AGRICULTURISTS IN COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1916, Page 4

AGRICULTURISTS IN COUNCIL.

FURTHER RESOLUTIONS. REMOVAL OF EMBARGO ATTITUDE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. At the Council of Agriculture Conference the following were appointed the six representatives of the South Island on the executive, being the only members nominated: Messrs. H. A. Knight (Canterbury), D. G. Wright lAshburlon), J. McPherson (North 'Hagol, J. Turnbull (Gore), G. A. McDonald (Timarii). and J. A. Rankin ti'lydesdale Horse Society). The ballot taken for the six representatives for the North Island resulted as follows: Messrs. G. Hunter (Waipukurau), F. Williams (Hawke's Bay) 7 J. E. Rutherford (Auckland), 0. Donald (Masterton), K. A. Campbell (Wanganui), and ';■!. H. Perett (Feilding). It was resolved to urge upon the Government the desirableness, after the war, of the opening of ports to stock exported from the Dominion, in the interests of the farming community. It was unanimously decided that the A. and V. Associations be asked to start and vigorously promote a movement for collecting funds for the settlement on the land of ruined Belgian farmers. A number of remits dealing with returned soldiers and their settlement on the land were withdrawn, and the following motion was adopted: "That the Government be urged to continue to place on the land every returned soldier capable and willing to" work the same; that good quality land be secured for the purpose, and, if it is found necessity to acquire land, large estates which are not being fully developed should be taken first It was deeded to recommend the executive to have the oflice of the New Zealand Council of Agriculture located in Wellington when a building is erected. Some discussion took place on the embargo en hides. It was stated that the loss to the Dominion producers since February through the imposition of the embargo was £50,000, which had gone into speculators' hands The conference resolved to ask the Government to withdraw the embargo The conference has concluded.