FARMERS' UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 133, 27 May 1908, Page 4

FARMERS' UNION.

WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE. Per Press Association. Feilding, Tuesday. Tiio Wellington Provincial Conference of tile Fanners' I'nion opened here today. ilv. .1. ("!. Wilson prosidod. Mr. Wilson >aid there was nuthiii" special to report with regard to membership, but that wa- really because fanner-; had been jiiisMn-.' through jieacvful timi*. The Land liill was done with now. and there wa-* nothing to for. lie regretted that our young people were not inclined to go to sea. which was a di>i]iiietening fact, as attack might come t'l'oin the sea. It wJls of vital imporlsince to farmers to have the command of Hie sea. Thcv should encourage cadets II had been a yea r dt' surprises in the fall of wool by 4d or .Id. a rise in butter to 1-YK a drought and a wonderful recovery. There was no juslilka - tion for tlu- drop in wool. There was a promise that the Wellington province would have -rood crops. Mo hoped for great results from ])r. Cockayne's experiments hw-ross fertilising to get oats. If the price of butter keeps up there is nothing to fear in New Zealand, but they had a great deal to learn yet in the dairy industry, lie congratulated the Wanganui Kdiualion Hoard on its instruction work in tiiis direction. The young people will sue the dairying situation, and will be the pioneer* in testing .single r-oivs. lie believed llax will rise again. Improved methods of fanning will have to receive nnr atlenlion. Ali'oresiation is necessary. and the Union should take it up. Feilding, Last Night.

The following remits wen' carried: That the (.'overninnt be urged to amend Ihe Land Aci so as to give all frown leuailN the option of purchasing Ihe lici'bobl of their land* at the original valui' ami the payment to Ihe difference bet Weill tile I per rent now eil : Ug''d on ilu- leasi - - iii-perpeluil v and the r) |ier e. it! tharged to tenants with the right-"f-purchas,, ami all future lands dispo e,| ( ,i >hall carry the liyht of-j.i.r-elia^e.

That luc C'iilonia! Ksecutive be a-.1.eil I" 'Ji'l an amendment in tln- AiT.il fat imi Act thai a lua jvirit y of employees in is! be member.-. ill' a union Mori- they ha.o I lie power to cite employer* to appear In-fore an Industrial Court. That in view of tin- failure of til Conciliation and Arbitration AMs to prevent strikes and the unfair and wtk manner in which the Aets are aiim.i.isterid, it would lie in the best iiito'.-,ti of everybody concerned i[ these .uls were repealed (l r amended.

That ill 110 case should preference be "'"'i "'J' •■"'.V Court to members ol ;,f,v union of farm laborers.