TAKING Of CENSUS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 135, 9 June 1945, Page 9

TAKING Of CENSUS

DIRECT ACTION THREAT P.A. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 8. The postponement of the taking of the Census till at least one year after the end of the war was advocated at the annual North Tairatlaki conference of the farmers' Uhioh today in view of the unsettled state of the country, the absence of so many men overseas, the dislocation of .population under man-power, and the shortage of labour. Failiiig such delay; the conference decided that "the farmers must,di-aw their own Conclusions and take the action necessary to defeat the. insidious attack on theii. liberties."

"The time has pome when We.have to face up to the fact that we consider taking direct action," said Mr. H. £>enne» referring to a suggestion that farmers should consider the advisability Of boycotting the census. "This is a chance for us to take direct action Without causing any hardship to anyone." "There can be no reason for the census, other than party politics," said the president. Mr. H. E. Blyde. "We should protest, and if protests fail we should take other action. A census at piresent would prevent certain districts from having proper representation in the House of Representatives. If no real explanation can be made for taking the census, we would be justified in not being a party to what is an unjustifiable action." The conference entered a protest against any interference with the present Country Quota. .'