NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 110, 30 April 1908, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' UNION.

TARAXAKI PROVINCIAL CONFER- ' t'Nt'li. The following are the mu - n , (u ~„. larauaki Provincial Coucleremc of do -WA, l ]. ll Hil,,,m-r,'L, l ion. ~,!,,, 1,,1,1 i in llawera 111 .\iav:— Executive.-Hut th,, CillUercm,, j. ~f opinion that no tenure is -ali-taetor-to tanner, oi this eounlrv that docnot provide tor the select'or ac.uiriu.r the freehold of hi* holding; but the I'Jiiteremv considers that Hie title so •' quired should Ik. saddled with similar ■ -minion,- as to area as the original I ise had. Exccutive.-riiat the Provincial COll- - fence urge ou the Colonial Council the • uportance to thi- country of tli c . importing ot an adequate supply 111 etlici■ut lalwur. either by an assoViaiiou „( mem hew of the Union themselves, „r by the Government. E.\mitivc.-T|,at the Conference is of opinion some alteration should be mule ■n the law. so a, to provide that com-i-annot be recovered in case oi damage by bush fire-, u |„. n . it j, proved that all reasonable precautions have been taken. Eltham.—That a protest !>c made

against a member of the Conciliation Hoard fermenting a dispute, and then adjudicating on ,ame. as the position is impossible and intolerable. Executive.— That the Executive ,0,1siders the Conference should do all in its power to have the law so altered as to prevent the possibility of preference being given to Unionists, as such is arbitrary, hampering to industry, and must be detrimental to the prosperity of the Dominion. Eitham.—That a further more determined effort should be made '0 liave the clause relating to valuation of imimprovemnets in the Valuation Art amended by giving full value for the actual benefit to land from improvements other than visible. I Eltham.—That it be urged tliat a rigid surveillance be kept over the sale of grass weeds and cereals for seed purposes, to prevent the sale of weedinfected seeds, eli. That a -ale of seeds should be an implied warrantv or purity unle-, specially dated 10 "the contrary. Kahoiu.—That this branch object- to the drastic proposals by the Uovernment with regard to milking sheds and yards. Executive.—That this Conference is of opinion that th e law ought to be so amended that farmer* cannot be cited , before the Conciliation Hoard, unless a majority of the Kara LaJmnrer-' Union is in favour of same, and members of such Union are composed of a majority • 6f farm laliourers i n th c district. Patea.—That any railway truck sent to a flag station to lie loaded shall have affixed a card liearing the name of the person ordering it, and it be made an offence for any on,, else to remove the cam or use sm-li truck. llawera.—That thi- branch strongly prote-l- again-; any export dutv oil farm produce ot any ib-eription. Warea— That in the opinion of this branch the Provincial Executive could ilo much lor fanners l,y obt lining manure- for member- of tli ( > Union, Kltliam.—That tin- Fencing .Act be so ■" "led that the owner- of land will iimli'nstaiid which part of their boundary fences they are responsible for. and that ' said boundaries Ire defined and allocate definitely. 'd Executive.—That the woo! hrok' approached re the abolishing (1 j ' -•'» ''-' exce-s of lib. weight in the R/ ' al • in deducted off all wool sold. '"'" """' Eltham.—That the stair" . . siiuciioii l>cing imparted P " ml ."!.'"' in country schools i* 0' ° " ur rll " ,l '' l ' n lit th.-m for the work ' '' '•'hulated to Particular refer.*-,, ' ot ovvr . v ,h > '"''.'• cal education rclalir ls '"'"''' l " techni pa-tnral purstnti. Jg to agriculture and Eltham.—Tint dutv have tto* ' a " ""' reductions 1.1 the coii-UHiW - m ra:l ». v l """'-- i I'cneliteil -. made. *-• ■'• >lu 'h reductions should [>> hiten- l " ensure tin's, endeaxv" T,ut "'<■ Union 11-e it- lie.l with,' ' '""' tn J- r( '' t,K> ,MIlk " l " ''" awil >' a< their charge for keeping current y illlts. f .'illha 111.- That a, tin- Kariuer-' Unio.i i - not unanimous enough to take a -irmig political attitude, an energetic I elloit should be made to enli-t I he sympathies and inter, -t of all farmer- by a -y-tein of lecture, and talks on np-lo-ilate farm topics. llawera and K\oeutiu—That the Provinrial Conferenr-e urge on the Colonial Conference the reed „f continued «- tr.'im- vigilance to rc-i-t anv movement ill 111- ilirecti. >, „t ;i„. followin-:- ..!!,.. ferenduni. Ka ; r U-ni P.ill. L«] liodb's Kranclii-i- (alteration oil. Executive.-That thi- Conference iin favour of uniceisal military training. Executive.—That tip- Conference ailM.cate- an increase in X C w Zealand's ' i-mtribiition towards the upkeep of the Navy. Hawera.—That a uniform -übscription b ( . fixed for all the different branches in the Provincial Di-trict. Kaimata. - That this branch considers the action of the Colonial Council inconsistent iwith plank 3 of the platform. Itpunako.—That no member be eligible for a seat on the Executive unless he V fully in accord with our platform.