Fanners' Union Conference.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7974, 10 November 1905, Page 2

Fanners' Union Conference.

(I'or Press Association.) CHIUSTCHii'RCI-I, Nov. 8. Al the evening s-itting- 'the following resolutions were I passed That at least, one veterinary surged) lie attached to each stock' district ; l-hat this council considers the present sys tem of charging special rates for railage on imported coal -and tunlK-r a-u injustice to settlers distant from the senhoiml, and urges that nil coal and timber be carried at' unifoem rale ; that arliiicial manures should lie carried on the. tiovermnenl railway at the lowesL possible charges ; that all farmers, including' (loveniinent tenants, should lie allowed to place their lire insurance risfe with wh-at-jver company they thought lit ; that the provisions of t-he Workers Compensation Act, giving a preferential claim over a property as against existing mortgages In- repealed, ant! that any claim under the Act should only hold good against the owner's intd'csl- in any properly, plus inort-g-ages.

A remit suggesting alterations in the Land anil Income., Assessment Act, .l'J('l), in the doreclion of providing (1) Partnership exemption, (H) taxation of 'mortgages, and (.'i) in the general operation of the Act was referred to the branches for consideration. The executive w«is instructed to take into consider;-,Hon the advisalileness of establishing an accident insurance scheme for the use 01' Jiiembee.s only. . Mr \V. I). Lysnor (I'overty 15ay), stated that fanners .shipped mutton oil their own account and a clean receipt was given when the meal, was received by the ship, -but when the shipment got Home there were always a -mim-ber of carcases tagged as damaged. They Were supposed lo be covered by insurance, arid claims were accordingly made, but with most unsatisfactory results. 0 Mr McQueen, managing director of the Bouthiaod Frozen Meat Co., expressed astonishment at the state? ment,tsaying that the experience of his company was that -there was very little damages.