A FARMER'S GRIEVANCE.
1 Sir,—For some years past we. farmers have been looking to the Government to bring their long-promised amendment to the Live Stock Act, which was to embrace a new system of earmarking. This lias-been promised us for' years past, yet session- after session goes by' and the promise'is still unkept. Another. session is nearing its close. Labour and its wants are very much in evidence, in. the Bills before the House. But this 'is. probably iu view of tlie coming election, whilst the farmers,. being mostly Conservatives, have their needs neglccted; Even' our own members in the Opposition ranks are very apathetic in the matter. Surely, Mr. Massey and his party could do something for us if, they would but try. Our industry ,is of vastly greater importance to the colony than all its other indus-. tries put together., The value of its exports dwarf all others; yet we are to go drifting on year after year without the protection which-is so justly our due, whilst the favoured masses are being attended to all the time. Trusting you will voice this matter in our behalf,—l am, etc., " ■ . MANAWATU. - Palmerston, November 5, 1910.'
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 972, 12 November 1910, Page 10
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