FARMERS' UNION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 191, 16 September 1909, Page 2

FARMERS' UNION.

Otorohanga Branch. ' j The ordinary monthly meeting of the - j above branch of the Farmers' Union j was held on the 10th inst. There • were present: Messrs John Ormsby, chairman, Ranby, Matthews, Buddpn, • Hargreaves, Vicary, and Quin, secret- ' ary and treasurer. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Corresponence was dealt with as j follows: — From J. Wilson, the Dominion President, enclosing circulars for distribution among the members and others f regarding the recent Supreme Court i cases in Wellington of the N.Z. Far--5 mers' Co-opcrtaive Distributing Company, Limited v. The State Coal Department. —After considerable dir-cus- " sion H. Matthews moved that the I matter be left over until next meeting } in order to give members an opportun- . ity to study the case, and go into details of same before committing them--5 selves in any way. Wm. Vicary seconded the motion which was carried. » From If. Burchell re his member- £ ship in the branch. —On the moljon of H. Matthews, seconded by \V. Vicary T • the secretary was instructed to write 1 to Mr Burchell. —Carried. —New Members.--i The secretary proposed the following new members: —J. Willis, seedsman, Otorohanga; and W. Hargreaves, far- > mer, Honikiwi. —W. Vicary seconded, i and the members were duly elected. '■ —Native Land Matters. — > Mr Hargreaves brought before the I notice of the meeting the series cf able articles which has recently ap- • peared in the N.Z. Herald touching on ' this matter and suggested tha^the Union should get them printed in circular form in order to have them distributed to farmers and other? throughout the Dominion with the view to ' prominently bring before the notice of : 1 those who do not yet understand the I very great drawback which the pre- j sent slip shod Native Land Laws arc | , causing to the Dominion. \ The Chairman remarked that the i articles in question represented or.iy j one side of the grievance, which was i caused by bad Native Lands I.egisia- : tion, and that the other sid. . •:;:. side from the Native i eirt of should also be exposed, ;.s ;!.<■ :.:.-ti: legislation was just as dot; in. : t;■.'. the advancement cf the Ma r: as it was to the Dominion and t!. I'akehn. The secretary thought ti.;;t th" matter of giving publicity to the question would be done better through. I the Provincial Executive of the Farmers' Union. After considerable discussion 11. Matthews placed a notice of motion before the meeting: "That he wouid move at next meeting that the matter of Native Lands Administration. be fully gone into, and that any aetion this Union may take will he after that date."—Mr Budden seconded the motion. —lmpassable Roads. - Mr Ranby brought before the notice of the Union the bad state o: that part oy the Otorohanga-I'hv.ngia road between the township ar.d the junction of his road. He thought thcj Union should take some steps to rcn.c- ---| dy the matter. i He then moved a resolution that thesecretary be in -trui'tr-d to write •,., :}-.,- I Minister in charge asking that the ' Governr.ai ;.t metal this rant f: the m.-ta! th. w>.rst ; ;,- .- <f ad ;:.-. r* ad- ' leading fn.m <> -. .- 1 a.ga as suv-ii ' roads ran through Na'i.' cw;.'d i;-:: d. and therefore m<'.• y .-■- nl : : ' ■• • raised locally for th" v. o! h. an i f::r?r.'-r that the seen tary ; • :: -truf:'. d i ; bring before tie :.'.:> <:"::.•. V'ini ■•.: : - j that the metal f<: t ; n work :s:>:.L:- ■ ful and bandy to do at i. a■ t th" wo:st ; parts.--Mr Vicar;. ■ .•■ ■■■:.-.'•.•: ar i ; amendment was (■.•■.-]■;, i urn-.:::.en-da - I'ui :i" I'-a.ad. ' 1 The secretary : r-u-ht ;:;, ih- : .nta r '. of the Otorehaaga 3■_i d • i'ennd. The '• chairman s!a'< : that : : •:■.:■.:■ :,■■;; i ; ;-.- i a questh'T. "f a si'e -'. - a" • a- '!-•• t Wait..::./, f ■..-.:,-.■ i •■•;:.-■;; had J :: -...r ],.•'. h ing in the past in this respect would i g be more careful in the future. I r.