FARMERS’ UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 February 1922, Page 7

FARMERS’ UNION.

MEETING OF TARANAKI EXECUTIVE. CATTLE TICK DANGER. The monthly meeting of the Taranaki executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union was held at Hawera yesterday. Present: Messrs. R. Dunn (chairman), E. Maxwell, B. Orr, J. S. Barrow, A. R. B. Peirce, H. Sutherland. An apology for absence was received from Mr. Cleaver.

The Poverty Bay provincial district executive of the Farmers’ Union wrote asking that the Taranaki executive should strongly urge the Government to the amended cattle tick regulations. Cattle tick was very serious in Poverty Bay district. The present regulations were almost useless, stock were travelling all over the country. The Government promised that new regulations would be gazetted and strictly enforced months ago, but so far there had been no. word of new regulations. Delays were dangerous and serious to the fanners. It was decided to support the resolutioiv The Conservator of Forests (Mr. H. A. Goudie) wrote stating that an officer had been detailed to address meetings of farmers on the matter of farm shelter and tree-planting for farmers, and asking for the support of the executive in connection with the addresses.

It was decided, on the motion of the chairman, that the secretary should send circulars to all, branches, and ask them to advise the executive as soon as possible if they desired to have a visit from thy lecturer. • 7 The secretary (Mr. G. Buckeridge) said that he had the information as to stock insurance which Mr. Orr had asked for at the last meeting. Mr. Maxwell said that though it was difficult to institute a scheme, insurance of good farm stock was necessary. General stock insurance was not possible in New Zealand, but insurance should be run under a group system. The secretary read extracts of the information he had gathered of the proposed scheme of stock insurance, which stated that the scheme should centre found a creamery. Each supplier could pay a small entrance fee to join a group, and this group would elect a committee and secretary, the latter being preferably the manager of the creamery. The scheme provided that in the event of an owner losing an animal he will receive two thirds of the value of the animal, and should give the carcase to the group or society, to be disposed of in the best manner possible. It was decided after discussion that the union could not take the matter up.