LAND VALUATION COURT OPPOSED BY SOUTHLAND FARMERS

Grey River Argus, 29 October 1948, Page 3

LAND VALUATION COURT OPPOSED BY SOUTHLAND FARMERS

P.A. ' INVERCARGILL, Oct. 28 The charge that the Dominion President and Executive of the Federated Farmers had failed to take the necessai’y action to prevent legislation detrimental to the primary producers being placed on the Statute Book was made by Mr I. R. Wills, at a meeting of the Southland Provincial Executive of the Federated Farmers. Mr Wills advocated that the Federation should become more militant.

Moved by Mr Wills, on behalf of the West Plains-Otatara branch, the following motion was carried: “That Southland farmers are perturbed and dissatisfied at the failure of the Dominion President and Executive to take necessary action to prevent legislation detrimental to the primary producers, the latest neglect on their part being the land valuation court bill, stabilising farm property at 1942 values, which in effect means that the farmers’ greatest asset is to be gold at a fixed price in spite of a continuing decrease in the value of money. We desire to know urgently if our leaders are going to continue standing on the sideline, or if they have a policy of, and are prepared to take a stand for, fair play. _