FARMERS’ UNION.
INSURANCE—CHARGES ON WOOL
BY RAIL.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Dunedin, last night.
A meeting of the Otago Executive of the Farmers’ Union was held on the show-ground to-day, when it was decided to accept the tender of the Commercial Union Assurance Company for insuring farmers under the Workers’ Compensation for Accidents, Employers’ Liability Acts, and liability at common law. A deputation of the Farmers’ Union waited on Sir Joseph Ward to-day, and urged that in view of the low prices a reduction should bo made on the carriage of wool by rail. Sir Joseph said he exceedingly regretted the low values on the great staple product, wool. He had had under consideration for some tirno past the lowering of rates on wool among other things. lie had said so in the House, but there were so many calls being made one way and another on the Treasury, and such a large amount of expenditure required in all parts of the colony, that it was felt desirable to hold this question over as regarded the bringing of it into operation. Ho was quite willing to confer with his colleagues with a view to seeing whether they could singlo out wool alone and allow others to stand over. He was quito prepared to go into tho matter with his colleagues.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 276, 30 November 1901, Page 2
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