DAIRY FARMERS

Evening Star, Issue 19923, 20 July 1928, Page 11

DAIRY FARMERS

THE APUSL CONFERENCE

[Per United Press Association.]

PALMERSTON NORTH, July 19. The annual conference to-day of the Dairy Farmers’ Union passed a remit tuning the Government to bring down a Pure Seeds Bill, or, as an alternative, to make it compulsory for merchants to sell under a guarantee germination tost

Considerable discussion cusued on the motor legulations. It was decided to ask the Government to abolish the £2 annual license- fee and the practice ot renewing the number plates each year, which was considered a waste ol money.

A protest was also made against the continual alteration ot the motor regulations. Delegates considered that k would be more equitable to pay an increased petrol tax than the annual license fee, as the users of the roads would then pay for them. It was also decided to ask the Government to have the Machinery Inspection Act relating to farm machinery, other than steam plants, altered to make it compulsory to have an installation inspection only, and that no other inspection be made provided no alteration' to tho original installation had been made.

The compulsory dehorning iof all cattle over two years old was favoured.

Appreciation was expressed to_ the executive of the efforts made by it to combat disease in dairy cattle. The election of officers resulted as follows President, Mr N. Campbell (Kamvhata); vice-president, Mr P. JtKairanga). Delegates from the Fanners’ Lmon waited on the conference urging that th.' Dairy Farmers’ shoe d federate wit.b their body. Ihe couference Favoured iteration oiv.vu.ed tb-' Dairy F.'.rnws’ Union d : ,i not lose its identify Finally representatives were appointed to meet the Dominion TNemp ive of the Farmer.'!-’ btuon m V.h-llir!"ton to finalise matter.'.