THE IMPERIAL COMMANDEER.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 28 August 1919, Page 5

THE IMPERIAL COMMANDEER.

CANTERBURY VIEWS

(BY TELEGBAPH—PBESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTX3HURCH, Aug '>7 liiore was a spirited discussion at a Meeting of the executive of the North yanterhury Farmers' Union on the s vbject ot the desirableness of the Govern ment continuing to commandeer certain of the products of the Dominion, and hx the i-nce of the same. The motion' b^tore the meeting was forwarded by! the Oxford branch, and read- "That! this branch approves of fixed prices for a year or two to come, but not lower thar. previously, and provided the Dof* nl™.<*overnmcnb receives the proJits. Ihe idea was generally favored but before remitting the matter to the conference it was decided that the! branches should discuss th 9 matter and report to the next meeting +^3'k ammal mee*»>g of the Can- ; teroury Sheepowners' Union, the chair- | ma*, in moving the adoption of the report, mentioned that the Union was in1 no way np against labor, believing m zhq true British principle that the other man should be heard\ Regarding the sale and distribution of meat it was agreed that no delegation should be sent to England to discuss the question fLS^T u^ t: he federated Meat Committee had been called together i^ff^l* 0 approach the Min^ ister or Agriculture with a view to obtaining a reduction in th*? draft allow-' ance on wool. It was resolved to take steps to form « New Zealand Producers Co-operative Association.