FARMERS' UNION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3058, 20 April 1917, Page 10

FARMERS' UNION

: FEATHERSTON CENTRE MEETS. ' Tho annual meeting, of tlie Featherston branch of the Farmers' Union was held, 'oh -Wednesday. Mr. A. Donald presided. . . Mr. A. Donald addressed the, meeting on the; work done during the pastyear, and also explained the' setting; up of the Efficiency Board Trustees and Wheat Committees, and their duties. Mr. George Yulo spok<? strongly against the... huttor-fat ' tiiSj as class taxation. -. Tho price of butter-had gono' ;up in. the; Old Gouiitryj\'and- as most: of the butter factories ; sold part of their produce; herfl and exported the rest they were just.as well off as tho cheose men. The Government was accumulating 1 the ;mohey' : collected from tho dairy farmers, and doing nothing with it. > The meeting-decided to support the remit sent from Groytown asking that tho tax bo taken off, and expressed the opinion that the farmers were quite willing to bear their full share of taxation provided it was levied equitably. ' '■■■■. . Tho following remit was passed,: to be forwarded to the provincial conference at Marton: "That tho Government bo urged to take definite ■ steps to: prevent tho exploitation of the country by American Meat Trusts." : " Mr. Geo. Yulo was elected io-. represent tlic branch at -tho conference. '. ; The ; following. were; 'elected a local committeo:—Messrs-.-Arch.. Clark, ,-Q. Donald; G.. W. G. Hodder, Geo. Yulo, W. luco,:F. \V. Parr.\v T. Benton, -W. B; Saddler, A. J. Wells, L. L. 0 Nealo.ftnd A. Chisholm. Messrs.. Q. . Donald and Geo. Yulo woro eleoted to the central executive. Mr. Donald, m moving a vote of thanks to .Mlv Hobenton (who is go-

ing into camp) for organising tho Farmers' Union in the Wairarapa, and for the splendid manner in whioll lie had done his work, wished him Rood luck and a safe return back to his position as societal y of tho union in the Wailaiapj Tho motion was carried,with onlhusiasm. 'I'ho meeting also passed a. motion welcoming Mi. A L. Morgan as act-lng-scuoUry.