FARMERS’ UNION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 19 July 1924, Page 4

FARMERS’ UNION.

EXECUTIVE MEETING. At the ordinary meeting of delegates yesterday there were nresent: Messrs at . Pierce H. Hodge, W. McL Dowie, A. J. Haseltine, W. F. Lyndon’ J. C. Duff, J. Forbes, H. Sutherland, E. J. Betts, and G H. Buckeridge (secretary). The first business ‘ was that of the election of president, and after discussion it was resolved that the vicepresident and secretary, who ivere visiting Otakeho, should approach Air K. Dunn and see if he wopd consent to accept the position. DOMINION CONFERENCE. In regard to the appointment of delegates to the conference it was decided also to ask Mr Dunn and to leave the question of another delegate to Messrs Pierce and Buckeridge. The date fixed annually for the conference was considered by members too late, as this was the busiest time of the year for dairy farmers. After some discussion it was decided to send a remit to the conference urging that the date he fixed annually as immediately after the opening of Parliament, that is about the fourth week in June, so as to give district delegates more facility to attend. ORGANISING WORK

In. attendance at the meeting was M r - L. H. McAlpine, organiser for the Auckland district, who had come by invitation to take up the work temporarily of Mr. McKenzie who was laid aside by illness. Mr. McAlpine, m the course of a rew remarks on the work, said that in the Auckland provincial district they were enrolling members at the rate of 500 to 600 a month, and that they had 05 per cent, of the dairy farmers in their ranks. It had been arranged by Mr. Poison that he should come south, and he was very glad to be able to help them in Taranaki, and ho?)©d- to see imnn?di~ ate results. He asked only that a member of the union should go round with hirn and introduce him in the various centres. Regarding subscriptions he said that up north they found the order on dairy factory "system worked exceedingly well. He urged the institution of the system in Taranaki. H© found up north thoy rarely got a refusal. He urged all farmers to he loyal to their union, and stressed very strongly that there was not the slightest need for two unions. He said in conclusion that if all farmers held together in the union they could he the power in the Dominion which was their right, for it was the aggregate of numbers which made for influence. He urged all branches to keen closelv in touch with the work done’at the'Dominion Conference, which would he most useful to their interests. Mr. McAlpine was thanked for his remarks and several of the members promised to assist him in their respective districts. The meeting then adjourned.