FARMERS IN CONFERENCE

Evening Star, Issue 19319, 4 August 1926, Page 8

FARMERS IN CONFERENCE

TO-DAY'S SlTTitlG [Per United i'cess Association.] WELLINGTON, August 4. The Farmers’ Union Conference resumed to-day. The report on organisation was considered in committee. A vote of thanks accorded to the dominion secretary was supported in the warmest terms. MARKETING OF WOOL. The produce report was submitted by Mr Mulholland. A remit stating “ That the time has arrived when a wool board is essential for the better marketing of our wool,” was moved by Mr Daniell (Wairarapa). After an address by Mr Lilburn, representing the_ Farmers’ Union on the Wool Committee, Mr Anderson (Pelorus) strongly advocated absolute control. Ho maintained that it was essential to the success of the primary products. He instanced the success achieved by the Wool Board of Australia. Mr Joll denied the force of the contention that, as wool was not a perishable commodity, it was not necessary to have a control board. If the unsatisfactory position of last season was continued the result would bo bad for the sheep farmers. Mr Poison said a better system of grading and marketing, wool was wanted. If a board were established for those purposes ho would support it. It was impossible to hold up the price

of wool until it reached the point at which growers considered a payable figure. . , Mr Marshall (Marion) ■ pointed out that the Sheep Owners’ Federation was opposed to compulsory control. There would be no chance of the appointment of a board which could exercise compulsion. Mr Daniell agreed to alter the name to that of a “wool organisation board.” The amended motion was carried by 45 ( -votes to 12. BAZAARS AND STREET COLLEG- , TIONS. A scheme to do away with • bazaars and street and badge’ days was outlined by. Mrs Poison, president of the women’s division of the ; Farmers’ Union. It was stated that in America they had a community week, firms giving annual subscriptions, which wont into a community chest, from which grants were made to various charities.