AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9550, 23 July 1909, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

SOME SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION. The New Zealand Agricultural Conference will be opened at the Chamber of Commerce, Wellington, on the 3rd August. The societies represented, and the delegates, will he as follow :--rtshburton, Messrs T. Mawson and D. Wood; Amuri, Cel. Chaffey and Mr W. 0. Richards; Auckland, Messrs J. G. Rutherford and E. Hall; Canterbury, Messrs D. D. M'Farlane, A. Chamberlain, J. Stevenson, and 0. H. Pemberton ; Egmont. Mr T. Winks; Franklin, Mr J. Schlaepfer; Feilding, Messrs H. Biirrell and EI. J. Booth; Hawke's Bay, Hon. J. D. Ormond and Mr D. H. Potts; Kaikoura, the president and vice-president; Masterton, Messrs D. McGregor, jun., and W. Perry; Marlborough, Messrs K. J. Bell and S.. M. Neville; Northern A. and P. Association (Rangiora), Messrs K. M'intosh and J. W. Foster; Nelson, Mr H. D. Harkness; North Otago, Hon. T. Y. Duncan; Otago, Messrs, W. J. Charters and P. Fattnllo; Opotiki. Mr A. K. Haj'ward; Poverty Bay, Messrs T. Holden, F. B. Barber, and C. A. Fenwick; Southland, Messrs J. Kilkison and J. King; Taieri, Messrs W. J. Charters and P. Pattullo; Timaru, Messrs R. H. Rhodes and H. Elworthy; Wairarapa and East Coast, Messrs W. C. Buchanan, M.P., and H. R. Bunny; Waikato A. and P. Association, Mr John Knight; Wanganui, Messrs E. Campbell, J. Higgie, arid T. Bamber; Waikato Farmers' Club. At the opening of the conference Mr J. G. Wilson , (chairman) will preside. The order paper gives promise of a series ot very interesting discussions. In the first place, Auckland will move that a time limit be fixed for all speakers. The small birds nuisance question is being brought up by North Otago and Marlborough. The former is moving that the Government be requested to place on the estimates a sum of money as a bonus or prize for the discovery of an effective poison for small birds. Marlborough wants enquiries made as to the advisability of importing swallows and martens into New Zealand. Canterbury wants to have experiments in root-growing conducted under the supervision of a Government director. Mr T. W. Kirk will give an address on "Farm Meeds and their Imparities," and Canterbury will move in favour of enforcing the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act. The question of "Daj light Saving" will also be introduced by Can- | terbury. i The subject of the improvement of the breeding of horses will be brought forward by the delegates from Canterbury, Taranaki, Marlborough, . Manawatu, and Otago. I The Chief Vsterinarian (Mr C. J. Reakes) will lecture on "The Prevention of Stock Diseases." The formation of Cow-testing Associations will be urged by Auckland, j Education in rudimentary argiculture will be urged by Canterbury. Several notices of motion have been given in connection with the improvement and general management of agricultural shows and or the federation of agricultural societies. There are also a good many notices of motion regarding railway matters, Feilding wants cheap rates for farmers visiting Government SState farms; Canterbury is urging that all stock sent to shows for exhibition be carried at half rates; and Southland wants feed, buckets, etc., for show stock carried free. The following notice of motion has been given by Hokianga: That tne policy of withholding from native owners of land the opportunity of (1) ; either occupying them under the same conditions as Europeans; or (2) disposing of them, is detrimental to the settlement of the country, inasmuch as it fosters the spread of noxious weeds, delays the eradication of fruit pests and disease?, affords ' protection for tuberculosis and other I diseased animals, and leaves an I enormous area of unproductive land.