FARMERS' INTERESTS.
♦ IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. I DAIRY PRODUCE CONTROL BILL FAVOURED. (BY TELEGRAPH —FKESS ASSOCIATION.) PALMERSTON N., May 22. The Farmers' Union passed remits strongly objecting to the increased bureau charges, to country settlers; that the Government be asked to revise the incidence of taxation, especially in regard to income tax levied on local body debentxires; that vacant farms under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act are causing a serious loss to industrious farmer neighbours and the whole community, and that the Minister be asked to arrest the loss by offering the vacant farms for occupation. A discussion took place on the proposed Dairy Producers' Board and Dairy Produce Control Bill, the debate centring round a Greytown remit that the conference favours the Dairy Produce Bill being: made law as early as possible during the coming session* the remit being ap/oved by a large majority. A conference of delegates from the Auckland, Wairarapa and Wellington provincial branches of the Dairy Farmers' Union opened here to-day. Mr j Small, president of the Wellington! Branch, presided, and the proceedings were opened by Mr J. Linklater, M.P. This is the first Dominion Conference of the Union.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 22 May 1923, Page 7
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191FARMERS' INTERESTS. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 22 May 1923, Page 7
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