FARMERS' UNION.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18726, 24 June 1926, Page 3

FARMERS' UNION.

MEETING OP EXECUTIVE. • The North Canterbury executive of I .tho New Zealand Farmers' Union met yesterday, Mr J. D. Hall presiding. The following committees were set U P=—Agriculture: Messrs W. W. Mulhblland, _ G.- A. Foster,- J.; J. Matthews, C. Mcintosh, E. J; Hawko,' A. Fisher, E". G. Bishop, H. G. Parish, the and vice-president., Messrs W. Bayley, A.; M. Carpenter, J. K.,,Cullen>' G. H. Hassolij.and H. Oliver. Dairy: Messrs G. H. Hassell, H." E, Peryman,. JV/W. ,Eyme, G. Nairn, F. Pearce, aiM H. Peryman. A letter was received, from the immigration Department, .stating, that a number of farm labourers were arriving by the Tainui, and asking for applications for their services. •' .

.Mr. Benjamin said that thero was more unemployment'^..Canterbury at present than at any.time- during thelast, twelve years. "

On the-suggestion,of the chairman, it was • decided to write to' the Immigration Department pointing out tho position. ...

Dairy Board. Mr T. Pcarco (Ohoka) addresed the meeting on the question of the method of electing representatives on the Dairy' Produco Control.'. Board, stating. that the proposed Bill would-give, all the voting powers to shareholders in the .dairy companies, tho. suppliers having no say whatever in ,tho matter. Mr G. Sheat said that the Unionwould be assisting the producer if it carried a motionto tho.cff.ect that every 'supplier, however smfll, should have a vote. Any other system of voting was manifestly unfair to producers. Mr Hawko said that he favoured the ward system of ' election;..■'. otherwise there was a'danger of having-to vote for representatives of whom-they knew little, if anything at all. A motion was carried-to the effect that the executive' strongly favoured election to the Board on the single ward system, one producer having one vote The* Dairy -Committee was .asked to take up the matter energetically It was decided-to recommend' 'that added, to r the-sprig, area

.MulhoUand,.. Oliy#;^ and , the chairman were appointed' to represent the executive-at a conference cS £ StW '-J 1 * q r tion of of the-Meat Control -Board. It was dV