FARMERS' UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 69, 17 April 1909, Page 2

FARMERS' UNION.

TIIF, I'UOVIXCIAL COXFEIIENCK. The Taranaki Provincial Executive has approved Ihe following remits fur (he provincial conference, to l„. held at Stratford next month.: I'alea: "Thai in view of the serious loss ami inconvenience caused lo settlors during (he last couple of imtiitlis owing to Ihe shortage of trucks to take awav fat stock, the liailwav Departinenl o'e urged to provide improved facilities liefore next sesaon." Tarata: "That this conference is ot I the opinion that the lime has arrived when some action should l„. take,, to regulate Ihe speed of lmilo| . ( . ar , ,-,„. the safely „f ()„, travelling p,i1,)j,..» Opunake: "That while there is so "'""'l' '«nd in .Vew Zealand (Crown and "(herwise) awaiting settlement, this branch considers it «ors ( . ,„«„ ,„|| v ~,,„. linually borrowing in the foreign money "larkel to purchase improved estate's lor the purpose of leasing to settlers Ihe Government acting as agent for the money- ender | IV collecting ||„, ~.„|s ,„ pay interest on the borrowed money, thereby creating u giga„(i, , ysU , ln ; lf i,lls( ' '' landlordism that must nlfi"liilley prove .disastrous to the Do»''»'o»; (2) that as the present system "i taxing fanners on the so-called unimproved value „f their holdings is mib'ir. and out of proporli,,,, t „ t|„, w ,iv '." "bid, capital invested in other hiduslries is taxed, Gils branch considers '!"; present land tax should be abolished, eilher yn their incom,. ,„■ the capital value of their land." '

Stratford! "That tl„. executive in t'lture advise brandies privately ~, |„ I 1'" ""'»■ «" tlwy think most 'suitable ; n'l;.'csenl, ,|,e farmers iM |> M| .| i;l .

AVuren: "This branch considers it is urgently necessary thai the Xoxions ce,ls Ad should be carried o,„ more """''lively. ils blackberries and ra.rworl "." l!"Hi'-i.larl arc spreading- ;l "t a' alarming rate and 1.ec0nii,,..., meu'ice (o Gin blanch again urges that the present method of working railways at a loss J* a great injusli,.,. („ |]i„ s( , districts hi'ving to pay (axes for that purpose but lil I"";":'" J" ''«•<•".■ tenelii from the working of them " Executive: " Thai tiie conference is ,n avor o! compulsory military training; (2 la Ihe syslen, of valni,,,, 0 „ ,„,. ""-''■''■'l I wed value should be ;' " ,l "' 1 ; /,■'" U'"- mis conference a,,I"""J? "I the resolution 0 f ,|„, E IM p,o V . 'is I'ederntiou i„ regard 1„ ||„, prViv,'''lee lo unionists: m t J ls ,j f.,,-,,, „,.,.. yauls be admitted i,.j members of (~,. '."»"> ill half lit,, ordinary s„I.„.,:„ !"" ,: '":>, "I 1 " Goiernniciit 1, ( . asked I"JT,Z , ''V',-"""'' s " itll1 ' 11 ' r;,sl<,l "'">. , l '"'" :l ' v s(ilt '"» ,>•"''! Kales and prb •He ci'osMiigs-. u), thai any railway '"»jk sent I" a flag station to be loaded shall have alli.xed „ curd ,rin„ (|„. name ul the person ordering it, ,r„,| j( bo made an „m,,co for mm,,,,, else to "'fr'h'l''* u"'-''-"' (1 '"' """' sl "' l ' '""•'••" The following remit from the Taratn "'""•b was rejected.,,,, the grounds Ihal those immigrants nol. Ii( for "rural „,- «!i:;«''"»s'; might make good set!lets: - '«.". 'l>"s confer*,,, .urges „„ ,)„, ""minion Executive the desirability ~f warning the Government a-aiiis! as-d-d- ---)"" !"!>' """"S'.i'ils to come to this i",n", n"7 m ' '"" ,k ' siv "" s '"' ilml pi>.» so .in; lit tor rural occupations."