FARMERS' INTERESTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 104, 4 May 1935, Page 11

FARMERS' INTERESTS

GLADSTONE DISTRICT

(Special to 'he "Evenino Post") MASTERTONf, This Day. A remit was passed at the annual meeting of the Gladstone branch of the Farmers" Union that the Government be asked' to enact legislation com--pelling electric power boards to establish an insurance ' fund to provide compensation for- the loss of life Xhuman or stock) caused through faults or breaks in electric, power lines. ■••; Some discussion took place regarding a proposab to lift the embargo on the impdrtatibn of stock from overseas. It was considered that opposition to lifting • the embargo was lesserling and it'was .arjLticip.ated' that it was likely that the importation of. stock would be permitted. ■

With reference to the partial derating of land it was' felt that petrol t xatibn should give much-needed relief to ratepayers. The union had consistently advocated the principle of the user paying for the .maintenance of. roads; ■:- '■■.; ■■ ,; -:; ....■.'...;■ . ■..-■•.

The Grey" town branch, at its annual meeting, adopted a remit that no white phie timber be exported from New Zealand. ' ' -

It was decided to support a Carter tonremit regarding a proposal for guaranteed prices for* export dairy'produce.

■;. Anpther remit was that, the Government be asked to compel power boards to .undertake , the earth-wiring of fences* v •..-.■.- . ..

A remit that all branches of the Farmers' .Union be asked to see that political candidates, definitely express their views on the principle of derating of farm lands was passed by the Eketahuna branch at its annual meeting.'1- '• :■<:'■ ■■■■'■■ .; •.-■.•.: .

Another remit, which was defeated, asked for support of the embargo on the importation of livestock, and'suggested that all bulbs, js.eeds, etc., imported irpni infected "c'puhtries shpul|d .be banned; It .was* decided to support Pie" .Greytpwn remit asking'^'for the prohibition of the export pf,.wtiite. pine. f -That determined be made: %y the Government '/to form reciprocal trade' agreements with other countries was; the text of another remit carried, the ■discussion oh the remit centring especially, on America. • , ,:

"A further remit, that 5 percent, qf the value of exports be held in-reserve, to form a fundi for the de'velopmept of hew overseas markets, was adopted.