FARMERS’ UNION.

Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9728, 11 June 1924, Page 4

FARMERS’ UNION.

AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL COX-

EEREXCE

COUNTRY PARTY TO BE FORMED.

AUCKLAND, June 10

_ The twenty-fourth annual provincial conference of the Farmers’ Union opened to-day, Mr A. E. Harding presiding.

In his address, lie said the need for the union was never greater to counteract the drift, to towns.

. Remits dealing with land settlement were re-affirmed as follows:

Lrgmg the Government to undertake without unnecessary delay an adequate scheme of immigration and land settlement so as to take full advantage of the Imperial Settlement Act and deyelop the waste lands of the Dominion : tiiat the Government provide adequate transport facilities before placing settlers on the land: that land held for the encouragement of immigiation and close settlement be exempt from land tax during such limited time as an approved .annual amount of capital is expended on development; that bonaflde immigrant-settlers’ furniture, household effects and farm implements should he admitted dutv free and free transport and passenger fares on the Government railways provided to their destination. Tire following resolutions were carried : That the companies’ income tax be abolished and replaced by an individual income tax: urging the need for abolition of income tax on a divisible surplus of companies: that the conference supports the principle of time limitation on ail protective tariffs, and urges its adoption : reaffirming last conference’s decision to advocate the formation of a Country Party. It was also resolved to authorise the provincial executive to proceed with the formation of a party irrespective uf the attitude of other provincial conferences.—P.A.