FARMERS’ PRESIDENT
Political Activities Criticised
By Telegraph—Press Association. Grcynioutb, June 12. The "West Coast branch of the Farmers’ Union al its annual conference today lengthily discussed two remits regarding the political activities of the Dominion president, Mr. IV. J. Polson. The conference unanimously adopted, tho remits as follow:—“That the conference takes exception to the president of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union with regard to party politics in union affairs;” “that no member of Parliament is deemed eligible for Dominion president.”
The conference also resolved to recommend to the Government that in framing the guaranteed price plan it should see that factories having considerable expense in sending butter to grading stores be not peiitiliswl. It was also decided to oppose the Hon. F. Waite's proposal to permit the Dominion president on his retirement to remain on the Dominion executive.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 220, 13 June 1936, Page 16
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138FARMERS’ PRESIDENT Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 220, 13 June 1936, Page 16
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