THE FARMERS' UNION.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 130, 23 September 1913, Page 2

THE FARMERS' UNION.

Pukekohe Branch Meeting. A me ting of the Pukekohe branch wai held on Saturday evening, present-Mr J. Schlaepfer (in the chair), Messrs Baxter, Beatty, Mcore, R. Schlaepfer, T. Hrgan and D. K. Hamilton (secretary). THS BLACKLEG PERIL. It was decided to oaperate with the Department in connection with the inoculation of calves for blackleg. AUCTIONEERS' CHEQUES EXCHANGE. lhe secretary of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce wrote saying that the President had been approached on several occasions by farmers who considered that the stock auctioneers' cheques shuuld be payable m Pukekohe free of exchange. The Chamber asked the Union to appoint delegates to form a deputation to confer with the auctioneers about the matter. ihia matter was deftrred until next month, enquiry to be made meanwhile. CO-OPERATIVE AUCTIONEERING. The provincial secretary of the Union referred to the branch a resolution from the Clevsdon branch, suggesting that the Executive approach the Auctioneering Co. as to whether they would extend their business to the Lower Waikato and Auckland markets, either by buying out one of the existing businesses or otherwise; if Su what amount of capital they would require for the settlers of the Lower Waikato to raise and on what teims of issue of ehares.—Received. A BUCKLAND GRIEVANCE.

W. J. Jefferis, secre.'a-y of the Buckhnd brar.cn, wrote:—"At a meeting of the Buckland branch of the N.ZF.U. a letter was received from the Minister for Railways (in answer to one sent to him from tfcn branch) in which he stated he wai sorry that he w<-.s unable to reduce the fares on trains between Pukekohe Buckland. This branch still considers that the existing fare h too high. The distance i 3 under t*o miles and thfc fare is eightperee return second class. A motion was passed to ask your Union and the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce to unite their efforts with this branch in bringing about a satisfactory redaction, as this matter concerns tha p:ople of Pukekohe as much as thuse of Buckland." It wai unanimously decided to support the Buckland branch. SUNDAY MILK TRAIN.

A general discussion took place about tha propo?el Sunday milk train, and strong dissatisfaction was expressed at the selfish action of the Mangers farmers in opposing the train to Pukekohe.

The secretarv was asked to write to the general manager of railways, and to Messrs Massey and Bullard, M's.P., about th 3 matter. EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS.

The president reported that Mr Bayliss had recently visited his (Mr Schlaepfer's) Paerata farm and whils there said he would prefer to see the experimental plots grouped on one farm rather than have them scattered. Seed had been sent and plot 3 were to be sown of silver beet, chau moellier (of the cabbage tribe), maize, sorghum, millet,- four varieties of mangolds, four varieties of swedes and lucerne, On the Ostrich Farm, lucerne, sheep's burnet and sheep's parsley are to be tried.