FARMERS' UNION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 510, 18 May 1909, Page 8

FARMERS' UNION.

PIIOVINCUL CONFERENCE

t : ? ; - ; •;%'(/■; 0' &-y :■ 'x\\ : Ui ? >:V'v\--ft-- " I; ■ TliqVWellington' Provincial', Conference for' ■19P9'is';to , ;'be:held ; .at:-Ekelahuna on Tuesday, ■Mayv 25; '. ■ ; Among tho ..motions. on .tho' order 'paper are, the.; following:—.'; •/ : :. '■;:'.';',' .!■"• •:•'■' •,.::Jjand./Act,T-Th'at 'v'-.'tho '..; Govbrnhwnt..' bo ./urged! to; amend: 'the...Land .;, Act ; -sovas to i':6ive^'Crpim. V: tenanttV<thV : ing the'■ freehold;of.-: their lands' at'; the ..original lvalue,' arid' the payment of '.th'o difference • between, tho 4 -.per cent!': riow. charged 'Von \the lease■ in perpetuity .and the, s-per cent. tenants-'with; the 'right /of purchase,', and the sale,'of all"future lands' shall carry /the:' right ''of purchase .' with' ■ limitation • ,ofi area.—Makuri and Foilding. ;'::'. ? ..:.•■};:; ':'-Land vValpations.^—That 1 , the attention'"of the 'Provincial- Conference.;be drawn' to tlio : enormous, and /unjustifiable' increase in land valuations! (especially; in tho 'fact of -ine: falling 'market) ,'and . the'.grossly unjust mariner, : in'which- 1 "-, the valuators /cut! down', the ', ini- ■ p'rovemerits.—Waverley:;' ' - t . .;■ .'■/.•■/. ■,",'.■■■..'. ■ ■ ',;That.;;thd ,p ! reserit : system;;ofi:valuation of. Jand'-for,:taxatiph'.purposes,',should,ibo Abolished/;'and'ihat- valuations: shquldv be .based oil i tho' earning .capacity: of.' laiid. i. extending bveri'aterm.'of.;yea.rV;--Pahiatua 1 ' r: Central, llakurijtand,Shannon.■'.'".: :-.■,; v i:v ' : '-;•'-■.',. <i'Thati/;;Sebing; the - 7 'takes., no notice , ; pfy'the-''returns sent J 'ui.by;':;owners , under the "1/a'rid ;'i'ax : /.Valuation,~-<birb always I takes the../valuator's;valuo, r the. Go'vernmbnt. be-TeoJuested 't6':discontinne reguiring.-lowriefsi to- furnish 'returns; , , -as /thoVV appear'" tb;f be quito valuelcssl^-Wanganui; }■ ■'; /,;-' J ;7 ■' ■'■'■■ :- .'JLando/riix.-rTliat this' .conference supports ;the, united' Chambers.: of- Commerce ;-in condemning, the /present graduated, laiid 'tax.—■ Pahiatua:Central. 2'-'?., "<v'' '.■:'',"■ :'/'i"v V-//-V: :■■', /. : ; Land Bdaras.--That all Land boards ■consist. of five; members,-two'. (2) .to ; ; be." elected by, the Crown'tenants, the Govern nient: to. appoint two, -and- theiCommiss'ioiier bf Crown Lands.; ; jri each;-district to be chairman.— 1 '-Ifouding.';•<■;;' ;'..- ■',:■. - : ."■■ r-.-:',''■;:.";;■ /,"■■ /"Crown; Land ■ Ballots;— That '• the" present ; systern; of balloting, for- Crown lands' bo done away.with,, and.that,, all .sections;-::.whether-for. cash:;or:lease, .should be submitted- to. public -■ .auction, ■' . subject - to ; the / limitation. clause under the; Lands. for Settlement • Act ■ jT-Palmerston '.Worth. : : "■' "-.',- '•-,'. ,j '"Advances; to Settlers Qfflco!—That' ' the (maximum irate :pf '.'interest'-' instead of- the minimum-rate be fixed: by the Advancesi to botclors ; ;OHicay>pn. advances- ■ to settlers 5 — J'ahiatua' Ceritfali;; ;■:■:■:■; .'-^ : ■■,[■ KV-v/;'. , ;;?;;^.■■ 1 ;That this branch endorses' the '*■ resolution .passed- by.,the ; ' conference.- pf. the-,'' United Chambers to'the effect that tho mortgagb. tax'; be: abolished,- arid that taxation,on' mortgages-bo-in'-the form,of an r Central.-. ' J ' ,-.,:'/■ . /-vßStfis of. attention of the Gpverrimentbp called to the scarcity , of m »pey ;and, the high, rafeof -mterest which hampers' farming: Operations,- and to' reppal legislation, which-has .cauEed.the ivitlidrawal of outside - - ;;Defencb, L -That this■'VconferchcoA endorses tho action of the Govcrnmnnt in offering to provide a ■nrst-class .battleship,tp'tlie;Homo Government.—Provincial , .Executive^■■ ; . ■;.-.-; Parliamentary..: Committee;— That/ ;a,' conimittco' representative 'of the farmers and employers in the Houso bo formed similar to the Labour.Bills ; ■ • -Road .Board- Subsidies.T-Tliat/with.refer-ence to: an am<?n<lment\ in • the last session whoroby .the: subsidies of .the froad boards were/ .reduced ■■'. considerably .the'.::, l^aimors , Union, iitt«rVa'sferri .protest against any curtailment of tho road, board subsidies.— 1 '..>,-.:,";;:■ .'\ ."-■■'■■ .;.■,-■.'-.*:.;' /:■/' ■ Local-Bodies' Subeidics.—That tho systcrn of voting at the-, election of members .fpr local bodies be,: altered go as to '■] compel members to vote for,the full number of members required.—Palmerston North. .|;: . That the electors of local.bodies eliould bo ;aJlowed the. same,' opportunity to vote- when absent from home, or through illness, as pfovided ior in tie. case of Parliamentary, elec-: tiona'.— Levin. ..". '■■■''.'"■■•',■ ', ' ■ ■':■•■''.-•'":' ~;•'. Main . Arterial: Roarls.—That the -Government be asked. to maintain all' tli6 : arterial roadsuri;tho Dominion';—Pahautariui. V ■■'■'.■■' Noxious Weeds.—That local'-, authorities and others, including tho Goverriment,. bo responsible for the eradication, of all noxious weeds growing'pn-Hhe roads, reserves,- or other lands, and that tho law.be altered accordingly.—Palmerstdn North.. '■.'•,:. . . '■ .'Analysis of ( Seeds.—That legislation' bo asked for giving power to publish analysis of needs, chaff, and manures whero samples to bo ..analysed are properly taken.—Elcctahuria. Railways. l —That tho promise mado by tho Premier to carry cemont for dairying purposes free on tho railwaye bo given effect to.—Foilding. ... : ■.;■/.; ", , ; That the Railway Department be asked to issue'tickets, at excursion ra.tos where six or more farmers a-re travelling tpgcthor.to visit experimental farms. —EUetulmna and •Mα- . kuxi. ■•■:■■. ■ ■■' ■ -■:

