1929, Page 2

FARMERS' UNION.

MEETING OF NGATEA BRANCH. MANY TOPICS DEALT WITH. The Ngatea branch of the N.Z. Farmers’ Union met on Monday afternoon, Mr J- Darling,ton presiding over, a small attendance. PROPOSED SHEEP DIP. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., advised that in' its opinion the time was not opportune fqr. the, establishment of a sheep dip at Ngatea, as it was whether, there were sufficient sheep • in. t'he district to warrant the expenditure. If- the union had other data and would supply it and advise, if. those requiring the dip were prepared to give) a guar-, antee; consideration' would again be given to t'he request. , It was .reporte 1 that the. necessary information was being gathered. INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS. In reply to a question the secretary, Mr F. Speedy, reported that no rqply had been received from the Inspector of Stock concerning t'he invitation extended to him to attend a meeting with the purpose of. discussing the incidence of tuberculosis in the stock of the district.' It was, decided to again communicate with the inspector. ■ FREEZING WORKS. A circular letter was received from the provincial secretary asking, for support in -a protest against the action of the proprietors of t'he Westfield freezing works in ignoring the Government’s prohibition to extend the killing capacity. It was decided tq support tlie protect. RURAL CREDITS SCHEME. Information was sought by the provincial executive concerning, the working of the Rural. Intermediate Credits scheme," as complaints had been received and it was desired to know if these were general. As the scheme was not operating to any great extent about Ngatea members were not in a position to express an opinion’. QUALITY OF RUBBER-WARE. Members endorsed tlie complaints which had reached the provincial executive concerning the quality and price of milking, machine rubberwarc; and commended its action in having got the Minister of Agriculture to have an investigation made and tq consider the adoption of a standard quality. DAYLIGHT SAVING. The question of the continuation of the 'half-hour or the extension of the Daylight; Saving Act to : one hour received scanty support, but when one member, observed that while the measure did not affept local farmers much it did prove a hardship to some farmers, it was agreed to support the union’s protest.