FARMERS' UNION.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20788, 23 February 1933, Page 6

FARMERS' UNION.

• y NORTH CANTERBURY EXECUTIVE. MANY PROBLEMS DISCUSSED. The executive of the. North Canterbury branch ol the New Zealand Farmers' Union met yesterday, Mr J. KUuilea presiding in tlio absence of Air Colin Mcintosh. Present were:— Messrs J. D. Hall, F. G. Armstrong) A. Fisher, D. J. Hawke, R. &. Koper/ W. Smith, T. Thompson, R. Allan, W. G. Sly, and J. Dunlop. Tho Nortji Canterbury Stock Auctioneers' Association wrote asking tho executive to fix a date for a meeting to discuss, the methods of marketing fat stock at Adclingtou, preferably some time in April as until then the members of tho association wouto be engaged in oeasoual work. In® letter was received. Mr H.. G. Parish, a member of the executive, wrote stating that last Saturday a hedge fire had been cadged by a tram between Carlton and Mennetts on the Oxford line. It was decided to write to the othcer in charge of the section in Christchurch forwarding the complaint. Work for Plock House Boya. "Tho Keturned Soldiers' Association wrote that the period of training ol the first three Christchurch boys # to. enter Flock House was due to expire io-dayJ No positions had yet been found lor these boys, and the executive wan asked to assist them to hnu jobs. 1 ■ *" The chairman remarked that it was tho duty of farmers to use the hoys if possible, but members expressed some criticism of the "way in which boys were trained at Flock House, and after a brief discussion it tvas decided to refer this question of training to the Agricultural Committee to confer on it with the Returned Soldiers Association. . . . Regarding tho finding of employment for the throe boys, the chairman asked that the newspapers should give publicity to tho fact tliat they were seeding positions, Grading of Wool. The Crown Tenants' Association forwarded the following remit, which bad been passed at a recent meeting, asking tho executive to approve of *t • VThat the Government be asked to inaugurate a system ol wool grading, wool to be graded by expert classers at all main shipping points, and thus enable wool to he sold on grade mstead of auctioned as at present. ' Mr Armstrong said the position at present was that many small farmers did not know the first thing about wool classing, .and the resulting los? to them was tremendous. He thought the proposal was well worth following up. Mr Hall said the proposition seemed to him to he hardly practicable. It was well worth investigating, however. Mr Armstrong added that he considered a great deal of money was being lost bv farmers on account ot slipshod methods of classing. An accurately classed lot wag worth tatmore than one badly classed. The chairman thought that the classing done by the brokers at present was quite adequate. Tho remit was referred to the Canterbury Sheep Owners' I>nion. J Price of Cornsacks. The Wheat Marketing Agency wrote, ia answer to an enquiry from the executive regarding the price of cornsacks, forwarding a copy of a letter which had been sent to the Tinia.ru Agricultural and Pastoral Association which explained the position. This letter said that the cost of-sacks to the miller had to be considered in arriving at. the price of wheat, so that if the miller bud to pay more for his sacks lie would have to be allowed a lowor price for wheat. According to'the formula by which litis board .works out the price of wheat," said the letter, "the farmer obtains the fullest price possible under the present gliding scale,.and the price of the cornsacks is part and parcel of the price of wheat." The letter was received. The meeting decided to write to the Hailyray Board pointing out that no reduction had been made in freight, rates on grain, and also to advise I7ie farmers* representative cm the board that this bad been done. ■■

The biggest . building, boom e,ver known in Suss^tf' is expected to follow the recent opening of- the all-electric line from .London, to Brighton and Worthing. Speculators have been buying .Hp lan* all along the line from Iluywards to Brighton and westwards 'to Hoye, Shoreham, Lancing, and Worthing. The speculators believe that .mow , thq, luxurious neiv trains offer fa. 12-minute service from London to ths .seaside' and cover the journey in less than an hour, thousands of <->fcy business men'will want, to live by the coast and travel to and Iron) work < j«ch day. It 'is; estimated that Brighton# population, will'increase' by at J*a*t 15.per coat." : ~ ' , »!W Mrn M to wriuflltt sr: Kfpi, ready for ;»t,ampine Home, Undo* Aowtt &r« •tamped i : ■ l ? ® * - ■■Hlittiy »v \ i ; 'l-