GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 85, 6 May 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

OAMATiU SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Oamarn. Last Night. In consequence of the unsatisfactory nature of shipping transactions this season, atn meeting of merchants held here i 10-dav the following agreement was ar- , rived at:—That all quotations be Tor . potatoes fo.b., Oamarn; that all ship- ■ ments be passed at Oainani on ficifalf of | buyers; sellers' risk to then cease; that ! in order to ensure satisfaction being , given all potatoes intended for shipment ! must pass through store. I IMPERIAL NAVAL CONFERENCE. Wellington. Last Xight. ' The Government has not yet c-onsider--1 ed the question of Xew Zealand being 1 represented at the Imperial Naval Conl ferencc in London in July. FARMERS' I'XION. '■ Palmcrston N\. Last Night, i The nnnu.il dinner of the Palmcrston ) branch of the Farmers' L'nion was held r to-night and was largely attcnilel. j Among the speakers were the Hon. , Buddo and Messrs ,T. G. Wilson, R. C. ' Jirucc and J. C. Cooper. In referring to " the matter of the Dreadnought. Messrs i Wilson, Bruce and others eulogis'cd the , action of Ihc Clovernment, and their rcj marks met with general approval. The . Hbn..Bvidilo referred to tlic~~land tenure and the intention of the Government to provide roads and bridges and also the ; benefits of the advances to settlers.