Waimate County Farmers' Association.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 296, 16 December 1902, Page 3

Waimate County Farmers' Association.

; A special nicotine; was held on tSaturualay, Mr W. F. Ward presiding over ,i good attendance. <! )Il!ll-'.st'0Nl»KN< ■!■: A letter from Mrs Studholme acknowledge -i tho Association's vota of sympa'hy in the death of the htc Mrs "Francis. From the losuran ce Department, stating tint the rate for ; fanners was .Is per cent and had not bten raised. The Department of Agriculture wrote that no provision was mule for salaries ' for additional analysts and asking if the Union would be prepared to contribute : towards the salary of analysts. The Railway I). ear Uncut wrote that in reference to the d. spateh of sheep by nil from Wainiate, th ' Union's request that sheep be sent from Waimate to fttudhohne Junction by the 0.10 train had been granted. The Department of Agriculture wrote ■ that arrangements were being made to carry out a series ot experiments in poisoning birds. '; The Railway Department wrote that j the matior of cleaning shc.-p trucks had I been carefully inquired into. They were ' j cleaned as frequently as the trallic would 1 I allow.lmt in a rush of business it was ! impossible to keep them absolutely clean j without causing serious delays to conI aignmenis. which would be a greater ' i source of complaints from settlers than I the condition of the trucks. If clean i trucks had to be supplied at each order i three times the present number would he required and even then no guarantee ! could be snven, while during the slack ; season a very lai'sje number of w.igoru ! would stand idle for considerable periods. I However, they were fully alive to the ! necessity for keeping trucks clean and no j effort woald he spared to have them I kept in the best condition possible. j The Kvilway Department wrote that it j was found that great diversity of opinion | existed as to the siz-> of gr.unsaok which | would commend itself to grain dealers, i and at the same time meet the representations of the workers who complained that the 2101 b sack at present in use euised very serious injury to the men engaged in handling the Micks. The Minister recognised tho complaint as reasonable and desired the Union to o ni sider the matter that they might overj c,.ue the difficulties complained of by ' J those handling grain. When the size of r tho Back had been decided upon a by-law 'i would be gazetted regulating the same ' and at least twelve month's notice would : ' he given of the to enable present !' stocks of Hacks to m used up. The 1 ■■ Minister is anxious I hat, the s ; ze of the I | new bag should he decided up.iu b.;fon • ! orders for the lliOl season's grain were ■ j given. I Mr Herlslett thought it a ridioul.ui;

