FARMERS’ UNION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1076, 24 July 1924, Page 5

FARMERS’ UNION.

ADDITIONAL REMITS PASSED,

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 23. At the Farmers’ Union Conference the following additional remits were passed: “Thut the Government be strongly urged to undertake without any unnecessary delay an adequate scheme of .immigration and land settlement so ns to take lull advantage of the Imperial Empire settlement of 1922 and develop tho waste lands of the Dominion.” “1 liat in all schemes of land settlement, it be the policy of the Government to provide adequate" transport facilities heforo placing settlers on the land. Where blocks of land are being held for the encouragement of immigration and close settlement, they should be exempt- from land tax during" such limited time as an. approved annual amount of capital is being expended tor the purposes ot development.” “That in the opinion of this meeting of farmers, it is unwise and impolitic for the Farmers’ Union to engage in the strife of party politics, and thut only general politics. as they affect the life and well-being of the primary producers of the whole com inunity, should be touched on by the Farmers’ Union.” “That all municipal trading concerns be liable to taxation.”

“That the graduated companies’ income tax be übolished and replaced by the individual income tax.” “That this conference is of opinion that the land tax discourages production and should be replaced by a farmers’ income tax.” . “That the stamp duty on mortgages be reviewed, with the object of giving relief to mortgagors, especially in view of the early lilting of tho moratorium.” “That the Government be requested to reduce the stamp duty on conveyances and mortgages.” “That the Government be urged to adopt a more progressive policy of financial advances on farm mortgages as adopted by the Stale Advances to Settlers Office.” . „ , , , , “That the railway tariff be not u9Cd lor protective purposes.” “That this conference considers that where estates were purchased by the Government for soldier settlements, the Crown should refund to local bodies the loss of rates sustained by the inability of settlers to meet their liabilities.”