N.Z. FARMERS' UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1917, Page 6

N.Z. FARMERS' UNION.

taiianaki pro";::\C7'vL Exii'irnv." eial I'x.vutiv-.; nf tii.. Xo.v Xenlar.d ;■'■,!■• 'met'.-,' i'libm v.-.i.; held ,',, liawei-a o:-. Thr.ivdsv. There, were p:-esu::l, .-ssis. R. !.:-.u_i!i (president). A. K. V-u:dicr (riceprcridenLj. j. iv.vimllcliui-st (treasurer), E. il-.ixv.'ell, Jl. 11. Buxto:!. F. Gaiulbi, W. Dull', J). Ocr, J. O.ner, -i. Hodjo and O. li. 'Cuckeridge. (secretary). Leave of absence '.v.ts grunted io r.ll absent member*. Among the marry replies received in uns'.ver io the executive's resolution with reference to tli'j purchase of meat was the following letter from the Prime MinUe.-, who said:—-'With regard to the suggestion 1 that payment should be made on the 'hooks,' I would point out that, this matter has already been very carefully considered, and in view of the fact thai, the contract with the Imperial Government provides for the payment of the meat when it is placed f.o.b. and that this contract is to continue during the period of the war and for thr.ee months afterwards, no change in the present arrangements is contemplated. With regard to the boning of'beef, I'understand that this matter lias bad the consideration of the Imperial Government, and for the present the new method adopted in packing meat is to be confined to mutton and lamb.' The Dominion Secretary (Mr. Jack) forwarded the following resolution passed by the Dominion Conference:—That this executive, having failed after repeated attempts to induce the Imperial Government to purchase meat "on the books," would urge all provincial executives to concentrate their efforts to getting payment up to SO or 90 per cent, of the value of store warrants. Mr. Jack added: With regard to tho question of the boning of beef, careful enquiries have been made into this matter, but the general opinion is that the proposal is not practicable as a general praet'ee. The president explained that he had withdrawn the executive's resolution in preference to the one adopted by the Dominion Executive The president's action was endorsed. A letter was received from Mr. E. W. Low. Riverlea, bringing under the notice of the executive an article dealing with the converting of garbags into fuel, and suggesting that it should be referred to the Efficiency Board.

The president moved that the subject bo considered as a remit for tfie next conference.

This was seconded by Mr. Washer, and carried.

The president, at the conclusion of the business, extended to the members the compliment?- of the season, which were heartily reciprocated—Star.