FARMERS’ MERGER

Grey River Argus, 14 February 1946, Page 5

FARMERS’ MERGER

UNION AND FEDERATION COMBINED WELLINGTON, Feb. 13 The New Zealand’ Sheepowners’ Federation are expected to complete their active existence within two months. It may be some years before their affairs are completely wound up, but to all intents and purposes their long service to the farming industry will be concluded and representatives of farmers' organisations, of all types Will be the new organisation, the Federated Farmers ol New Zealand. The first national conference of the Federated Farmers will be held on February 28, following conferences on the previous d'ay of the various produce sections, namely meat and wool, dairy produce, agricultural and grain growers and commercial gardeners. The combined conference of these sections on Feoruary 28 will elect the Dominion president, two Dominion vice-presidents and the Dominion treasurer, who, with the officers of the various sections elected on the previous day. will form the Dominion Council. Mr. B. V. Cooksley who is provisional president of the Federated Farmers, and' Mr. W. W. Mulholland, Dominion president of the Farmers’ Union, will represent New Zealand producers at the international conference of primary producers opening in London on May 21. They and other delegates will leave about the middle ot March.