[ thing to alter the batrs fot who it. j Potatoes, coal, etc., were put in four i bushel bags and no comp'aiiH was made. Mr Boririe said there was little handling now done ; machinery was taking its place. A in ttioa was put and _ carried i unanimously that the size remain a 3 at i present. ! Mr McGowan mid ho had sent some ! samples of wheat to Drmedin and the : dealers would not buy, although short, ' on ae >ount of tin' large quantity of Hour impute-!. Hi: would move that the I * •.; o■' t !| e: <i ■ >v_-»-ii !;i-en: to pu' a | 'i'ii.i c.-Mhman' said that ho 1 was a t're-jtrader and thought tanners -thotdd a!! take Mrs view If tiiey want-ed ; u Oles :)\v <<>'. at this on,l they mast expect them at the other. ?.Ir lLrtsL't was also in favour 01 free i trail.:. It was oniy when ll air was an : excr-dve pnee here that it could be j imported a r a prolb. Tiiere win no seconder, and the motion I lapsed. i AL C. Akhiii-st, secretary, requested ; th.it i'i" l As-oai ition p'l'niit !i in m baa: i;i ('he ili'.i- nskine lnemh -r.; to insim-in | thr ; J, anion. Uv-ipool and (ilobi Kbe ■ iiiMirui..-' ' ' nil 'an . which he p-nre-i scute 1. !{.• r.ainted on:, that tie.: Union : oonlJ no alLrd to pay him a salary, aivi i tint by iu-uring io Ins Ol'li :■: Cley could , attain the smie end without co-ting Ui'.'.:n ' miyt hit);/. ; The Miiiir. r was disoilsse.i, mom'";.^ '■ speaking highly o Mr Ak'.nunt's valu .hh ; ,eivic, : s. It wt-' uaa.ii.'ii ><i ;ly reolve! '. that the oi.viihr receive the endorsement <•( the A.,so ■iation. | Me-srs Cuiuno-s and LeCren wrote , that thev were intending to build new premises', and ollbiing the Association nmiiH in Uiem as per te; ins ol their former oiler, The Ciiaii-nau w.n not iis favour of noiertakhie anv responsibility, seeiiu the ! lack .a' sympathy --iiown ia the Union. 'Th-sime few cone every time, a.nd id would he or, tlu-ir shoulders that the our,leu wane! fill, lie wuiihl like to see ■•ava.-al hit nlre.h pr aseuf at eioa me-'tai;;;, el.het' vi-e the Union would la.s-e hi the lon.' ram. !.-, reply io a .pernio,,, ill-- S-.TPiai .V s,id that t'n-e were 20l> nueim-,-. Ia ■ a, eii 1 i .!; ■ 17-) •) pav th : rent. i'ii - Co orai in sai 1 mis >va> e i b el.v ; d ;e i a Mi' ihiekuigh on. >vh i had Vein ■ ■■ i 11,- eanva -se i tile .li-tri.-r. a d h ■ j iienr outdo ■) ."'Xt ya a 1 1 ' t'n ai.Oi I il a •hi .air' til r tanners .-haitd be eoaine'd • ii;' ) o:L-/ tie' I h"lr -u!eerq>tio,,s. Mr Ihlekingh i.il sdt he ec- aiuiy ■.v aid n r .a-in-s !i. '.->: money :v an ;ii :i -,vh ■- ha i lh .a-'ro-, an 1 fr.rti ui n ■.vl. ) iia.l "ei'J ,ca-t< lie <■ > ild eet iiai:n;.-;:. e us ivaM've. iuid eieii th'c.;-!u !r; wa.s a Union no ids own. ii. a-i; una u'm "\<\y r ■kulv-mI taat Ihe A-o. ia'.rei -hould rot d > anything in tie' in uier cj! room.-;. tf:' >dd t'ney had thrown a ne iv due -in the I-'tnu.us' Uui m U'ii it t'n '■; asinle 1 was to put p >!iti :-' asi le and sh-.,v he farmers h.nw to einijiii" and save : lie middi- m m'- prole-, which ran aii e.lt 10 oer cent. Un il hey di I thi.i •.'';■• lai'.n V'te n i ;iv'. ie'L ihem Jo n :11-'ir 1' ulie'l',' C e Ui '!\'i'ivc A..-■'..; an.ei an i e . ec'i've tii"e' inva-a.te Mr Ward said when til ■ far nei ; '•-. ile ,dl e.v.l a. ht.l pel' e e|t c,,'iii4 i' l ' l ■ 'id-'Ot in iran :e 11: •>■ did n • tik ■ adwiiit ■ •;.'• o!' I' . Mr r.nrrie did n .1 see why they shoii'd •ncree 11'o Uninn in the Farmer* U.iop ,'etive, Ii they .-mid ir.it p i.V their s-ave:. lry ti-cv e i'ii ! n it t-xpeei la unite on e.>inmen;i:il hu*in".;s. Mr l!n'itiiir/iiam said t):e iaanv would support not hi.; ;. Tev decide tt . he'p Mr AUhuist in ree.ird to in-ir.in 'e but th"v would do nothing. .Mr Corr:i,'-iri 'raid h" .-hould not h.' had i tip as an ex imph\ lea iuri alwivs lr''"i a staunch supporter of th -- farnae 0 Union, an. I ho app-.ule I to the chair to support tUI-. ITm Fanners' Cni m waonly the Nation il -\s-oe\atiou in dis^ni*,The next. !■ ctu-e '.vas ,'i.ved for -laonary. On the mot on ot Mr (h Muioh a-'er. seconded by Mr Herts'etl, it was resolved that a heartv vote of thanks lie passed to Mi l.itickineliiuii far his s.-rviees in eauvaasiiej;.