FARMERS’ UNION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8857, 6 July 1907, Page 3

FARMERS’ UNION.

Deputation to the Premier. Per Press Association. WKttnwTON, July*. Resolutions passed by t o ho intercste eat i m p or ta nce to the te attache s j submitted to tlie |UOZ WJSffIM of which the Union > behoved that t.» rnnnsia to zive a Larger contribution to i^ P Kavv ;, n( i not allow the tie to bo i£d would be endorsed by the flonlo as a whole. In a few days they oidd =ee the Government’s proposals rith regard to the Navy, and the native ind proposals which would be submitted Irs session would, he believed, mark the Winning of very prosperous times for he country gen erally. Ho was persuaded liat preferential treatment between this 'ountry and the Old Land was good for joth. With regard to the accretion of value in the valuation of land owing to mnrovemonts made by the owner, it had ilwavs been the case that the more the value of land was appreciated by such mprovements the more keenly taxation m the property was felt. The difficulty vas to put the thing in the four corners >f the Law and provide sufficient latitude ■or officers of tho Department to discriminate. He recognised tho inconvenience caused by lack of trucks on the ail way, and ho P ed t 0 su!>mlt proposals rhich would result in a largely increased iupply, hut ho would like to warn users igainst asking the Department to make itorage houses of the railways after goods iad reached their destination. An indiscriminate importation of people from the i)ld Country would prove disastrous and 10 thought they should continue the cheme of allowing tho High Commislioner to carefully select immigrants.