Sidelights from the Conference

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 978, 22 May 1930, Page 13

Sidelights from the Conference

“You can’t control hares, rabbits or any other birds” —a Marohemo delegate. excited over the spread of cattle tick. “Men worked for 12s 6d a. week and lived in houses too dilapidated for a decent pig farmer to house his pigs in today”—Mr. J. W. Jones, referring to the slump of the 80’s. “I have had men come to my place and offer to work for nothing. Surely that is a sign that wages are tending to come down!”—Capt. F. Colbeck. opposing any interference with the Arbitration Court and claiming that natural causes would result in a gradual fall in wages. That a Stock Food Act be placed on tha Statute Book to obviate the possibility of adulteration of stock foods ■was a remit adopted unanimously. A remit asking that none but dehorned cattle of more than 18 months old be offered for sale in anv public saleyard, or be trucked, was passed without discussion. Aiming, in part, to check sheep an 1 cattle stealing, the conference adopted the principle of making it corapulsoi y for all drovers and motor-lorry drivers to carry a waybill giving the number and description of the stock. * * • “Eyery man out of work in England means a man eating less of New Zealand’s primary produce,” stated Mr. A. Giles. Oue, moving the adoption of remit urging a reduction in the Cuf - toms duties on British goods coming into New Zealand. The remit was carried unanimously.