TO IMPROVE FARMING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 141, 17 June 1930, Page 10

TO IMPROVE FARMING.

:•■■ -■.'. — * ———~. REMITS 1 FOR CONFERENCE. VETERINARY SERVICE FOR ,-\; ■~'.. ; ' -' LIVESTOCK. . ..'.'. QUERIES -AND STATISTICS.,:. ■''A (By"Telegraph'.—Press Association.) ': : \'"'\ ■■ .": WELLINGTON, Monday.. :'TJie':; Dominion '■ executive 'of the New Ze'al#nd. Farmers' Union, met: in Wellin'gr ton/ito-day, Mri W. J.' Poison, M.P.y presiding', over an" attendance of about■••■.3o members: .■ ' .■;.'■ . '•*."' '"'.'.'. The .following remit was submitted-by th.e .Southland Association:—That this conference .recommends to ; the Board of Agriculture for its fullest consideration the scheme for the provision of a more adequate veterinary service for livestock owners-in-New Zealand as outlined, by Mr;, \yilliam 'Piprson, which provides. for the ;"-'appointment ' of .fully qualified veterinarians whose.. services shall'; be available at. a small fee to ; all who agree to; contribute the specified levies, their salaries to be guaranteed >up to £ 1000. .Dr;.C. J. .Beakes said, the- scheme was thslt suppliers should pay 2/Q a cow per annum.into the veterinary fund, to. be deducted from their milk cheques. ' < It was decided to forward the remit to theßoard of Agriculture,. .A remit from Nelson.asked the execu-tive-to' iriiike further "representations to have-the fireblight ■legislation amended, and that the support of the , Fruitgrowers' Conference be sought. The remit was carried. . .... - ■ .-■ j ■ -. ■ ■ ' The following remit was agreed-to without'discussion:—That-the conference considers' that, the. time has arrived when an ' emphatic protest should be lodged against 'the growing list of questions farmers are'expected to answer in the compiiation.of agricultural and pastoral siatis'ticS; aiiid considers,further that a great .many of the questions cannot serve.! any useful, piirpose; even if it were possible to . give: substantially correct answers.- ' ■ /. ' -The executive agreed to remits concerning the pork industry; One lirged that the Department of Agriculture should, give more;attention to the bacon and ,pork .industry, and-furnish .producers with all - information which will assist to increase the industry with

profit to the Dominion. The other was that the Department be requested to provide for the reinstatement of the pork subsidy. The executive decided, on the recommendation of tie South Taranaki Union, to protest against the continual changing of school books, urging, that all school books be standardised and made available at the lowest possible price. An Auckland ' remit, that the arrangement for 'the .-finance of the conveyance of children to school.by vehicular or launch transport.be applied also to horse riding, was carried, ..' A resolution Avas carried that any.increase of wages of any description should ibe opposed, as the'cost of living had decreased! The Wanganui branch recommended that the New Zealland Farmers' Unioii should oppose the six .days', .week for dairy factory .employees. The remit was carried. .