Soundness of. Stock.---That owners of stallione which havo not been passed by a duly qualified veterinary surgeon bo , prohibited from using same for:; stud purposes.—Palm- ■ crsfon North. . ■ ;. ' ■ ' '' ';, . Contagious Mammitis.—That contagious mammitis' bo placed on .the schodulo of diseases by the Government, arid that an expprhmeed veterinary surgeon be appointed as inspector. ' ' , ; ..,-.. . ; ,j Stock Sales.—That at all stock sales, when stock is submitted for salo, the auctioneer -shall bo required to state tho name of the vendor and tho name of the purchaser.— Feilding and Palmerston North. ,■'.■■ . • ~ Moumahaki State the conference protests against , the'statement of , the': Premier in making tho Moumahaki State .Farm a first-class prisoners' homo, and suggests instead that it bo made an agricultural college, when it will be self-supporting, and also aiks tiro executive to support the Buggestion.—Waverloy.' . : ■•''■■ Agricultural Statistics—That the Government.be again requested to collect'the agricultural . returns by post, an<3 that a penaltj bo imposed if returns are not sent in,to date.—Tenui and Shannon. . ■.'■■-,'■., :,' ... Accident Insurance. , tho conference, consider'-.tlie ", advisability .of forming ■ a farmei's' accident assurance.-—Horoeka. ' .Platform.—-That the Freetrade qiiestionbe deleted from the Farmers , ! Unioji platform.— Eangiwahia. ■■}< ■■■■■ ■■/■: .■■■■; ,■'■'•■ ■ , ';/.