FARMER' UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 5 July 1907, Page 3

FARMER' UNION.

. j Pel ?mi Association. YVellngton. July 4. T»day the Farmers' Union Confer toes gave some consideration to tariff £uestions. On the motion of an Auckland delegate it was resolved that the conltr«nee protests against an; increase in duties for protection of local industries. M such duties would raise the price of all protected articles to the consumer and thus detrimentally affect all other industries and that should any amendment be made to the present tariff it should.be in the direction of a revenue I urn The following remit from Taranaki t*o*ed a long discussion: That in the opinion of this conference it is desirable to reduce taxation on necessaries of life. * The motion was strongly criticised and jras ultimately withdrawn. ' The conference again re-affirmed its opinion that unconditional preferential I treatment should be continued to the Mother country. ' , _ Wellington, July 4. Captain Bell (Auckland) moved tint in the opinion of this conference tlie time has arrived when The Legislative Council should be elected. The mover said it was quite wrong that the Covermnent should have the power of 1 itpointing men to the I'pper House who might defeat the will of the people. Mr Cooper complained that while «hf Trades Councils had lieen given representation, the FarmerJ.'niun. ivhi ii fomprlsed many men who had alwiys been strong supporters of the Cioveinjnent, had been overlooked. Resolutions were carried urging 'he Government to adopt a forward irainigation policy, by extending the li-t ;>l assisted passages; endorsing the opinion expressed by the Premier with .e------gard to restriction* on Chinese; urgi-i;; abolition of the sheep tax; asking 'or protection against damage done l>y mining tailings being deposit -d in rivers; affirming opposition to any attempt to introduce the referendum: expressing disapproval of a universal Baturdav half-holiday; approving th. introduction of nature study and gardening into the primary school-. The following remits were adopted:— • From Otago: That County Councils l< asked to prohibit the placing of 1m rl>:-i wire on any fences along the mail roads at a lower level than 2ft Kin frou the ground. From Aueklind: That the Loans to Local Bodies Act lie amend'', SO that all unoccupied native and Crmvi

»« »u»i «" • mi'i iwnn land in any special rutin? »tva "lull Wcorae rateable from the <lato nr »™- . pation; that all public works should i» constructed on tb<* contract system a» against the cooperative system why : n vogae; that the paramount ini|x>rtn net of road* opening up land as the foundation of the prosperity of the oilnuv should he forcibly impressed npon the Government by the Farmers 1 that this Conference ask the f'oloni '1 Council to draw the notice of ihe Minfoter for Railways to the fact that there is a scarcity of trucks on tii,' railway*, farmers having to wait sh Ion? a* two weeks for trucks to cunv.v thrir stock away. On the motion of Mr Jone* M'anter- ' T>nry), it was resolved by nine votes tn . seven that any increase in the firailu 't g ed Land Tax should be accompanied by I - j| atailac iacm«e ia tb« JacQme lax. Ik- * •

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