DAIRY FARMERS’ UNION

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 576, 30 May 1925, Page 5

DAIRY FARMERS’ UNION

THE FKILDIXfJ HTJAXCH. * iv 1 AXXFA'L GEXERAT, MFFTIX(F' ‘ . I At the annual tenoral meeting' of the Feilding branch of flu* Xew Zeiiland Dairy !• ai nii-rs' Union. eoirth’nnerl after wo went to press yesterdayMitre wore present: Messrs John ,I. Fox (in Mid chair), W. I*. Bickers, \Y. Booth, 11. Dewar, I). Forlong, F. (>. Jarrett, 0. .Murphy, ,J. AfoFarlifno, R. McDonald, \Y. (!. Short, It. Thurston, I. Whittle, and J. H. Alason (secretary). Mr If. Cobbe had to leave to attend another meeting. Mr Fox explained the financial position of the provincial body. Replying to a question, tile chairman -said the Dairy Farmers’ Union had pledged itself to control. There was a question of how control was going to efleet those companies that had entered into contracts with agents .-. As absolute control did not come in until 1921> no very great improvement. could be expected until then. • KOI ITS TO ( OXFIeHFXCF.

The following remits to the provincial conference were carried:— I hat the railway department takeevei the control of all pig weighing sheds at present held !>v private companies, and also erect sheds where necessary in the inlcre>ts of the pigraising: industry. I bat the Dairy Farmers’ Union take steps to have legislation introduced dealing with contagious <li.sea.scs among dairy slock, in order to nljfi'vv purchasers of stock having recourse, on vendors soiling same * Hint the franchise in connection with the Meat Control Board lie extended to dairy farmers. Ki.KCTIOX OF OFFICERS. ,y I'he following 1 officers were elected: I resident. Mr \Y. C. Short. Committee, Messrs .1. I. Fox, W. I\ Bickers. \Y. Booth. 11. Dewar, B. Forlong. \\ . 0. Jarrell, (i. Murphy’ d. ‘McFarland, R. Cohire. R. Mc’Donajd, B Thurston, .1. Whittle, and J. H. -Mason ; secretary, .Mr Alnson. Delegates to conference, Messrs Fox and McFarland. CiiF