FARMERS' UNION CONFERENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 400, 18 May 1922, Page 3

FARMERS' UNION CONFERENCE.

MANAWATU REMITS DEALT WITH.

REFERENCE TO MEAT POOL ,

'At the .Fanners' Union Conference, which opened in Wanganui on Tuesday, the following renins from the Manawatu subprovincial district were dealt with : That this meeting is strongly of opinion that the present Meat Export Board should eventually he made to represent every branch of the farming industry, and every effort should be made by our executives to bring this about.---Air K. W. Dalrymple moved as an amendment that the words "an export board" should lie substituted. The president (Mr Hugh Morrison) said they could not suggest a pool of poultry, fruit and honey at the present time. It was for those producers to say if they wanted a poo!. H was finally agreed to and passed as a motion: "Thai an export hoard should be eventually formed to represent every branch of the fanning industry.'' That the Farmers' Union tenders the Meat Export Board hearty support in view of the responsible task il has undertaken, and the problems which are to be solved.— Endorsed without discussion, That the Fanners' Union desires legislative assistance for the Meal Export Board, bit* is not in favour of prolonged financial backing by the Government or further extension of Government control. — Carried. That when any member ceases io occupy a. seat on the Meal Export Board, the remaining members of the Hoard in conjunction with the Farmers' Union executives be entitled io nominate candidates and have the power of electing one to till the vacancy on the board.—Mr A. Buchanan said that the remit was one of policy. The Farmers' Union was the most representative of the farmers. The president said that the election was provided for by Statute and he did not, think that the conference could ask for an alteration. The remit was withdrawn. That before arranging freight rates with one or more shipping companies, the Board of Control should carefully consider whether they can secure better results by working jointly with the National Dairy and other Producers' Associations.—Withdrawn. That it is desirable to consider whether the functions of the intelligence and advisory department in London may successfully include the. supplying of market, advices to all contributory producers' associations in (he Dominion. —Withdrawn. Tluil enquiries be made as to whether the 2h per cent selling agents' commission now paid should not cover all the expenses of the Board of Control and it:, advisory department.—Mr 0. P. Lynch said there were oilier charges against the meat as well. JI was possible that the Meat Producers' Board might lie able to do some good, li was necessary, however, to know what the board was doing. Mr C. Sniiuli said if ii was intended to be advice to the board lie would be against it as they had just set up the board after a conference in 'Wellington.—The remit was thrown out. That it be a recommendation from (he Farmers' Union thai a meeting of cooperative dairy company directors be convened to discuss lite marketing of dairy) produce, such meeting to take place during! winter show period in Palmerstoii North, i -Withdrawn.

That this conference urges upon the Government the pressing necessity of taking steps to abolish preference to unionists, and recommends that the question be submitted by referendum to the electors al the forthcoming general election.—Withdrawn. Thai the Farmers' Union objects to tho Railway Department prohibiting its servants al country stations from loading cream cans—Mr' 11. Bond read correspondence which lie bad received from (he Railway Department in connection with (he matter. One of the delegates said that the department would do the, loading if the dairy farmers paid for it.—The remit was carried,